Category: Alzheimer’s/Dementia

Alive Inside – A Story of Music & Memory

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Special Free Screening Coming to a Theatre Near You!

You are invited to attend a free screening of “Alive Inside,” a documentary about the power of music to restore some neurological function and quality of life to nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions.

June 11, 2014 – St. Louis (Des Peres 14)
June 12, 2014 – Lake Ozark (Eagles’ Landing 8)
June 13, 2014 – Bethany (BigTime Cinema) 

Stay after the film for a live question & answer session with Dan Cohen, MSW, founding Executive Director of Music & Memory.

Discover the power of music. Do not miss this truly inspirational and heart-warming film!

Advanced registration is not required.

  • FREE Nursing Home Administrator 2.0 Patient Care CEUs
  • FREE Social Worker 2.0 CEUs
  • FREE Activity Professionals 2.0 CEUs

Please view the flyer here: Alive Inside – A Story of Music and Memory June 2014

This event is sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association St. Louis Chapter, the Section for Long-Term Care Regulation, the Missouri Coalition Celebrating Care Continuum Change (MC5), and Primaris. Read more about this event in New Generations – Volume 12, Issue 2, Spring 2014!

New Generations Quarterly Newsletter – Spring 2014

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The Section for Long-Term Care Regulation has published New Generations – Volume 12, Issue 2, Spring 2014.

A complimentary color copy will be distributed via regular mail to each licensed home in Missouri. The spring issue is now available on the Department’s website, along with an archive of previous issues.  Please visit http://health.mo.gov/seniors/nursinghomes/providerinfo.php.

24th Annual Caring for the Frail Elderly Conference

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August 15 – 16, 2014:  Holiday Inn Select Executive Center – Columbia, Mo.

The Caring for the Frail Elderly Conference is the premiere Midwest conference dedicated to improving care for the frail elderly.  This inter-professional meeting advances care for older patients in clinical, hospital, nursing home, and end-of-life settings.  Since 1991, this annual event has provided state-of-the-art information on medical management, interdisciplinary care, and system change for physicians, nurses, social workers, state surveyors, nursing home administrators, attorneys, pharmacists, and other professionals.  To learn more, please visit http://medicine.missouri.edu/cfe/.

Reducing Antipsychotic Use in Nursing Homes: A Team Approach – Webinar

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April 30, 2014:   Speaker:  Charles A. Crecelius, MD, PhD, CMD

Objectives:

1. Discuss recent regulatory changes regarding antipsychotic prescribing.

2. Review recent national efforts to decrease antipsychotic use.

3. Compare the role of various team members in ensuring appropriate antipsychotic use.

4. Recognize the elements of an effective gradual dose reduction program.

To learn more about this webinar, please visit Primaris at http://primaris.org/calendar/reducing-antipsychotic-use-in-nursing-homes-a-team-approach, or view the flyer here:  Reducing Antipsychotic Use April 30, 2014.

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living with Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias ©

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Developed in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, Chicken Soup for the Soul Living with Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias features 101 inspiring stories written by people living with or caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia.  An excerpt is available on the Alzheimer’s Association blog at http://blog.alz.org/where-the-truth-lies-an-excerpt-from-chicken-soup-for-the-soul-living-with-alzheimers-other-dementias/.

Changing Antipsychotic Thinking (CAT) Tip #7

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Cat Without a Tail

Do you see a TIGER in your percentages when you expect a KITTEN?  Are unexpected names on your Quality Measure (QM) Report for antipsychotic drug usage? Even the “appropriate” diagnosis of Schizophrenia will trigger the measure if not correctly reported. Schizophrenia, Tourette’s, and Huntington’s are the three accepted diagnoses for the use of an antipsychotic. Report these on the pre-printed section of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) Resident Assessment by checking I6000 for Schizophrenia, I5350 for Tourette’s Syndrome, and/or I5250 for Huntington’s Disease. In I8000 Additional active diagnoses, you may manually input “Schizophrenia with a tail.” One example is “Schizophrenia with Psychosis.” Please view CAT Tip #7 here: CAT_Tip_7.  View more tips at http://primaris.org/tool.  The Missouri Local Area Network for Excellence (MOLANE) is the state coalition for Advancing Excellence.

Hearing the Voice of Persons Living with Dementia – Conversations with Carmen

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Hearing the Voice of Persons Living with Dementia

April 18, 2014: Conversations with Carmen…  A Monthly Webinar

Guest:  Megan Hannan, MS, Action Pact Consultant, Developer of PersonFirst®, author of Becoming Who They Were.  To learn more and register for this web-based talk show, please visit www.actionpact.com/calendar/event_details/conversations_with_carmen_webinar.

