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The Rhode Island Health Care Association (RIHCA) is a non-profit trade association representing more than 80 percent of the nursing homes in Rhode Island. We are a state affiliate of the American Healthcare Association. Our purpose is to represent, advance and advocate for the needs of our member facilities, their staff and residents to government officials, business leaders and the public.
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- Appendix PP in action: Transforming antipsychotic use in LTCThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced new strategies to help decrease the inappropriate use of antipsychotic medication in nursing homes. Those include updates to the State Operations Manual and Appendix PP.
- RI retreats on staffing minimum as nursing homes elsewhere push for rollbacksRhode Island this month became the latest state to reconsider its nursing home staffing minimum, lowering its hourly standards and waving what providers say could have been more than $500 million in penalties.
