Kinesiology, Recreation & Sport

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Kentucky Division of Medicaid recently awarded the Western Kentucky University Center for Applied Science in Health & Aging (CASHA) a 3-year, Civil Money Penalty (CMP) award to implement Bingocize® – a strategic combination of exercise and the game of bingo – in 38 Certified Nursing Facilities (CNF) across the state of Kentucky.   This is the 10th Bingocize CMP project to be funded by CMS across the country. Other states include Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Tennessee, Minnesota, North and South Carolina, and Oregon. To date, over 15,000 CNF residents have participated in the Bingocize program.

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https://www.wku.edu/news/articles/index.php?view=article&articleid=12237