News/Updates

Posted on: December 2, 2020

PCE Systems Scheduled Outages

Please note the following maintenance times for our CRCT/CARES EMR systems. 

 We are scheduling two system outages this Christmas holiday week as follows:

• Friday, December 25, 2020 between 9:00am and 10:00am (1 hour)
• Sunday, December 27, 2020 between 4:00pm and 5:00pm (1 hour)

 All systems will be completely unavailable during these periods.

These planned outages are necessary to upgrade hardware and software on key infrastructure components, and to perform a stress test of the disaster recovery site.

If you have any questions, please email WCCMH EMR Support at [email protected].

Posted on: November 23, 2020

Medication Administration Training Update: 

1. All Refreshers that have expired need to be updated before January 31, 2021.
2. ONLY the links for the zoom class (for new staff) and the class marker links will be sent in an email. The materials needed before the class and the remaining testing material are available online for the provider designated medication coordinator to obtain and give to staff. 
3. Please review the timeframes added on the Medication Administration Training Process document (see below) for notification of when staff is signed up for the new staff classes and refreshers.

Medication Administration Training Process  

Posted on: November 16, 2020

Join us tonight at 6:00 pm on Facebook, Washtenaw County Community Mental Health, to celebrate the inspiring and hopeful stories of the recipients of the 2020 Celebration of Success!

Posted on: November 13, 2020

The CLS Request Module in CRCT is now live. Use it when you need to request the following that will impact CLS services (Fiscal Intermediary please disregard).

 Prior notification of an event is required as soon as possible or at least 72 hours prior to the event for: 

• Preplanned Day Program Closures
• Doctor’s Appointments
• Vacations/Camps
• School closures for regularly scheduled Holidays (I/DD & MI only)
• Temporary change in care needs

 24-hour notice is requested after emergencies for:

• Unexpected School/Day Program Closures or Discharges
• Hospitalizations

We do ask that you start using this module in CRCT, effective November 16, 2020. These CLS requests must be submitted in CRCT and within the timeframes given above. If these requests are not submitted within CRCT and within the appropriate timeframes, they will be denied payment. 

Please click on the link below for instructions on how to use the CLS Request Module: CLS Request Module.

Posted on: November 10, 2020

Training Updates:

Emergency Preparedness Training

• Required for everyone except staff providing services in a Licensed Residential setting (already required as part of the Licensed Residential Training Bundle)
• Required within 30 days of hire and every 2 years thereafter

Standards for Community Living Supports (CLS) Services Training

• Required for staff providing CLS services in both unlicensed and licensed settings
• Required prior to service delivery and every 2 years thereafter

These trainings can be found here: https://www.cmhpsm.org/training

For staff currently providing services, please ensure that they take these trainings no later than November 30, 2020.

Medication Administration Training 

Please click on the following link for information on the new Medication Administration training process:
WCCMH Provider Medication process 

Posted on: June 22, 2020

Washtenaw County Community Mental Health (WCCMH) believes that BLACK LIVES MATTER. Please click on the following link for more information, https://www.washtenaw.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=1447.

Posted on: May 5, 2020

CRCT is scheduled to have two brief system outages this Memorial Day weekend as follows:

• Saturday, May 23, 2020 between 9:00am and 10:00am (1 hour)
• Monday, May 25, 2020 between 4:00pm and 5:00pm (1 hour)

*All PCE applications will be unavailable during these periods.

Posted on: April 27, 2020

Recipient Rights Training Update: 

• Washtenaw CMH will be canceling all in-person RR trainings for staff until at least 6/1/20, at which time this will be reassessed.
• In the meantime, new staff will still be expected to complete/sign the “Day One” rights training within 30 days of hire (per usual).
• If, until the meeting rooms are reopened, staff are due (per contract requirements) to attend their in-person 90-day training, we will be allowing a temporary exception for them to utilize our region’s online training in lieu of the in-person training.
• Once the community risk has subsided, we will reschedule the in-person trainings. At that time, we will require all new staff whose 90-day requirement was met via the online training, to attend an in-person training. As such, we will temporarily increase the number of trainings available to staff to accommodate the increased need.
• Until the meeting rooms reopen, for all staff who are due for rights refresher training, we ask they meet this requirement via our online training. No further follow-up is required, as online refreshers are now allowable in our region.
• This exception is TEMPORARY and will be discontinued as soon as safe to do so.

Posted on: April 27, 2020

Here is a PowerPoint created by the Washtenaw County Health Department with COVID-19 information and guidance for residential settings. There is information that can be helpful to all, so please click below to review the information. WCHD IPC PRESENTATION

Posted on: April 15, 2020

The Quarterly Provider meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, 2020, has been canceled. 

