June 18, 2020: Jefferson City
This workshop is designed to prepare RNs to instruct Medication Technician students for long-term care facilities in MO. Upon completion, attendees will be able to identify specific requirements and regulations for the Medication Technician training, utilize appropriate testing methods, determine appropriate curriculum, list requirements of examination and registration process.
July 20-23, 2020: Jefferson City
Participants in this 36-hour course will learn how to identify the activity needs of residents as well as design programs to maintain and/or increase the residents’ capability of activities in daily living. Upon successful completion, attendees will have met the requirements as outlined in the MO DHSS rules and regulations.
MU Nursing Outreach is pleased and excited to now offer the ELDA in a totally online format.
Open enrollment – start when you are ready. A full year to complete. You are in control!
Join us for the MU Leadership Development Academy for Nurse Leaders and Nursing Home Administrators in Long-Term Care. We know that Long-Term Care can be challenging. With an 11 year proven track record, hundreds of graduates and life-changing testimonials, this leadership course is designed for busy LTC professionals, all while earning 50 hours of CE credit. The academy has been proven to increase leadership skills and improve confidence, which will help to create a working environment that encourages teamwork and quality improvement. Thanks to support from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, this proven certificate program is offered at NO COST to RNs and NHAs from Skilled Nurse Facilities in Missouri. The complimentary option is available to Missouri SNFs since the support for this Academy is provided by CMP funds designated for Missouri.
For more information visit our web site: extension2.missouri.edu/programs/nursing-outreach/enhanced-leadership-development-academy or contact Todd Winterbower at winterbowert@missouri.edu, 573-882-0215.
April 23, 2020: Long-Term Care Equality Index (LEI): Introducing Best Practices that Strengthen LGBTQ Inclusive Communities
Guides: Sherrill Wayland, Director of National Education Initiatives. SAGE and Dan Stewart, Associate Director, Aging Equity Project, HRC
Join guides from the LEI Leadership team and Advisory Council to learn about the Long-Term Care Equality Index (LEI) and how your community can be among the early adopters of best practices in creating welcoming and supportive long-term care communities inclusive of LGBTQ community members. Your guides will describe the need for LGBTQ inclusivity, success stories for adopting LGBTQ inclusive policies and practices and the steps you can take today to join the LEI program.
February 21, 2020: Can We Do Better? Part 2 – How to Get Real
Guest: Sonya Barsness, Gerontologist
Starting with “Something is better than nothing” is backwards. We have to start with the person and with real. Rather than starting with what people can’t have, i.e. “We can’t have a real baby 24/7,” start with SHE LOVES BABIES. Leaders in the culture change movement have cautioned, “What is lacking is real life. Real life is not found in programs. Real life is in the give and take of everyday life,” and that our goal should be “rampant normalcy.” Hear how real life leads to less depression, less need for medications, fewer falls and great quality of life. Think through how to become facilitators of real life. Consider the gamut of possibilities from disingenuous to authentic. Do you offer true choice or just token choice causing elders to “settle,” and think, “Well, it’s better than nothing?”
March 3, 2020: Dementia Care: CMS Toolkits Call
Speakers: Cathleen Lawrence, CMS; Michele Laughman, CMS; Sheila Hanns, CMS; and Dara Graham, CMS
Target Audience: Consumer and advocacy groups; nursing home providers; surveyor community; prescribers; professional associations; and other interested stakeholders
National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and Quality Assurance Performance Improvement
During this call, learn about new CMS toolkits for nursing homes:
Additionally, CMS provides updates on the progress of the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes. A question and answer session follows the presentations.
April 7-8, 2020: 67th Annual Long-Term Care Convention
Location: Margaritaville Lake Resort, Osage Beach
MLN’s primary goal during the Annual Long-Term Care Convention is to provide educational and networking opportunities that help our valued members, long-term care administrators and professionals, health care providers and guests.
