

Contents
Fall/Winter 2016
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Responding to
Community Needs
Throughout the state, providers
are valuable resources to the
communities they serve and
many face two common
operational challenges:
workforce and bu
dget.Four communities
sharewhat they are doi
ng toovercome these o
bstacles. 04 letter from the ceo 12 quality CareOregon and OHCA Partner to Bring Program That Shows How Culture Can Influence Care 14 public policy The State Budget Landscape Remembering Senator Alan Bates 17 data & research Valuing the Valuable: Oregon's Long Term Care Service Sector 18 Legal & Regulatory Oregon Transitions to New CMS Home & Community Based Services (HCBS) Standards New CMS Nursing Facility Rules Here Developments in Opioid Law and Policy 22 Profiles Sen. Peter Courtney, D-Salem Sen. Jackie Winters, R-Salem Kelly Odegaard, Executive Director of the Oregon Veterans' Home 26 Annual Convention & Trade Show 28 Upcoming Events12
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pg 7on the cover
A Marquis caregiver
lends a hand to a
resident.