State Veterans Home Program Recognitions

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State Veterans Home ProgramRecognitions

• Jo Anne, Parker, MHSA
• Program Analyst
• March 2, 2009

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State Veterans Homes Recognized(February 2008
February 2009)

• 7 New Homes and/or Additions to Existing Homes
• Representing 7 States
• CA -- PA
• DE -- VA
• IL -- WV
• LA

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State Veterans Homes Recognized(February 2008
February 2009)

• Representing 757 additional beds
• 662 Nursing Home Beds
• 95 Alzheimer's Beds

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Upcoming State Veterans Homes (To Be
Recognized)

• 5 New Homes and/or Replacements
• Representing 5 States
• CT
• IL
• HI
• NY
• PA

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Upcoming State Veterans Homes (To Be Recognized)

• Representing 572 additional beds
• Of those 242 are replacement beds

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SVH Recognition Process Checklist

• TAB A
• Recognition Survey Report
• Signature Page
• Medical Directors Cover Letter.
• Life Safety Inspection Report VA
• Staffing Profile
• (Provided by VA)

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SVH Recognition Process Checklist (Contd)

• Tab B Legislation
• Tab C Site Plan
• Tab D Legal Title

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SVH Recognition Process Checklist (Contd)

• Tab E
• 1. Organizational charts and operational plan
• 2. 3-Year Financial Plan
• 3. State funds to support the SVH
• 4. Per Diem charges of Veterans
• 5. Monthly Admittance Rate
• 6. Staffing
• 7. Statement of your plan to either admit or not
  admit
• non-veterans
• 8. Listing of Outside Contracts

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SVH Recognition Process Checklist (Contd)

• TAB F Number of staff
• TAB G Number of nursing home patients
• TAB H Annual State Fire Marshalls Report

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SVH Recognition Process Checklist (Contd)

• TAB I Statement of Assurance of Compliance with
  Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• TAB J Annual certification for Drug Free
  Workplace Act of 1988

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SVH Recognition Process Checklist (Contd)

• TAB K Certification Regarding Lobbying
• TAB L Statement of Assurance of Compliance with
  Equal Opportunity Laws
• TAB M Management Contract Facility

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SVH Recognition Process Checklist (Contd)

• TAB N Other information
• 1. Date of VA Facility of Jurisdictions
  Operational
• Inspection
• 2. Date first resident admitted
• 3. Date first Veteran admitted
• 4. Number of Nursing Home beds
• 5. Number of Domiciliary beds.

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SVH Recognition Process

• ESTIMATED Timeline-After the initial request
  letter is received from the State
• 6 9 Months The Entire Process
• 1 2 Weeks Once all materials
• are received
• 1 2 Months Internal Concurrence
• Process

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SVH Recognition Process

• Major Obstacles
• Collecting all the necessary forms
• Completion of the Survey
• Indicating ALL standards are met
• Securing the proper number of residents
• Licensure

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Recognition Survey

• To be recognized, the SVH must meet ALL standards
  set by VA.

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Per Diem

• Granted when the survey is complete AND all
  standards are met.