During International Infection Prevention Week, help break the chain of infection by educating health care professionals, administrators, legislators and consumers about the importance of preventing infections and improving outcomes. Click on the following links for more information and resources about promoting infection prevention in long-term care.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) just released its revised nursing home regulations. These regulations are dramatically different from the previous regulations, and will impact the lives and care of nursing home residents for years to come. Consumers and advocates alike need to know what is new and what has remained the same.
Join this webinar to find out! Hear CMS provide an overview of the revised rule and experts from the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Justice in Aging and Consumer Voice discuss changes in key areas. Topics covered will include staffing, arbitration, admission/transfer-discharge/readmission, and more.
Please visit the event registration page here.
The AHRQ Survey of Resident Safety Culture can help nursing homes and assisted living communities identify strengths and opportunities in their culture that supports improvement, including success in QAPI projects. The Center for Patient Safety offers the survey in an online user-friendly format AT NO COST FOR MISSOURI-LICENSED FACILITIES. Two hours of follow-up consultation is also included. The Center will host a free webinar to share more details about the survey and related CPS services.
For more information or to register, click here or contact Kathy Wire at kwire@centerforpatientsafety.org/ (314) 540-4910.
Engaging residents in their care and providing treatment alternatives assists in reducing the unnecessary use of antipsychotics. Click on the following links to learn more about reducing the use of antipsychotic medications.
Residents’ Rights Month is an annual event held in October by The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care to celebrate and focus on awareness of dignity, respect and the value of long-term care residents. Resources are available for facilities to assist residents in learning and exercising their rights. Click on the links below to learn more.
Join culture change expert Carmen Bowman, MHS, on her monthly web talk show. Actually, it’s better than a talk show because you too can join the conversation by asking questions of Carmen and her guests. Carmen’s smart look at culture change focuses on a wide variety of topics. She brings an insider’s view of regulations, and reports on little changes happening in government, in attitude, in practice. Each month she will share culture change news and updates, amusing and heartwarming stories, and interview a guest on a relevant and timely topic.
Please see the Conversations with Carmen Event page here for more information including registration.
This presentation will discuss emergencies, disasters, risk assessment, and lessons learned from case studies. The presentation will provide participants with specific suggestions to help be better prepared in the event a disaster does occur.
Please see the Workshop brochure and more information including registration here.
This is a great opportunity to send your CNAs and Nurses (Charge Nurse, DON, etc.) to a conference that not only provides education but also CELEBRATES and INSPIRES them to continue making a difference in the lives of our residents.
Please see the brochure attached for more information.
Please find registration and more information here.
Are your residents busy doing nothing? Are they actively engaged? Research evidence indicates today’s seniors prefer continued engagement in meaningful and purposeful activities and occupations. Those who are occupationally active show positive therapeutic benefits, demonstrate fewer negative behaviors, need less help with self-care tasks, report positive mood, and describe greater quality of life.
Please find registration and more information here.
Please find registration and more information here.
The purpose of this presentation is to provide education regarding commonly asked questions from clinicians about the MDS 3.0, M-Section and wounds.
Please find registration and more information here.
Join MHCA for this session that will cover the beginning-to-end journey between Hospice and Nursing Facilities. Learn how to know when it’s time for hospice, how hospice can benefit the facility, the resident, and the family. There will be panel discussion on Care Planning and End of Life Decisions, as well as providing grief counseling for family and facility employees.
For more information, including registration, please see the MHCA event page here.
Participants will learn how body language affects every-day interaction with staff, families, and residents. Participants will gain knowledge and hands-on experience with interpreting nonverbal signs of pain, stress, deception, and the concept of micro expression through clinically best practices.
Please see the Workshop brochure and more information including registration here.
In this free webinar, Lauren E. Glaze, PharmD, will define transitional care and its affect on health care outcomes and expenditures by:
For more information including registration, please see the event page here.
Many discussions about person-centered care that include the family of residents are focused on the challenges of working with family members or how they stand in the way of person-centered care. Not this one! This webinar will explore the importance of creating person-centered care partners out of the residents’ family members. The barriers that make this relationship difficult and solutions for overcoming those will be discussed. Individualized care plans and acceptance of risk are critical pieces of person-centered care and you will learn how family partners can be an integral part of these processes.
Please see the Hot Topics Event page here for more information including registration.
For more information including registration, please see the Missouri Health Care Association Webinars page here.
This course is designed to:
Please see the brochure for more information including registration on MANHA’s website here.
For more information on these, please see the MHCA’s Workshops page here.
People with vitamin D deficiencies have an increased risk of falls due to muscle weakness. However, they can improve their physical performance by taking high doses of vitamin D. To learn more about the effect of vitamin D on falls, click on the following links.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Stacey Bryan at (573)751-6308 or Stacey.Bryan@health.mo.gov.
October 12-14, 2016: Nursing Home Administrator Conference
Location: Hilton Branson Convention Center, Branson
It is time to discover new experiences at the NHA Oktoberfest Conference in beautiful Branson! The purpose of the activity is to enable the learner to acquire/ increase knowledge and skills to better care for the elderly. Expert speakers will get you recharged while providing the latest information on hot topics in long-term care.
Please find registration and more information here.
Please find the registration brochure and more information on MANHA’s webpage here.
MLN brings you this workshop to educate health care professionals to effectively treat older residents in emergency situations. The objectives for this workshop include: 1. Discuss the aging process and the changes that occur over time. 2. Demonstrate multiple assessment tools. 3. Describe communication techniques for the elderly. 4. Discuss medical/legal issues and do not resuscitate (DNR).
Please see the Workshop brochure and more information including registration here.