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Louisiana Quality Innovations Grants for Nursing Homes

This application is for Louisiana certified nursing homes (or management companies who operate certified nursing homes in Louisiana) who wish to compete for a limited number of grants of up to $19,500 to carry out projects that will make their nursing home a better place to live, visit or work. The deadline for applications is March 30, 2013. Limitations do apply. Please contact Edward.Smith2@la.gov for more information.

Variances from the CMS form:

The application form is provided by CMS Region IV. The CMS application form is intended for broader use than the Louisiana Nursing Home Quality Innovations Grants Program. It includes options and instructions that do not apply the Quality Innovations Grants Program. Therefore, we ask that you make special note of the following:

In the section titled "Project Category"...

The form lists several categories for which DHH will not consider requests or forward them to CMS for consideration.  Requests will be considered for only for:

  • Direct Improvement to Quality of Care
  • Resident or Family Councils
  • Culture Change/ Quality of Life
  • Training
  • Provider Specified Other Purposes

In the section titled "Expected Outcomes, Results Measurement"...

The form includes instructions for multi-year projects.  We will not consider multi-year projects at this time.  

To complete and submit the application:

  1. Click here to download the CMS Region IV CMP Application. (If you experience a problem downloading the application document, make sure pop-up blockers are disabled in your browser.)
  2. Complete the application as instructed, keeping in mind the variances described above.
  3. Save the completed application to your computer as a Word document.
  4. Send the completed application as an email attachment to Edward.Smith2@la.gov. 

Application review process:

DHH will review the applications and send those considered acceptable for funding to CMS Region IV.  Final approval is determined by CMS.