A great line-up of speakers will talk on current topics that are important to you and your industry. One of our featured topics is leadership. In the presentation, Leadership: Eliminating Road Blocks on the Way to Success, attendees will develop tools to maintain strong and effective leadership while eliminating roadblocks. Effective leadership during team establishment, new processes, new PDPM, and new employee integration is not an easy task. Times and technology are always evolving in healthcare and leaders have to spearhead implementation of new, best practices and do so with a great attitude. You will learn to identify leadership tools to overcome common roadblocks in route to successful leadership.
April 19-20, 2020: MALA Spring 2020 Conference
Location: Camden on the Lake, Lake Ozark
Information including the conference agenda and registration for attending the Missouri Assisted Living Association’s 2020 Spring Conference is now available.
February 20, 2020: Compassion: A Competency for Today’s Aging Services Leader
Guide: Denise Borgoyn, NHA, SHRM-SCP, Borgoyn Consulting Services, The Compassion Projects, Author “28 Ways of Compassion”
While the work of changing the culture of aging is happening, we should recognize that aging services staff need person-centered care too and must be placed at the top of the organizational agenda.
How can our workforce give the best in person-centered care if it isn’t shown them through attention and compassion from their leaders? The answer is that they probably can’t. The reality is that most leaders know how important compassion is in their roles. The problem is that these leaders say they just don’t know how to enhance their compassionate behavior in the workplace. The good news is – compassion is teachable!
Join Denise Borgoyn, author of 28 Ways to Compassion, for this crucial conversation as we explore the nature of compassion, how and why it matters, and learn concrete actions to improve communication and compassion to give our staff the support they need and deserve.
January 23, 2020: Resources You Can Use to Educate, Advocate, Warm the Soil, Advance Person-Centered Care and Accelerate Culture Change (And They’re Free!)
Guides: Kim McRae, Co-Founder, Culture Change Network of Georgia and President, Have a Good Life; Rose Marie Fagan, A Co-Founder and Founding/Former Executive Director, Pioneer Network and Steering Committee, Culture Change Network of Georgia; and Joan Devine, Director of Education, Pioneer Network
Do you need some new resources to help educate and inspire the general public, care partners and change agents about the WHO, WHAT and WHY of culture change and person-centered care? Well, look no further! The Culture Change Network of Georgia (CCNG) may have just what you are looking for!
Through the generosity of a CMP grant, and through partnerships with organizations like Pioneer Network, they have produced short educational videos on topics from “What is Culture Change?” to “State Culture Change Coalitions: Key to Advancing Change at the Local Level” to “Culture Change and Person-Centered Care: What’s the Difference?” to “Why Worry About Words: WORDS MATTER.”
Join Kim McRae and Rose Marie Fagan as they share the story behind the videos and offer some ideas to spark a conversation about how you can use these free resources to advance culture change and person-centered practices.
And while we’re talking, Joan Devine, Director of Education with Pioneer Network will update you on the resources available through Pioneer Network in our Learning Resource Library and more.
February 4, 2020: Getting the PDPM Initial PPS Assessment Right! Best Practices for Pre-admission, Admission & Day 1-8 Processes
March 3, 2020: Applying Dollar Values to PDPM Characteristics & Avoiding Top Missed Opportunities with Case Studies
April 7, 2020: Effective Meetings for PDPM (UR/Medicare, Clinical, Triple Check
May 5, 2020: PDPM: Staff Development and Core Competency Essentials
June 2, 2020: Care Planning for the Complex Resident Under PDPM
July 7, 2020: All In! PDPM Supportive Documentation for Physicians, Nursing, Rehab, Dietary and Social Services
August 4, 2020: PDPM Quality Assurance and Outcomes Tracking
September 1, 2020: Addressing PDPM Medical Review Risks in the SNF Compliance and Ethics Work Plan
October 6, 2020: PDPM: Advancing Clinical Capabilities and Care Delivery
November 3, 2020: What We’ve Learned: Insights into Successful Providers from the First Year of PDPM
December 1, 2020: Year End PDPM Updates and 2021 Policy Changes
This series of webinars will focus on developing mastery of the skills required to successfully lead clinical reimbursement excellence under PDPM.
