RAI Process from Start to Finish
Medicare from Start to Finish
Please see the brochure here or visit www.mlnmonursing.org/MDS for more details and registration information.
Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory is now available on Netflix, DVD and Blu-ray! Click here for more information.
The Alzheimer’s Association, St. Louis Chapter announces the fourth annual Care & Conquer Education Series. This is the region’s premier resource for the latest information on research and early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.
November 6, 2014: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
November 8, 2014: St. Charles, Mo.
November 11, 2014: Fairview Heights, Mo.
November 13, 2014: St. Louis, Mo.
November 15, 2014: North St. Louis
November 18, 2014: Rolla, Mo.
Please visit www.alz.org/stl/in_my_community_56765.asp for more information and registration.
October 2, 2014: Noon – 1:00 p.m. CT
This is a FREE webinar, presented by Dan Cohen, MSW, Executive Director, Music & Memory, to learn how music benefits and reduces the need for antipsychotic medications for those with dementia. For more information, please visit www.tmfqin.org/Networks/Nursing-Home-Quality-Improvement and to register.
This 4-part webinar series introduces evidence-based framework including person-directed care principles targeting current issues for residents living with dementia.
September 23, 2014: Nursing Practice Model for Long-Term Care Settings
October 21, 2014: Preventing Hospitalizations of Nursing Home Residents-Focus on the role of the Nurse
November 20, 2014: Eliminating the Use of Antipsychotic Medications- It Can’t BE Done Without Professional Nurses
December 11, 2014: Teamwork: Nurses and Nursing Assistants Working Together to Provide Person-Centered Care
Please visit www.pioneernetwork.net/Events/HotTopics for more information about this webinar series.
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine presents a free 5-hour professional development course focusing on the overall quality of care given to persons with dementia. Please visit www.amda-training.com for more information and registration.
October 21, 2014: The New Face of Leadership in the Household Model presented by LaVrene Norton, MSW
Location: Cider Hill Family Orchard’s Event Barn, Kansas City, KS
Please see the attached flyer or visit http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e9tfvfiy809044a6&llr=aievf5bab for more information or to register for this one-day workshop.
October 17, 2014: Understanding the Culture Change: Why organizational design is important
Guest: LaVrene Norton, MSW, Founder and Executive Leader, Action Pact
To learn more and register for this web-based talk show, please visit www.actionpact.com/calendar/event_details/conversations_with_carmen_webinar.
October 7 – 8, 2014: RAI Process from Start to Finish
November 12, 2014: Medicare from Start to Finish
Please visit the Missouri League for Nursing at www.mlnmonursing.org/MDS.
CMS has posted the updated version (v.1.12.0) of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) User’s Manual, which goes into effect on October 1, 2014.
Go to https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Quality-Initiatives-Patient-Assessment-Instruments/NursingHomeQualityInits/MDS30RAIManual.html, and then look under Downloads where you can view/print the entire manual or only the replacement pages. Change tables are also available which summarize the deleted and added wording.
You may also sign up for any of the following FREE webinars done by Carol Siem, MSN, RN, BC, GNP, Clinical Educator, QIPMO.
Monday, September 22, 2014: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Tuesday, September 23, 2014: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 25, 2014: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Friday, September 26, 2014: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Friday, September 26, 2014: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
To sign up go to: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/8072217808620282113. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Along with the updated manual is a new version of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) Item Set (v.1.12.0). Software vendors should be making contact with providers to update/patch the MDS software. In order to successfully transmit the MDS on and after October 1, 2014, providers will need to use the new version Item Set with Assessment Reference Dates (ARDs) of October 1, 2014 and later.
Questions may be directed to the MDS unit at 573-751-6308 or 573-522-8421.
November 2014 – May 2015
A professional development program for Nurse Leaders and Nursing Home Administrators in Long Term Care offered over a 7-month period.
Visit http://www.nursingoutreach.missouri.edu/lda.aspx for more information.
October 10, 2014: Location: Christian Northeast Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.
