The SLCR Health Education Unit will be conducting Instructor Information Meet Ups.
March 28, 2024: Q&A – Health Education
2 pm
April 4, 2024: Instructor/Examiner Meet Up
2 pm
April 10, 2024: Instructor/Examiner Meet Up
2 pm
April 16, 2024: Q&A – Health Education
2 pm
April 23, 2024: Instructor/Examiner Meet Up
3 pm
Please see the CNA Registry webpage for past meetings and more information.
If you have questions, please call our office at 573-526-5686.
April 18, 2024: St. Louis
April 25, 2024: Independence
Bring Nursing Home Administrators up to speed with regard to the most recent and more significant changes in labor and employment laws affecting operations.
For full details including registration, please see the brochure.
June 2-4, 2024: MOVE MOUNTAINS and Embrace Possibilities
Location: King of Prussia, PA
The Eden Alternative 30th Anniversary International Conference
Together, transform challenges into possibilities and make the impossible possible. Share new tools to sharpen skills and reimagine new paths to empowerment. Let’s build a foundation of courage and resilience to strengthen care partner teams who take on this meaningful work – and discover global innovations that translate worldwide.
We are filled with gratitude for all care partners, including Elders, residents, families, friends, and employees, as we celebrate 30 years of revolutionizing care.
The NHSN Vaccination Team will be hosting two webinars to review important changes to the surveillance definition of up to date with COVID-19 vaccines. These webinars are geared toward long-term care facilities reporting vaccination data through the NHSN COVID-19 Vaccination Modules.
Key Points:
What are the new recommendations?
How should facilities report data beginning with Quarter 2 of 2024?
Webinar dates and registration
Topic: Updates to Weekly COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting: Long-term Care Facilities
When: Wednesday, March 27, 2024, 2:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this webinar: https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN__F98eZSGSReD3vznNL2tzg
When: Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 2:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this webinar: https://cdc.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_rjHZrnezSaqzTUzZ0jagxQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation e-mail containing information about joining the webinar. Both webinars will cover the same information.
Questions
Please use NHSN-ServiceNow to submit questions to the NHSN Help Desk. The new portal can be accessed here and should be used in place of nhsn@cdc.gov, nhsntrain@cdc.gov, and nhsndua@cdc.gov. ServiceNow will help the NHSN team respond to your questions faster. Users will be authenticated using CDC’s Secure Access Management Services (SAMS), the same way you access NHSN. If you do not have a SAMS login, or are unable to access ServiceNow, you can still e-mail the NHSN Help Desk at nhsn@cdc.gov.
The Missouri Department of Social Services has contracted with Myers and Stauffer to conduct provider training. This webinar will be divided into two sessions. You may choose to participate in one or both sessions.
The Morning Session (9:00 am – 10:00 am CST) will include:
The Afternoon Session (1:00 pm – 2:30 pm CST) will include:
Please plan to join us during one or both of the scheduled sessions. Registration is required.
March 19, 2024
Morning Session: 9:00 am – 10:00 am CST
To register for this webinar, click here!
To join by phone, dial: 1-844-740-1264
Access Code: 2421 836 0727
Event Password: MOTraining
Afternoon Session: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm CST
To register for this webinar, click here!
To join by phone, dial: 1-844-740-1264
Access Code: 2428 242 0685
Event Password: MOTraining
March 26, 2024
Morning Session: 9:00 am – 10:00 am CST
To register for this webinar, click here!
To join by phone, dial: 1-844-740-1264
Access Code: 2438 288 2508
Event Password: MOTraining
Afternoon Session: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm CST
To register for this webinar, click here!
To join by phone, dial: 1-844-740-1264
Access Code: 2437 705 7018
Event Password: MOTraining
The SLCR Health Education Unit will be conducting a Question & Answer meeting.
March 19, 2024: Q&A – Health Education
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Please see the CNA Registry webpage for past meetings and more information.
If you have questions, please call our office at 573-526-5686.
March 27, 2024: Supporting Person Centered Cultures
Special Guest: Stacey Bergmann, Director of Community and Network Relations, Center for Innovation (CFI)
In her role at CFI, Stacey is carrying on the mission of Pioneer Network, working together with leaders from the state culture change coalitions. Together with MC5 board member and conversation host, Kim Fanning, attendees will explore with Stacey what is happening around the country as CFI, along with state coalitions, work to find ways to help providers grow their person-centered cultures.
April 3, 2024: Care Connection – Opportunities to Create Positive Aging Experiences
Location: First United Methodist Church Celebration Center, Sedalia
Presenters: Wendy Martin, MHA; Rona McNally, Care Connection; Marilyn Gunter, BSW,MSW
Join facilitators from Care Connection who will provide information about their person-centered approach to services. During this presentation it will be shared how Care Connection maintains a person-centered focus in the development and delivery of services. Attendees will learn the importance of family caregiver support for person-centered care and how the Long-Term Care Ombudsman program supports individuals’ rights and choices, serving as advocates and educators. Also, the Missouri SMP (Senior Medicare Patrol), will inform attendees of current Medicare/Medicaid fraud trends and the importance of protecting health care benefits.