March 2-3, 2020: 2020 Mid-Year Conference & Lobby Day
Location: Capitol Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City
Missouri Health Care Association strives to provide the best collective efforts directed towards delivering service excellence and high quality in the health care profession. Registration information and details are now available. Please join MHCA as we continue to ensure Missouri’s most vulnerable citizens are receiving the proper care and attention they deserve, the right way, the first time.
March 18, 2020: Developing a 5-Star Work Plan
April 22, 2020: 5-Star QMs: Increased ADL Help, Ability to Move Worsened & Improvement in Function
May 20, 2020: 5-Star QMs: Pressure Ulcers
June 17, 2020: 5-Star QMs: Catheter, UTI
July 22, 2020: 5-Star QMs: Falls with Major Injury
August 19, 2020: 5-Star QMs: Antipsychotic Use
September 16, 2020: 5-Star QMs: Re-Hospitalizations, ER Visits, Successful Return to Community
October 21, 2020: 5-Star Health Inspections: Top Citations & How to Avoid Them – Part 1
November 18, 2020: 5-Star Health Inspections: Top Citations & How to Avoid Them – Part 2
December 16, 2020: 5-Star Staffing Rating
This series of webinars will focus on advancing results in the three domains of the CMS 5-Star Quality Rating System: Health Inspections, Staffing, and Quality Measures. You will gain insight into how the health inspection, staffing, quality measure, and overall rating is calculated. Tips on how to analyze your data and develop an effective action plan to achieve 5-Star status will be emphasized, along with practical facility application of QAPI elements to drive your 5-Star Ratings.
March 30-April 1, 2020: ALF Resident Assessment Training
November 2-4, 2020: ALF Resident Assessment Training
As required by 198.005 RSMo and 19 CSR 30-86.047, residents of Assisted Living Facilities are required to undergo a community-based assessment performed by an appropriately trained and qualified individual. This individual must complete a DHSS approved 24- hour training program prior to performing resident assessments. The MALA ALF Assessment Training satisfies this regulatory requirement.
January 17, 2020: Is Something Better Than Nothing?
Guest: Sonya Barsness, Gerontologist
Join Carmen and her guest Sonya Barsness as they think through this question. Not presuming to have the answers, they will examine the question through a range of common practices and. Building on former work together, we will look at customs such as folding towels or baby clothes that serve no purpose, fake animals and babies, fake plants, door covers, murals that disguise doorways and more. What are the pros and cons of fake life offerings and real life? Is something truly better than nothing? Are there unintended consequences?
RAI Process from Start to Finish
January 21-22, 2020: St. Louis/St. Peters
June 16-17, 2020: Independence
August 4-5, 2020: Columbia
October 21-22, 2020: Osage Beach
Medicare from Start to Finish
March 10, 2020: Independence
April 14, 2020: Columbia
May 19, 2020: Osage Beach
September 23, 2020: St. Louis/St. Peters
January 15, 2020: 2020 Train the Trainer
March 4, 2020: 2020 Train the Trainer
May 6, 2020: 2020 Train the Trainer
July 1, 2020: 2020 Train the Trainer
September 2, 2020: 2020 Train the Trainer
November 11, 2020: 2020 Train the Trainer
Participants must receive approval in order to attend this workshop. Those wishing to attend must submit the application and all other necessary paperwork to MALA at least two weeks prior to the workshop date.
January 17, 2020 – February 21, 2020: MDS PDPM 6-Week, 6 Session Webinar Series Assessment, Coding & Systems Orientation & Proficiency Series
This 6-week, 6 session webinar series provides MDS section-by-section coding guidance under PDPM and insights for optimal data collection, supportive documentation, and consistent coding accuracy. Live sessions are completed weekly over 6 weeks and review key MDS sections under PDPM. Recordings are provided with full-series purchase for ongoing on-demand access for new hire orientation and as a staff development resource. Reduce the learning curve for clinical reimbursement staff and drive PDPM coding accuracy and compliance with this MDS series taught by Proactive’s expert instructors.
February 27-29, 2020: 29th Annual Nursing Home Administrator Conference
Location: Lodge of the Four Seasons, Lake Ozark
Nursing Home Administrators will be provided with essential information needed to effectively serve long-term care residents and successfully perform their leadership role and job responsibilities. This conference was specifically designed to provide more than 20 hours of CE in 2 ½ days.