For more information, please visit the Long Term Care Educators Association (LTCEA) at www.ltcea.org.
September 12, 2014: Location: Omnicare Pharmacy, Florissant, Mo.
For more information, please visit the Long Term Care Educators Association (LTCEA) at www.ltcea.org.
October 9 – 10, 2014: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
October 21 – 22, 2014: Kansas City, Mo.
October 23 – 24, 2014: St. Louis, Mo.
November 13 – 14, 2014: Columbia, Mo.
Visit Missouri League for Nursing for more information.
Developing a Safety Culture in Long-Term Care
September 23, 2014: Kansas City, Mo.
September 24, 2014: Columbia, Mo.
October 8, 2014: Hannibal, Mo.
November 13, 2014: St. Louis, Mo.
Management of Depression in a Long-Term Continuum
September 17, 2014: Cape Girardeau, Mo.
October 8, 2014: Springfield, Mo.
October 15, 2014: St. Louis, Mo.
November 5, 2014: Kirksville, Mo.
Mental Health First Aid in the Long-Term Care Setting
September 23, 2014: Rolla, Mo.
October 21, 2014: Macon, Mo.
October 22, 2014: Jefferson City, Mo.
November 5, 2014: Poplar Bluff, Mo.
November 6, 2014: St. Louis, Mo.
Visit Missouri League for Nursing for more information.
The Affordability of the Household Model
September 19, 2014: Conversations with Carmen
Guest: Martin Dickman, CFO Action Pact Development
To learn more and register for this web-based talk show, please visit www.actionpact.com/calendar/event_details/conversations_with_carmen_webinar.
November 3 – 7, 2014: Jefferson City, Mo.
Visit the Missouri Association of Nursing Home Administrators (MANHA) at www.mlnha.org.
October 12 – 14, 2014: Cruising to Smooth Seas with MALA
Location: Camden on the Lake, Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.
Visit http://malarcf.org for more information.
October 6 – 10, 2014: Jefferson City, Mo.
Visit the Missouri Association of Nursing Home Administrators (MANHA) at www.mlnha.org.
September 4, 2014: Blue Springs, Mo.
September 5, 2014: Macon, Mo.
September 18, 2014: St. Charles, Mo.
September 30, 2014: Springfield, Mo.
Visit the Missouri Association of Nursing Home Administrators (MANHA) at www.mlnha.org for more information.
This seminar puts the process improvement portion to work utilizing case studies based on MO 2013 top 10 deficiencies.
October 3, 2014: Macon, Mo.
October 7, 2014: Springfield, Mo.
October 8, 2014: Blue Springs, Mo.
October 14, 2014: St. Charles, Mo.
Please view the flyer here: MANHA – Utilizing Process Improvement QAPI Part 2
Visit the Missouri Association of Nursing Home Administrators at www.mlnha.org.
The theme for Residents’ Rights Month 2014 is, “Better Staffing: The Key to Better Care” with the goal of encouraging residents and others to be educated about staffing and long-term care. Each year, the Consumer Voice develops a packet to help you plan your Residents’ Rights events. The packet is completely downloadable and features ready-to-use items, including promotional materials, activities to celebrate Residents’ Rights Month, training tools and resources. Visit www.theconsumervoice.org/events/residents-rights-month-2014.
August 24 – 27, 2014: Branson Convention Center, Branson, Mo.
Visit the Missouri Health Care Association (MHCA) at www.mohealthcare.com/convention.
August 15, 2014: Tivoli Cinemas, Kansas City, Mo. – Visit http://www.aliveinside.us/#see-the-film.
Music & Memory website: http://musicandmemory.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeAliveInside
FREE to attend! Be a part of the Congress! Join Primaris for an exciting one-day program that will help you apply quality improvement across all settings, yielding lessons for every area of patient care.
For more information, please view the brochure here: Outcomes Congress July 2014 or visit Primaris at http://primaris.org/calendar.
Call for Poster Presentations will be announced soon! For more information, contact Lori Bonnot at 573-635-5355 or lori@mlnmonursing.org.