September 20, 2016: Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center, St. Joseph
September 21, 2016: Stoney Creek Conference Center, Independence
September 29, 2016: Embassy Suites, St. Charles
Please see the brochure for more information including registration on MANHA’s website here.
The Quality Improvement Program for Missouri (QIPMO) has published MDS Tips and Clinical Pearls – Volume 3, Issue 4.
Please visit QIPMO’s website here for this and other previous newsletters.
The FDA and CDC announced the voluntary nationwide recall of oral liquid docusate sodium manufactured by PharmaTech and distributed by Rugby Laboratories. The agency confirmed the product has been contaminated with Burkholderia cepacia, a bacteria linked to an outbreak in five states. The bug, with resistance to some antibiotics, is more harmful in immunocompromised individuals.
More information can be found here.
Webinar – November 10, 2016, 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. CT
Presenter: Pamela Scarborough, American Medical Technologies
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
November 7-9, 2016 MALA 2016 ALF Resident Assessment Trainings
Location: Best Western Capital Inn, Jefferson City
Please find registration and more information here
Webinar –November 9, 2016 webinar 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. CT.
Presenter: Kathleen Weissberg, Select Rehabilitation
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.
November 2, 2016 MALA Level I Medication Aide / Insulin Administration Train the Trainer Workshop
Location: Hyde Park Conference Center, Jefferson City
Please find registration and more information here
Webinar–October 12, 2016, 10-11:15 a.m.
Presenter: Suzy Harvey, BKD National Health Care
This webinar will review the three components of the Five-Star rating system, how they are calculated and proactive ways to improve your facility’s Five-Star Rating. Please find registration and more information here.
October 9-11, 2016
Location: Camden on the Lake Hotel, Lake Ozark, MO
Please find registration and more information here
September 12-14, 2016: 47th Annual Conference
Location: Chase Park Plaza Hotel
Come join us at the historic Chase Park Plaza Hotel for our 47th annual conference. Our educational offerings cover topics of interest to all levels of staff. Our location brings the amenities of St. Louis within easy reach, including Downtown St. Louis, the Clayton business district, the Metro link rail system and Lambert International Airport. Earn a maximum of 15 CE hours, 11 of them PC.
Please find registration and more information here
September 13, 2016: Webinar 1:00 p.m.-2 p.m.
Presenter: Jonathan Evans, MD
This webinar presents successful person-centered strategies that lead to quality care for residents with dementia.
October 11, 2016: Webinar 1:00 p.m.-2 p.m.
Presenter: Robyn Grant, MSW
This webinar will walk you through the different pieces you, or your client, need to consider to obtain quality long-term services and supports.
More information and registration is available here
Three half-day seminars will be held at the following locations:
CEUs will be available for long-term care administrators, social workers, and activity professionals.
Funding for this project provided by MOLANE, Missouri Health Care Association, MC5, and Health Systems, Inc.
Pleas see the flyer attached for more information including registration.
September 16, 2016, Webinar 1pm CDT
Presenters: Carmen Bowman and Diana Waugh, BSN, RN, CDP
We all know that wheels were put on chairs for transportation. That certainly makes sense and provides people with any limitation on their ability to get from point A to point B. How is it then that individuals who reside in many communities dedicated to caring, spend the vast majority of their time awake sitting in a wheeled chair? Something has gone awry with the application of a very specialized piece of equipment. Wheeled chairs were never meant as seating devices. We can also state all of the negative effects of having people sitting in a wheeled chair… but there are still way too many people doing just that. We will look at the underlying change in belief that must occur to move to a new culture where wheeled chairs become simply a mode of transportation, and are unoccupied most of the time.
More information and registration is available here
September 15, 2016, 1-2:30 p.m. CDT
Presenters: Carmen Bowman and Suzanne Quiring, RD
Do you want to provide a great dining experience for your residents, honor their preferences and choices and be in compliance with both current and proposed CMS requirements? Learn how to move away from tray and pre-plate service to self-determined meal delivery that honors resident choice while saving money. Photos, real life examples and many ideas will be shared to help food service professionals implement practical culture change ideas with the confidence of the literature, best practices and federal requirements to back them up.
More information and registration is available here.
Focusing on improving quality measures can potentially result in a better five-star rating for your facility. Click on the links below to learn about strategies toward improving these rates.
Quality Measure Video Series (video)
QAPI Video Series (video)
Laura Smith is the new Section for Long-Term Regulation Region 6 Program Manager. Laura has been with the Section for over 16 years, and has held various positions as a Facility Advisory Nurse. She has served as the interim Region 6 Program Manager in the past and most recently has been the complaint supervisor. Laura may be reached at 573-751-2270 or by email at laura.smith@health.mo.gov.
This document summarizes the reporting requirements of certified and state only facilities and provides contact numbers and other important information. The Guidelines for Facility Self Reporting is attached.
Effective October 1, 2016, the Family Care Safety Registry Worker Registration fee will increase to $13.00. The fee increase results from a change in state law and is required by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The Family Care Safety Registry will return Worker Registration forms, submitted with the incorrect fee, that are postmarked on or after 10/01/2016. Updated Worker Registration forms will be available to download at http://health.mo.gov/safety/fcsr no later than September 15, 2016, or may be obtained by contacting the FCSR toll free at 866-422-6872.
This information is available on the FCSR website and the Registration and Background Screening System (BSEES).
The CMS memo is attached or you may visit https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/Downloads/Survey-and-Cert-Letter-16-33.pdf
This new policy is effective for all surveys completed on or after September 1, 2016.
Please see the attached memo or you may visit https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/Policy-and-Memos-to-States-and-Regions-Items/Survey-and-Cert-Letter-16-31.html?DLPage=1&DLEntries=10&DLFilter=nh&DLSort=2&DLSortDir=descending
Creating a quality-driven environment within a nursing home requires staff stability. Establishing processes, setting expectations and supporting staff are important aspects of this concept. Click on the following links to learn more about enhancing staff stability.
Change Package: Strategy 2 – Recruit & Retain Quality Staff (page 10)
New Employee Feedback Communication Tool
Advancing Excellence: Staff Stability Resources