Category: Alzheimer’s/Dementia

Techniques for Individualized Mouth Care: Mouth Care Without a Battle – Webinar

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June 27, 2013:  Presented by Pioneer Network and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Research has linked poor oral hygiene to bad outcomes such as pneumonia, chronic pain, poor oral intake and reduced quality of life.  This webinar will introduce evidence-based training that combines best practices in oral hygiene with proven techniques to overcome resistance to care among persons with dementia and related conditions.  It is designed to empower caregivers to turn mouth care from a challenging, often onerous task, to a special, personalized service that elders and caregivers look forward to.  To learn more about this webinar, please visit the Pioneer Network website at www.pioneernetwork.net/Events/Webinars/MouthCare.

Dementia, Falls & Care –Speaker Series (St. Louis)

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July 31, 2013:  Join St. Louis University School of Medicine dementia expert, Ahmed Baig, M.D., as he shares insight on the relationship between dementia and fall risk.  Following the discussion will be Q&A panel discussion with Jan McGillick, M.S.W, L.N.H.A., Education Director, Alzheimer’s Association – St. Louis Chapter, and Timothy Dolan, Founder of Dolan Care Centers.  Location:  Missouri Baptist Medical Center, Main Tower:  Auditoriums 1, 2 & 3, 3015 N. Ballas Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63131.  The program is free, but seating is limited.  Registration is required, please visit www.alz.org/stl/in_my_community_58781.asp or call 1-800-272-3900.

2013 Annual Long-Term Care Provider Meetings

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Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Section for Long-Term Care Regulation

2013 Annual Long-Term Care Provider Meetings 

 

Presentations

Risky Business – Honoring Controversial Resident Choices

Appropriate Responses Resident to Resident Altercations

Putting Your Best Forward for IDR

QAPI – From Introduction to Application

ELDA The Bluffs Admission-Discharge Journey

How CPS can Help you Implement QAPI in a Confidential Environment

 

 Agendas available below – times vary for each regional meeting

 
  • July 12 (Friday) 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Region 1:  Cox Medical Center South, Foster Auditorium, 3801 S National Ave, Springfield
PROVIDER MEETING 2013 AGENDA REGION 1 SPRINGFIELD

 

  • July 15 (Monday) 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Region 2:  Drury Lodge, State Room, 104 S Vantage Dr, Cape Girardeau
PROVIDER MEETING 2013 AGENDA REGION 2 CAPE GIRARDEAU

 

  • July 22 (Monday) Noon – 4:00 p.m. – Region 7:  Crowne Plaza St. Louis – Clayton Hotel, Windsor Room, 7750 Carondelet Ave, St Louis
PROVIDER MEETING 2013 AGENDA REGION 7 ST LOUIS

 

  • July 23 (Tuesday) Noon – 4:00 p.m. – Region 6:  Governor’s Office Building, Room 450, 200 Madison St, Jefferson City
PROVIDER MEETING 2013 AGENDA REGION 6 JEFFERSON CITY

 

  • July 25 (Thursday) 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Region 4:  Stoney Creek Inn, Frontier Room, 1201 Woodbine Rd, St Joseph
  PROVIDER MEETING 2013 AGENDA REGION 4 ST JOSEPH

 

  • July 26 (Friday) 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Region 3:  Truman Medical Center Lakewood, Truman Room II (Lakewood Entrance), 7900 Lee’s Summit Rd, Kansas City
PROVIDER MEETING 2013 AGENDA REGION 3 KANSAS CITY

 

  • July 29 (Monday) 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Region 5:  Quality Inn & Suites, Paradise Room, 120 Lindsey Dr, Hannibal
PROVIDER MEETING 2013 AGENDA REGION 5 HANNIBAL 

 

Decrease Negative Behaviors – The Home Thermostat Tool

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The Arkansas Innovative Performance Program (AIPP) Home Thermostat Tool

Kathy Gately, BSW, designed the Home Thermostat Tool to assist nursing homes, resi­dential care and assisted living homes.  This tool helps you identify root causes within your home that are promoting negative behaviors and discover alternatives to decrease these behaviors.  For more information, please visit the AIPP at http://aipp.afmc.org/. 

The Home Thermostat Tool is also available on the Advancing Excellence website.  Please visit www.nhqualitycampaign.org/star_index.aspx?controls=dementiaCare

Click on: Individual Tools and How-To’s

Click on: Comprehensive Tool Kits

The Home Thermostat Tool

Annual Long-Term Care Provider Meetings 2013 – Save the Date

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Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Section for Long-Term Care Regulation.   

