Virginia MedicaidNursing Facility Quality Improvement Program (NFQIP)
Overview
The DMAS Nursing Facility Quality Improvement Program (NFQIP) provides resources to the Commonwealth’s nursing facilities and nursing facility staff to support efforts to improve the quality of life and quality of care for residents.
NFQIP Background
During the 2022 General Assembly Session members approved budget item 308 Q.1.4 which directed DMAS to create and administer a Nursing Facility Quality Improvement program with Civil Money Penalty (CMP) reinvestment funds.
CMP reinvestment funds are to be administered in accordance with the revised federal regulations and law, 42 CFR 488.400 and the Social Security Act § 1919(h), for Enforcement of Compliance for Long-Term Care Facilities with Deficiencies.
Current Resources for Nursing Facilities through the NFQIP
Resources are open to all Virginia nursing facilities and may be relevant to individuals in various roles.
Deepening Your Person-Centered, Dementia Care Practice: A Learning and Relearning Journey
A training series for nursing facility staff
Deepening Your Person-Centered, Dementia Care Practice: A Learning and Relearning Journey is a series of 12 free webinars on person-centered dementia care, developed in collaboration with VCU Gerontology. In this series you will be challenged to think differently about what person-centered dementia care is, and how you put it into practice in your nursing facility.
Register now: https://form.jotform.com/251075822290050
Learn more: https://tictoolkit.vcu.edu/learning-center/dementia-care/
Person-Centered Trauma-informed Care Training Series
A training series for nursing facility staff
This series, created in collaboration with VCU Gerontology, will offer 15 distinct self-paced virtual trainings on person-centered, trauma-informed care, equipping nursing facility staff to be able to respond to the unique needs of the dynamic and diverse nursing facility resident population. Continue to check https://tictoolkit.vcu.edu/learning-center/ for more information.
Coming Soon: Staff Training on Value Based Purchasing Quality Metrics