Thursday Long-Term Care Webinars – Nursing Home Response to COVID-19

Attn: Nursing Home Providers Nursing Home providers and stakeholders are invited to attend a weekly webinar hosted by the Division of Quality Assurance (DQA). During this time, the DQA will [...]

DQA Memo 20-008 / State Licensure Application for Temporary Nursing Facility Expansion Units and Transfer Options during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Attn: Nursing Home Providers Please visit the following link to view DQA Memo 20-008 / State Licensure Application for Temporary Nursing Facility Expansion Units and Transfer Options during the [...]

Antibody Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Wisconsin 

COVID-19: Health Alert #7 Recommendations and Reporting Requirements Bureau of Communicable Diseases, May 1, 2020  Summary: A growing number of serologic tests for detection of IgG and/or IgM [...]

COVID-19 Webinar for Health Care Providers

“Health care provider wellness in the era of COVID-19” Friday, May 1, 7:00-8:00 a.m. Join us this Friday, May 1, at 7 a.m. for a webinar for health care providers on the current [...]

Infection Prevention Quality Improvement Initiative

Nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other community-based care settings invited to participate A public-private partnership has been formed to assist nursing homes, assisted living [...]

COVID-19: Please keep your N95 masks

Wisconsin’s response to COVID-19 has strained supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) across the state, leading to some shortages of critical supplies including N95 respirator masks. In [...]

DQA Memo 20-006 / Use of Remote Support Providers in Regulated Adult Family Homes

Attn: Adult Family Home Providers Please visit the following link to view DQA Memo 20-006 / Use of Remote Support Providers in Regulated Adult Family Homes: [...]

DQA Memo 20-007 / Wisconsin Home Health Agencies CMS 1135 Waiver Provisions and Governor Evers Emergency Order # 21

Attn: Home Health Agencies Please visit the following link to view DQA Memo 20-007 / Wisconsin Home Health Agencies CMS 1135 Waiver Provisions and Governor Evers Emergency Order # 21: [...]

Updated Process for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requests

This bulletin is being sent to DQA Notifications and Updates, Healthcare Emergency Readiness Coalition coordinators, County and Tribal Emergency Managers, Local Public Health Officers, Tribal [...]

CMS Releases Additional COVID-19 Blanket Waivers for Long-Term Care Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers and Intermediate Care Facilities

Attn: All Long-Term Care Hospitals, Rural Health Clinics, Federally Qualified Health Centers and Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities On April 21, 2020, CMS [...]