Posted on: March 26, 2020

The following link will take you to the CMHPSM website for information on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) that is relevant to the individuals served within the CMHPSM Region and to the Provider Network that provides these services.

Link: https://www.cmhpsm.org/covid19

Posted on: March 13, 2020

Recipient Rights Training Update

In light of the current COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, Washtenaw County administration has canceled the use of all county meeting rooms until at least 4/7/20. This means that at Washtenaw CMH, we will be canceling all in-person RR trainings until at least that time.

During this time, in lieu of the in-person training that new staff is required to attend within 90 days of hire, we will be allowing staff to utilize our online rights retraining. Additionally, we will be asking that ALL staff who are due for a rights retraining to utilize the online training instead of the in-person training. 

In summary: 

• Continue the usual Day One training within 30 days of hire.
• All ORR Refreshers must be taken on time and taken online.
• If staff are due for their in-person 90-day training, we are allowing a temporary exception for them to use our region’s online training in lieu of the in-person training.

Medication Administration Refresher Class Update

Due to the County direction, we received yesterday about meetings and meeting space, and as a means to take precautionary measures, we are canceling the Medication Refresher classes on March 18th and 25th .

WCCMH will allow an extension on staff’s current certificate to get through the next few weeks. Our hope is to resume April classes as usual. Due to the current uncertainty of how long additional precautions must be implemented, we will assess what the needs will be before we approach April.

Posted on: March 13, 2020

Requesting Assistance

As you know, we all serve people who are considered vulnerable and/or at risk. Washtenaw County and the provider network provide vital supports to these individuals, many of whom have no one else to turn to. WCCMH staff will continue to provide critical services to consumers while utilizing published precautions.

How Can You Help?

WCCMH anticipates that the agency, support staff, and individuals served may be affected by the virus. Additionally, Washtenaw County is discouraging groups of 10 or more at this time. We also recognize that all of your agencies are experiencing the same concerns and challenges. Given this, in order to keep folks safe, we highly encourage families to take their loved ones home for the weeks that schools are closed (through April 6), if they are able to do so. This will hopefully help alleviate the spread of the COVID-19.

Although the County is asking for groups of 10 or more to not meet, we will continue to have vocational programming for a subset of individuals. We are asking that the following individuals refrain from coming to programming during this time: those living in specialized residential/licensed settings, those in family homes that have support during the day, those that are able to go home during this timeframe, and those that are sick or that have housemates that are sick.

We ask that you, in conjunction with our Clinical Teams, contact families and ask them if they can take their loved ones home for the next few weeks. Not only will this help reduce the spread of this virus, but it may help condense/combine staffing at the sites (since we anticipate all-around staffing challenges).

Posted on: December 5, 2019

CRCT is scheduled to have two system outages this Christmas holiday week as follows:

• Tuesday, December 24, 2019 between 9:00am and 10:00am (1 hour)
• Wednesday, December 25, 2019 between 4:00pm and 6:00pm (2 hours)

All systems will be completely unavailable during these periods.

These planned outages are necessary to upgrade hardware and software on key infrastructure components and to perform a stress test of the disaster recovery site. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding; please reach out to WCCMHemrsupport – [email protected] if you have any questions.

Posted on: October 18, 2109

The SD Network meeting that is scheduled for October 22, 2019, is canceled. 

Posted on: August 16, 2019

CRCT is scheduled to have a 1-hour outage on Sunday, August 18, 2019, starting at 1:00 PM and ending at 2:00 PM. 

Posted on: July 2, 2019

CRCT is scheduled to have two brief system outages this Independence Day holiday as follows:

• Thursday, July 4, 2019 between 9:00am and 10:00am (1 hour)
• Thursday, July 4, 2019 between 5:00pm and 6:00pm (1 hour)

Posted on: May 17, 2019

Please see the attached opportunity, coordinated by Community Alliance, to advocate for our system and the folks we serve. It is an important time for voices to be heard so please consider attending and also share the information with folks we serve, families, neighbors, etc.

Disability Town Hall

Posted on: February 1, 2019

The makeup test for the Medication Administration class that was canceled on January 31st, will be on Wednesday, February 6th, from 5pm-9pm, at the LRC. The first part of this class was on January 29th.

Posted on: January 30, 2019

WCCMH will be closed tomorrow, January 31st, due to the weather conditions. 

The Medication Administration test for January 31st is canceled and will be rescheduled for a later date.

Posted on: January 7, 2019

Here is an excerpt of the Community Mental Health Association of Michigan’s latest update on the Lame Duck Session.