Coming to a location near you: 

  • July 12 (Friday) 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Region 1
Cox Medical Center South, Foster Auditorium, 3801 S National Ave, Springfield
 
  • July 15 (Monday) 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Region 2
Drury Lodge, State Room, 104 S Vantage Dr, Cape Girardeau
 
  • July 22 (Monday) Noon – 4:00 p.m. – Region 7
Crowne Plaza St. Louis – Clayton Hotel, Windsor Room, 7750 Carondelet Ave, St Louis
 
  • July 23 (Tuesday) Noon – 4:00 p.m. – Region 6
Governor’s Office Building, Room 450, 200 Madison St, Jefferson City
 
  • July 25 (Thursday) 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Region 4
Stoney Creek Inn, Frontier Room, 1201 Woodbine Rd, St Joseph
 
  • July 26 (Friday) 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Region 3
Truman Medical Center Lakewood, Truman Room II (Lakewood Entrance), 7900 Lee’s Summit Rd, Kansas City
 
  • July 29 (Monday) 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – Region 5
Quality Inn & Suites, Paradise Room, 120 Lindsey Dr, Hannibal 

Registration is not required. 

Caring for a Nursing Home Resident with Parkinson Disease

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The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) has released the educational video, The Parkinson Journey:  From Diagnosis to Treatment to Cure.

Bonus feature – Caring for a Nursing Home Resident with Parkinson Disease

This 35-minute feature provides information to help understand the disease and provides communication and movement techniques when caring for a person who has Parkinson Disease.  This video is available for viewing on the Department of Health and Senior Services website at http://health.mo.gov/seniors/ombudsman/index.php.

To advance to the bonus feature, select Parkinson Journey Part 3, or view here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4T0CTCWnvU&list=PLh5mk8BxSPgjkhqcKxCv5gWjH6zV8I5Qt.

The Parkinson Journey:  From Diagnosis to Treatment to Cure

  • Introduction with Joe Buck
  • Chapter 1 – What is Parkinson Disease
  • Chapter 2 – What Causes Parkinson Disease
  • Chapter 3 – Changes in Mood and Thinking
  • Chapter 4 – Treatment Options
  • Chapter 5 – Managing Symptoms
  • Chapter 6 – Living with Parkinson Disease – Personal Journeys
  • Chapter 7 – Finding Out More (resources)
  • Bonus Feature 1 – Parkinsonisms – “Look Alikes” (Dr. Joel Perlmutter)
  • Bonus Feature 2 – Helping with Falls (Dr. Beth Crowner)
  • Bonus Feature 3 – LSVT Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (Dr. Cynthia Fox)
  • Bonus Feature 4 – Caring for a Nursing Home Resident with Parkinson Disease

For more information, please visit the Greater St. Louis APDA at www.stlapda.org.

Changing Antipsychotic Thinking (CAT) Tip of the Month – April 2013

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CAT Tip #1, April 2013:  CAT Prowls in the Black Box

CAT Tip 1 April 2013 is the first monthly tip in the new series from Primaris on the use of antipsychotic medications in nursing homes.  These tips are designed after the Pressure Ulcer Prevention (PUP) tips.  Please visit Primaris’ website at www.primaris.org/antipsychotics.  The Missouri Local Area Network for Excellence (MOLANE) is the state coalition for Advancing Excellence.

A QAPI and Compliance Approach to Eliminating Alarms and Preventing Falls

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May 17, 2013

Conversations with Carmen – Eliminating Alarms and Preventing Falls Webinar Series

Guest:  Matt Younger, Administrator, Section for Long-Term Care Regulation, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Our conversation will revolve around looking at root cause analysis and quality assurance / process improvement as they pertain to regulatory compliance and alternatives to alarms.  We will review how and why alarms are falling out of favor among both researchers and regulators and how alarm usage can invite additional scrutiny during survey.  We will also analyze whether alarms can conceivably be a restraint in some cases and potentially meet CMS’ own definition of convenience at Tag F221 Restraints.

Please visit the website at www.actionpact.com/calendar/event_details/conversations_with_carmen_webinar.

Senior Identity Theft Workshop

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May 7, 2013:  Senior Identity Theft: A Problem in This Day and Age

9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. eastern.  This free workshop is open to the public.

FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Ave. NW, Washington, DC  20001

A live webcast will be available on the day of the workshop, please visit the Federal Trade Commission website at www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/senior-identity-theft/.

MC5 Regional Meetings – April 2013

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April 5, 2013 – Southeast Group

It’s Never 2 Late – Dignity Through Technology

Kristi Stoglin will be presenting how this system can help people stay active and connected.  Attendees will be asked to share technology they currently use. Location:  Cape Girardeau Public Library, 711 N. Clark St., Cape Girardeau.  RSVP to John Langley at cypress@americareusa.net.

April 16, 2013 – Southwest Group

Activity Program Discussion

Location:  Council of Churches, 627 North Glenstone, Springfield.  Please RSVP to cindybutler@mchsi.com.