November 26, 2019: CASPER, QM, and Survey
Location: E.W. Thompson Health & Rehabilitation Center, Sedalia
Stacey Bryan, State RAI Coordinator will be visiting our region the following dates to discuss CASPER and Quality Measure reports. Please bring your most recent CASPER/Quality Measure report and any questions you may have.
February 4-5, 2020: Infection Preventionist Boot Camp
Location: Harrah’s Casino & Hotel, North Kansas City
You have been named the Infection Preventionist for your facility. You have completed your certification for the IP but still aren’t sure where to start or how to go about doing the job with confidence. We are here to give you the confidence you need! Bring your laptop and your infection control policy and procedures and leave with assurance that you and your facility are where they need to be with IPCP and all its requirements.
We will review the CMS 23-hour training as the core to IPCP development and review your IPCP and its accompanying policy and procedures to improve your confidence. We’ll build your personal library of resource material, develop your tracking logs and QAPI communication tools and finally we will create a schedule of routine tasks for you to adhere to for purposes of maintaining compliances.
February 5-7, 2020: 2020 MANHA Winterfest Conference & Trade Show
Location: Harrah’s Casino & Hotel, North Kansas City
Missouri Association of Nursing Home Administrators is pleased to invite you to attend our midyear conference, Winterfest. The goal of this conference is to provide long-term care administrators and their staff practical and inspirational education hours along with the opportunity to network and socialize with colleagues. It is also the only MANHA-sponsored conference that provides you a chance to view the latest technology, products, and services offered by suppliers.
November 15, 2019: Shedding Light on Dementia for Family, Friends and Care Givers
Guests: Linda Bump, MPH, RLD
Continuing the conversation on how we can stay in relationship, even when we must “give care” as a family member, friend or caregiver.
In this show, we’ll discuss approaches to support daily activities from self-care, to eating, to pursuing leisure.
In our last conversation, we detailed the five human needs of comfort, identity, inclusion, attachment and occupation. This show will have a special focus on the human need of occupation and will discuss specific ways and techniques to help persons living with dementia continue as much of their normal, daily occupation as possible.
November 21, 2019: Creating Daily Pleasures in Outdoor Spaces: Making It Happen in All Seasons
Guide: Maggie Calkins, PhD, EDAC, Ideas Institute
Panelists: Betsy Miller, Director of Resident Services & Hilary Boucher, Life Enrichment Manager, White Horse Village, Newtown Square, PA and Barbra Hileman, Activity Director, Garvey Manor & Our Lady of the Alleghenies Residence, Hollidaysburg, PA
For you and me, spending time outdoors is a normal part of life, and something we miss when weather and circumstances keep us indoors for extended periods of time. But for residents living in nursing homes and assisted living communities, and even for elders living in their own homes, opportunities to enjoy outdoor living are often rare, even in ideal weather, but certainly when conditions are less than ideal due to cold, heat, snow or rain.
In this webinar, Maggie Calkins, will share WHY being able to enjoy time outdoors is important and HOW caregivers and families can support making it happen. She will discuss the health benefits of spending time outdoors in terms of stress, mood, concentration, sleep and more. She will also explore the differences in designing for active and passive use of outdoor spaces and share creative ideas for non-traditional outdoor elements, from green houses to hydroponic gardening to fishing, golfing and yerts.
And then team members from two Communities will share stories of how they are making it happen, how outdoor living is a part of life for the residents in their homes.
December 19, 2019: This Holiday Season, Give the Gift that Keeps Giving
Guide: Brian LeBlanc, Marketing and Public Relations Executive
Join us for a conversation about how to make the holidays the best they can be not only for persons living with dementia, but for their Care Partners and for each of us.
Brian will share his thoughts on things like: what are some of the most meaningful gifts you can give; how can holiday traditions have a positive effect on individuals; and what are well-intentioned things that people do during the holidays that add to the stigmatization created around elders and those living with dementia.