Alive Inside – Conversations with Carmen March 21, 2014

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Alive Inside

March 21, 2014: Conversations with Carmen

Guest:  Dan Cohen, MSW, Founder and Executive Director of Music & Memory

Rooted in neuroscience research, the results are described as “nothing short of miraculous” and certainly contribute to efforts to reduce anti-psychotics.  To learn more and register for this web-based talk show, please visit www.actionpact.com/calendar/event_details/conversations_with_carmen_webinar or click here to register.

Changing Antipsychotic Thinking (CAT) Tip #6

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CAT Calls

“Help, help, help, help, help.”  The repetition of a word or question is likely a cry for comfort and security.  Learn ways to make a connection with those who have dementia.  View Tip #6 here:  CAT Tip #6, or visit http://primaris.org/tool/changing-antipsychotic-thinking-cat-calls.

View more tips at http://primaris.org/tool.  The Missouri Local Area Network for Excellence (MOLANE) is the state coalition for Advancing Excellence.

Antipsychotic Drug use in Nursing Homes: Trend Update

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CMS is tracking the progress of the Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes by reviewing publicly reported MDS quality measures. The official measure of the Partnership is the percentage of long-stay nursing home residents who are receiving an antipsychotic medication, excluding those residents diagnosed with schizophrenia, Huntington’s Disease or Tourette’s Syndrome.

Since the Partnership began in 2012, this data indicates Missouri’s percentage rates have dropped every quarter, with an overall decrease of 9.17 percent. This is encouraging and shows that Missouri is making improvements towards decreasing the use of antipsychotic medications for residents with dementia when their use is not indicated or appropriate. Please view the trend update here: CMS Trend Update – Antipsychotic Drug Use in Nursing Homes.

Groups unite to cross lines between Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s

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Source:  Alzheimer’s News 2/5/2014 – The Alzheimer’s Association, the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and The W. Garfield Weston Foundation are uniting to encourage further study into the similarities and differences between Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, the two most common brain diseases.  Read the news release here: www.alz.org/news_and_events_groups_unite.asp.

National Provider Call: CMS National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes

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February 26, 2014:  Presentation topics include the critical role of both state and federal surveyors in the implementation of the partnership, the importance of leadership, and the correlation between proper pain assessment and antipsychotic medication use.  A question and answer session will follow.

These calls are free of charge.  Registration is required.  For detailed information, please visit CMS at www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/NPC/National-Provider-Calls-and-Events.html, or register at www.eventsvc.com/blhtechnologies/register/f32af1b2-3be3-4015-bd0f-3a7f529a867b.

The Validation® Method: A Tried and True Method of Reducing Antipsychotics

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February 21, 2014:  Conversations with Carmen

Guest: Naomi Feil, MSW, SCSW.  Treat yourself to learning from developer Naomi Feil about the Validation® method, which provides a means for successfully communicating with persons with dementia – something desperately needed by them, their caregivers and family members.  To learn more and register for this web-based talk show, please visit www.actionpact.com/calendar/event_details/conversations_with_carmen_webinar.

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http://blog.actionpact.com/

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MC5 Regional Meetings – March 2014

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Visit the Missouri Coalition Celebrating Care Continuum Change (MC5) website at www.momc5.com.

Customer Service: Beyond a Warm Welcome

Location:  Lenoir Woods, LSS, Nifong Hall, 3710 South Lenoir St., Columbia.

RSVP to Beth at bbusseau@cmaaa.net or 573-443-5823.

Caring for Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease in a Culture Change World

Presented by Alzheimer’s Association Heart of America Chapter, Education Director Michelle Niedens.

Location:  Methodist Church, The Celebration Center, 1701 W. 32nd, Sedalia.

RSVP to Kathy Ray-Smith at kraysmith@goaging.org, 800-748-7826, or 660-747-3107.

Enhancing Communication:  Dealing with challenging “behaviors” and the principles of person-centered care

Presented by Alzheimer’s Association Northwest Region Dementia Care Specialist Brenda Gregg.

Location:  East Hills Library, 502 North Woodbine Rd., St. Joseph.

RSVP to Karen Fletchall at karen.fletchall@yahoo.com or 660-562-3515; or Freda Miller at fmiller@nwmoaaa.org or 660-822-6209.