April 19, 2013 – Route 71 Group

State Culture Change Coordinator Sam Plaster will introduce the American Parkinson Disease Association’s video, The Parkinson Journey: From Diagnosis to Treatment to Cure.  We will be viewing an introduction by Joe Buck, and a bonus feature on Caring for Nursing Home Residents.  A learning circle discussion will follow.  Location:  Community Center, 200 North Ash, Nevada.  Please RSVP to Susan Houser at 417-667-5064 or send an email to sghouser@medicalodges.com.

April 24, 2013 – West Group

MDS and Quality of Life- Operationalizing Customary Routines

Location:  St. Mary’s Manor, 111 Mock Avenue, Blue Springs.  RSVP to Kathy Vogt, Leslie Carter or Vicki Hilbrich at 816-228-5655 or send an email to kvogt@carondelet.com.

Please visit the Missouri Coalition Celebrating Care Continuum Change (MC5) website for more information.

Hand in Hand: A Training Series for Nursing Homes – SLCR Reminder

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(Person-Centered Care of Persons with Dementia and Prevention of Abuse)

Section 6121 of the Affordable Care Act requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure that nurse aides receive regular training on caring for residents with dementia and on preventing abuse.  CMS created Hand in Hand training in order to address the annual requirement for nurse aide training.  While homes are not required to use Hand in Hand for their dementia and abuse training, it is a wonderful, free resource that CMS has provided to every nursing home in the nation.  CMS sent the packet containing videos and training techniques to all homes in December of 2012.

The Section for Long-Term Care Regulation realizes that the information appears voluminous, but encourages homes to take a closer look and try to implement at least some of the videos for your direct care staff.  The videos show staff how to relate to residents with dementia and how to appropriately respond to behaviors.  The training is also timely with the CMS initiative to reduce the use of antipsychotics in nursing homes.  The videos show staff how to get to know the person and understand why they are behaving a certain way, so that they can use alternative methods, rather than asking for an antipsychotic medication.  Everyone’s time is valuable; however, there is no sense in reinventing the wheel when CMS has done it for you.  We encourage you to take a look at the Hand in Hand information and try to implement some of the videos in your required training on dementia and abuse prevention.

http://www.cms-handinhandtoolkit.info/Index.aspx

 

First 24 Hours: An Unfolding Case in Person-Directed Care

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Free Online Module

Pioneer Network is pleased to announce that the “First 24 Hours: An Unfolding Case in Person-Directed Care” is now available on Ohio State’s Topics in Gerontology Distance Learning website.  It is available for use in classroom or distance learning, provider trainings, workshops, presentations or on your own.  Please visit Pioneer Network at www.pioneernetwork.net/Latest/Detail.aspx?id=359.

New Era, New Hope for Alzheimer’s: Research & Care Perspectives

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March 13, 2013:  Alzheimer’s Association Speaker’s Series

Join internationally renowned Alzheimer’s researcher, John C. Morris, M.D., as he shares the latest trends in Alzheimer’s research and what promise the future holds.  Location:  The Lodge Des Peres, 1050 Des Peres Rd., Des Peres, Missouri. For more information, please call 800-272-3900 or visit the Alzheimer’s Association St. Louis website at http://www.alz.org/stl/in_my_community_58781.asp.

MC5 Regional Meetings – March 2013

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For more information, please visit the Missouri Coalition Celebrating Care Continuum Change (MC5) website.

March 8, 2013:  East

Culture Change for Surveyors
State Culture Change Coordinator Sam Plaster will share the Culture Change for Surveyors training course that is being provided to all of Missouri’s long-term care surveyors and inspectors.  Location:  Brentwood Community Center, Brentwood. 

March 13, 2013:  West Central

Moving In! Advancing Excellence Field Operations Manager Carol J. Scott will be discussing culture change and the admission process.  Location:  Methodist Church, Sedalia. 

March 14, 2013:  North Central

Creating a Culture of Person Centered Care:  Culture Change 101
Presented by Sam Plaster, State Culture Change Coordinator.  Location:   Livingston County Public Library, Chillicothe.

To better serve the north central region of the state, MC5 is considering establishing a new regional group.  In addition to the presentation topic above, the purpose of this meeting is to help determine if there is sufficient interest in the area.  If you would like a regional group to be established in the area, please plan on attending. 

March 15, 2013:  Poplar Bluff

Moving In!  Advancing Excellence Field Operations Manager Carol J. Scott will be discussing culture change and the admission process.  Location:  Department of Health and Senior Services, Poplar Bluff.