The SLCR Health Education Unit will be conducting another Instructor Information Meet Up.
March 12, 2024: Instructor Meet Up
Time: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Please see the CNA Registry webpage for past meetings and more information.
If you have questions, please call our office at 573-526-5686.
April 17-18, 2024: SNF ICD-10 Workshop
Location: Capitol Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City
This session is designed for both individuals new to their role in ICD-10 coding and those who have some experience but need to further their ICD-10 coding knowledge.
March 5, 2024: Registration
March 14, 2024: Registration
March 20, 2024: Registration
Tools of Choice is an evidence-based program focused on the implementation of universal positive practices. This two-hour introductory training is open to community members, parents, and professionals. It covers key concepts of the Tools of Choice curriculum, including: What is behavior, building positive relationships, and how to increase desirable behavior. Join the Positive Support Consultants in learning strategies to make positive change by implementing universal positive practices.
Registration is also available on the Upcoming Webinar Webpage.
The SLCR Health Education Unit will be conducting Instructor Information Meet Ups again.
March 5, 2024: Instructor Meet Up
Please see the CNA Registry webpage for past meetings and more information.
If you have questions, please call our office at 573-526-5686.
March 13, 2024: Don’t Get Tagged: NHSN Reporting Essentials for Long-Term Care Facilities
NHSN reporting is the top tag for Missouri facilities and one of the costliest to your facility. Please make sure to set aside an hour to join this webinar on March 13 at 10 a.m. CT, provided complimentary of HQI, who will share methods your facility can use to avoid this tag and CMPs.
April 14-16, 2024: Follow the Yellow Brick Road with MALA
Location: Branson Hilton Hotel & Convention Center
Information including the conference agenda and registration for attending the Missouri Assisted Living Association’s 2024 Spring Conference is now available.
April 16, 2024: Smart Strategies for Survey Compliance
Location: Courtyard by Marriott, St. Peters
April 23, 2024: Smart Strategies for Survey Compliance
Location: Camden at the Lake, Lake Ozark
Hear from the QIPMO team on all facets of survey compliance. Clinical survey readiness, Administrative Survey Compliance, MDS, and Admission and Discharge Compliance.
May 9, 2024: All Boats Rise HealthCare Workforce Summit
Location: Renaissance at the Airport, St. Louis
LeadingAge Missouri, along with other Missouri association partners are pleased to announce the All-Boats Rise: 2024 Healthcare Workforce Summit. This Summit is about collaboration for high quality workforce solutions. The Summit’s programmatic goals are to present content that is insightful, thought provoking, innovative, and above all, actionable. Carefully curated topics will be probed by expert moderators, panelists, and speakers. Their willingness to share is hugely appreciated. We are also indebted to volunteer industry professionals and to the many sponsors highlighted in this program and from the Summit stage. All Summit participants are encouraged to thank and connect with these sponsors during multiple networking opportunities throughout the day. While you come to learn, we hope you take advantage of engagement opportunities that may foster relationships and lead to productive collaboration.
The Missouri Antimicrobial Stewardship Educational Collaborative is working with Washington University on an antibiotic stewardship project and are seeking input from Skilled Nursing Facility and other Long Term Care Facilities (Intermediate, Assisted, and Residential Care Facilities), in addition to MO hospitals. Please take a few minutes to complete their survey.
Washington University School of Medicine is performing a survey on behalf of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Hospital Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Program.
The survey can be found at the attached link here: Survey Link. It should take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
This survey is intended to evaluate the current state of antimicrobial stewardship activities at Missouri long-term care facilities. Please forwards it to whomever at your facility is most involved with the antimicrobial stewardship and the management of antimicrobial use, or if no such person exists your medical director or pharmacy leadership. We request this survey be completed by March 1, 2024.
For any questions regarding this facility antimicrobial stewardship survey, please submit a new email to mo.stewardship@wustl.edu; use “MO DHSS Antimicrobial Stewardship Survey” in the subject line.
We appreciate the time you take to complete these surveys!
The SLCR Health Education Unit will be conducting Q&A Meet Ups again.
February 20, 2024: Q & A Meet Up Meeting
Please see the CNA Registry webpage for past meetings and more information.
If you have questions, please call our office at 573-526-5686.
April 25-26, 2024: MO Immunization Conference: Building Immunity in Missouri Communities
Location: Holiday Inn Executive Center, Columbia
The Conference brings together bright minds to give talks that are action-oriented on a wide range of subjects related to immunizations to foster learning and inspiration, as well as provoke conversations that matter and actions that lead to increased vaccination rates for Missourians. We aim to empower the public health workforce by offering a stage for stakeholders to share innovative ideas, equitable solutions, and their personal experiences promoting immunizations.
February 20, 2024: Put the Care in Caregiving
The pressures of caregiving, whether inside or outside the home, can lead to a lack of empathy and several physical symptoms, known as caregiver compassion fatigue or burnout. In the wake of a pandemic that claimed over 5.5 million lives, knowing your limits and what to do when you’ve reached them is essential. Learn the signs of caregiver compassion fatigue to identify them in yourself or others and explore options for relief.