Creating Well-Being for Those Who Live with Dementia:  Alternatives to Medication Use Webinar Series

Webinar #2:  Seeing & Relating to the Whole Person

Would you like to provide your staff with high quality training from world-renowned experts, but just can’t afford it?  Now you can!  MC5 and Primaris have teamed up to bring you the six part webinar series developed by Dr. Al Power and The Eden Alternative.  Each meeting will include one of the hour-long webinars, followed by a learning session led by Primaris Program Manager Judy Halley, RN-BC, LNHA.

Location:  Council of Churches, 627 North Glenstone Ave., Springfield.

RSVP to cindybutler@mchsi.com

Music & Memory

Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments Assistant Administrator Matt Arthaud will present video clips that demonstrate the benefits of personalized music for individuals with dementia.  The soon to be public documentary Alive Inside and the Music & Memory program will also be discussed.  The presentation will be followed by a brief Learning Circle training and discussion. Please view the flyer here:  MC5 North Central 03-13-14

Location:  BTC Bank, 400 West Business 36, Chillicothe

RSVP to Judy Bagley at jbagley@grm.net, or call 660-748-4407.

  • March 14, 2014:  East

Words Hurt:  How Using Culture Change Language Improves Care

Presented by Lutheran Senior Services Director of Performance Improvement Joan Devine.

Location:  Brentwood Community Center, Rm. 104, 2502 S. Brentwood Blvd., Brentwood.

Please RSVP by calling 314-432-3422.

Using MDS 3.0 as an Engine for High Quality Individualized Care

MC5 East Central and Primaris Learning Collaborative

Please view the flyer here: MC5 East Central 03-18-14

Primaris Program Manager Nursing Home Services Alexis Roam, MSN, RN, will facilitate monthly meetings.

Location:  The Centre, 1200 Holloway St., Rolla.

RSVP to Mary Ehrenreich at mary.ehrenreich@alz.org or 314-801-0462; or Tracy Rosenow at tracy.rosenow@mvc.dps.mo.gov or 573-265-3271.

For more information about these regional meetings, please visit the Missouri Coalition Celebrating Care Continuum Change (MC5) website at www.momc5.com/regional-meetings.html.

Learn To Use Basic Dementia Care Mapping

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Learn To Use Basic Dementia Care Mapping

April 7 – 10, 2014:  Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) is a method to evaluate the delivery of person-centered care and, in general, to improve the quality of care delivered to persons with dementia in formal care settings.  DCM provides valuable, clear, and reliable information for those concerned with quality care for people with dementia.  Please view the flyer here:  Dementia Care Mapping April 2014. You may visit Jentle Harts at http://netkraft.com/jh2012/?page_id=25.

Learn more about DCM in the article “Dementia Care Mapping:  A Tool and Process for Quality!”  featured in New Generations – Volume 11, Issue 4, Autumn 2013, available at http://health.mo.gov/seniors/nursinghomes/providerinfo.php.

New Generations Quarterly Newsletter – Winter 2014

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The Section for Long-Term Care has published New Generations – Volume 12, Issue 1, Winter 2014.  This issue is now available on our website, along with an archive of previous newsletters.  Please visit http://health.mo.gov/seniors/nursinghomes/providerinfo.php.

Know Me Through My Eyes: Enriching End of Life Dementia Care

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April 4, 2014:  The Alzheimer’s Association St. Louis Chapter, Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association and LeadingAge Missouri have partnered to present this inspirational and resourceful all day seminar. This one-of-a-kind educational experience will allow long-term care staff as well as hospice staff to find ways to work together to best serve elders with advanced dementia. Enjoy the insightful teachings of experts, including renowned healing harpist Amy Camie, who will be using the live, beautiful sounds of her harp and her own amazing personal journey to inspire and educate!  You may visit LeadingAge Missouri or the Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association. If you have any specific questions, you may contact Zoe Dearing, Professional Education Coordinator with the Alzheimer’s Association St. Louis Chapter at zdearing@alz.org or 314-801-0444.

Good Care Should be a Given!

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January 17, 2014:  Conversations with Carmen

Guest: Maricel Glova, RN, Action Pact Consultant and experienced DON.

Quality of life includes quality of care. In your community, do residents get to the bathroom when they need to? Better yet, are residents’ bathroom needs anticipated?  In addition to the obvious benefits, this also leads to preventing falls. Is mouth care happening regularly every day? Are medications administered according to residents’ schedules? And is sleep honored according to the person’s circadian rhythm?

Hear strategies for the varying stages of culture – from traditional to households – for ensuring that good care is a given. Only then can a resident achieve highest practicable well-being. This is not only a great idea but also a federal requirement.

To learn more and register for this web-based talk show, please visit www.actionpact.com/calendar/event_details/conversations_with_carmen_webinar.

To learn more about Action Pact, click on the links below:

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