March 19, 2013:  East Central

There’s No Place Like Home: Environmental Changes that Facilitate Your Culture Change Journey

Presented by Alzheimer’s Association Professional Education Coordinator Zoe Dearing.  Location:  Gibbs Care Center, Steelville. 

March 20, 2013:  Northwest

QAPI at a Glance

Don Earnheart, MS, will discuss how QAPI differs from Quality Assessment and Assurance, what homes are required to do now, and various requirements they will need to build over the next 18 months.  Mr. Earnheart has over 30 years experience within the health care industry.  He currently serves as Program Manager for Patient Safety-Hospitals with Missouri’s Quality Improvement Organization, Primaris.  Location:  East Hills Library, St. Joseph.

March 27, 2013:  Northeast

We will be viewing a chapter of The Parkinson Journey: From Diagnosis to Treatment – Caring for Nursing Home Residents with PD.  A learning circle discussion will follow.  Location:  Mountain View Activity Room, Loch Haven, 701 Sunset Hills Dr., Macon.

For more information, please visit the Missouri Coalition Celebrating Care Continuum Change (MC5) website.

Hand in Hand: A Free Training Series for Nursing Homes

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Person-Centered Care of Persons with Dementia and Prevention of Abuse

CMS MEMO SC12-44 Hand in Hand-A Training Series for Nursing Homes 09-14-12

Reminder from CMS – Toolkits provided at no charge

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been made aware that some nursing homes may be returning Hand in Hand because they believe they will be charged money to keep it.  These Toolkits will be distributed FREE to all nursing homes, CMS Regional Offices and State Survey Agencies by January 2013. 

Section 6121 of the Affordable Care Act requires CMS to ensure that nurse aides receive regular training on caring for residents with dementia and on preventing abuse.  CMS, supported by a team of instructional designers and subject matter experts, created Hand in Hand, the training you will be receiving soon, to address the annual requirement for nurse aide training on these important topics. 

Our mission is to provide nursing homes with one option for a high-quality program that emphasizes person-centered care for persons with dementia and also addresses prevention of abuse.  Person-centered care is about seeing the person first, not as a task to be accomplished or a condition to be managed.  It is the fulfillment of the Nursing Home Reform Law to consider each resident’s individual preferences, needs, strengths, and lifestyle in order to provide the optimum quality of care and quality of life for each person. 

The Hand in Hand training materials consist of an orientation guide and six one-hour video-based modules, each of which has a DVD and an accompanying instructor guide.  Though Hand in Hand is targeted to nurse aides, it has real value for all nursing home caregivers, administrative staff, and anyone who touches the lives of nursing home residents.  Thank you for your commitment to encouraging the use of available materials such as Hand in Hand for the required annual training for nurse aides.  We anticipate that these enhanced training programs will enable you to continuously improve dementia care and prevent abuse, as well as enhance resident and staff satisfaction in your community.

Reducing Anti-Psychotics Through Individualized Care – Medical Perspective and Case Studies

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Series #4 of the National Learning Collaborative Webinar Series on Using MDS 3.0 as an Engine for High Quality Individualized Care

  • September 20, 2012:  Part Nine – Individualizing Care and Environments: Non-pharmacologic Interventions Instead of Anti-Psychotic Medications
  • October 18, 2012:  Part Ten – Promoting Mental Health Through Team-based Individualized Assessment and Care Planning

For additional information, please visit the website: http://www.pioneernetwork.net/Events/MDS30_910/.

Hand in Hand: A Training Series for Nursing Homes

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(Person-Centered Care of Persons with Dementia and Prevention of Abuse)

S&C: 12-44-NH  09.14.12

CMS Memorandum Summary

The Affordable Care Act:  Section 6121 requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure that nurse aides receive regular training on how to care for residents with dementia and on preventing abuse.  CMS created this training program to address the requirement for annual nurse aide training on these important topics.

Course Content:  The Hand in Hand training materials consist of an orientation guide and six one-hour video-based modules, each of which has a DVD and an accompanying instructor guide.  Though Hand in Hand is targeted to nurse aides, it may be valuable to all nursing home caregivers, administrative staff and surveyors.

Please review the CMS Memo here:  CMS MEMO SC12-44 Hand in Hand-A Training Series for Nursing Homes 09-14-12

Request to Convey Information: Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes

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S&C: 12-42-NH:  Revised 08.31.12

Memorandum Summary

  • Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes – In 2012, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes to promote comprehensive dementia care and therapeutic interventions for nursing home residents with dementia-related behaviors.
  • Stakeholder Letters – Stakeholders are sending letters to support the Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes.
  • Please Share – Please share information about these documents as you communicate with facilities in your State and in other appropriate communication media (such as State website).

Download the CMS memo here:  http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/Policy-and-Memos-to-States-and-Regions-Items/Survey-and-Cert-Letter-12-42.html