February 29, 2024: Summit to Protect Older Adults and Adults with Disabilities
This summit is a conversation with the community, professionals, older adults, and others to learn what needs to be fixed in the adult protection system.
March 18, 2024: Navigating Long-Term Care Choices and Understanding Nursing Home Residents’ Rights
A Professional Care Manager helps to develop care plans while resolving family conflicts. Find out how a care manager can help you to have autonomy in your life. An Ombudsman Professional will be on hand to understand Residents’ Rights in the long-term care facility.
March 19, 2024: Community Education: Driving Yourself Lonely
Loneliness and lack of connection in older adults have recently been reported as a public health crisis in the United States, the consequences of such potentially being an increased risk of heart disease, stroke, dementia, and premature death. What role does transportation play in exacerbating this problem, and how is this being addressed in St. Louis? Get your questions answered in this webinar!
Missouri licensed administrators (NHA or RCAL) expiring June 30, 2024, are due for license renewal. If you plan to renew, visit our website at https://health.mo.gov/bnha for important information regarding continuing education and license renewal. Once your renewal has been successfully processed, you will be issued a current license via email. Please note if you fail to renew by June 30, 2024, you cannot practice as a licensed administrator after that date.
March 6, 2024: The Validation Method: Connect and Communicate with Older Adults
Presenter: Vicki deKlerk, Executive Director, The Validation Institute
Over 37 years ago, when reality orientation was the norm, Naomi Feil, a woman with unique empathy and insight into the world of disoriented elders, created the Validation Method, motivating older adults with cognitive decline to communicate more, relieve stress, and enhance dignity and happiness in their final stage of life.
Today, the validation method is practiced around the world, and her daughter, Vicki deKlerk, continues her work through the Validation Training Institute, providing education, quality standards and easy pathways for learning this evidence-based method.
Through the magic of Zoom, Vicki will join us from the Netherlands, using interactive exercises, she will describe, demonstrate and share 2 key prerequisite skills of the Validation Method. There will be an opportunity to share in conversation and engage in a Q & A with attendees.
Nursing homes are required to electronically submit direct care staffing information to the Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) system. Submissions must be received by the end of the 45th calendar day (11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time) after the last day in each fiscal quarter to be considered timely. PBJ data for 10/1/23 through 12/31/23 is due February 14, 2024.
Please submit PBJ data as soon as possible to avoid delays. CMS recommends running staffing reports in CASPER prior to the submission deadline to ensure the accuracy and completeness of submissions. Please remember, the Final File Validation Report verifies that the submission was successful.
Please note: If you need assistance with the PBJ quarterly submission and the deadline falls on a weekend, you must contact the QIES/iQIES Service Center no later than the Friday before the submission deadline, as the Service Center will be unavailable to assist on the weekend.
More information about PBJ can be found on the following webpages:
CMS PBJ webpage – https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/Staffing-Data-Submission-PBJ
PBJ Reference Manuals – https://qtso.cms.gov/vendors/payroll-based-journal-pbj-vendors/reference-manuals
PBJ Training – https://qtso.cms.gov/training-materials/payroll-based-journal-pbj
SNFs are required to report data to meet the SNF QRP requirements. The submission deadline for the SNF QRP is approaching. The following data must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. on February 15, 2024:
The Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 must be transmitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through the Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES). Data for the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) measures must be submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). No additional data submission is required for the claims-based measures.
As a reminder, it is recommended that providers run applicable MDS reports prior to each quarterly reporting deadline, in order to ensure that all required data has been submitted.
Swingtech sends informational messages to SNFs that are not meeting APU thresholds on a quarterly basis ahead of each submission deadlines. If you need to add or change the email addresses to which these messages are sent, please email QRPHelp@swingtech.com and be sure to include your facility name and CMS Certification Number (CCN) along with any requested email updates.
More information about SNF QRP can be found on the following webpages:
CMS SNF QRP Data Submission Deadlines webpage – https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/Skilled-Nursing-Facility-Quality-Reporting-Program/SNF-Quality-Reporting-Program-Data-Submission-Deadlines
CMS SNF QRP Help webpage – https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/Skilled-Nursing-Facility-Quality-Reporting-Program/SNF-Quality-Reporting-Program-QRP-Help
CMS SNF QRP Measures and Technical Information webpage – https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/Skilled-Nursing-Facility-Quality-Reporting-Program/SNF-Quality-Reporting-Program-Measures-and-Technical-Information
CMS SNF QRP Training Webpage – https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/Skilled-Nursing-Facility-Quality-Reporting-Program/SNF-Quality-Reporting-Program-Training
May 21-23, 2024: 33rd Annual Nursing Home Administrator Conference
Location: Downstream Casino, Quapaw, OK
Elevate your leadership at the 33rd Annual NHA Conference hosted by the Missouri League for Nursing at Downstream Casino from May 21-23, 2024. Join MLN for a Quad-State Extravaganza that promises unmatched insights, networking, and celebration tailored to meet the unique challenges and opportunities in the realm of nursing home administration.