Practice Gratitude: Find Joy
October 16, 2019: Cape Girardeau
October 24, 2019: Columbia
October 29, 2019: Poplar Bluff
October 30, 2019: Kirksville
Awaken Customer Loyalty
October 22, 2019: Chillicothe
November 5, 2019: St. Louis
November 6, 2019: Columbia
Leadership: Eliminating Road Blocks on the Path to Success
October 29, 2019: Kansas City
November 12, 2019: Springfield
November 14, 2019: St. Louis
December 5-6, 2019: 30th Annual Gerontology Clinical Update
Location: Peachtree Catering and Banquet Center Ballroom, Columbia
This gerontology conference is two days of evidence-based and application-oriented educational programming built on current literature, suggestions from past participants and hot topics suggested by the conference planning committee. The topics for the conference were determined by experienced gerontology nurses from hospitals, LTC, rehabilitation, home and community health, as well as gerontology nursing faculty, a nursing home administrator, social worker and LTC facility surveyors. Every effort was made to translate the latest evidence into practical and useful knowledge for the gerontology professional.
Keynote Speakers
December 5, 2019: Martin J. Schreiber, Alzheimer’s Caregiver, Ambassador, Former Governor of Wisconsin
Keynote Address: My Two Elaines
December 6, 2019: Gerda Saunders, PhD, Author, Salt Lake City, UT
Keynote Address: The Disappearing Self
State regulations require Level I Medication Aides (LIMAs) to complete training every two years and submit documentation of the training to the Health Education Unit (HEU), in order to remain on the registry as an active LIMA. If biennial training documentation is not received, the individual’s certification is placed in “inactive” status. Individuals who have not completed the required biennial training and are inactive, are not eligible to be employed as a LIMA in a RCF or an ALF.
If an individual is off the active LIMA registry for more than five (5) years, the individual must retake the LIMA course, unless they meet the eligibility criteria to challenge the examination.
LIMA certificate holders who went inactive on or before September 30, 2012 have until November 1, 2019 to complete the biennial training update and submit the required documentation to HEU to become active. After November 1, 2019, individuals who went inactive on or before September 30, 2012 and who have not completed the required biennial training update, must complete a LIMA training program course, including a minimum of 16 hours of integrated formal instruction and practice sessions directly supervised by an approved instructor, and final written and practicum examinations.
Individuals who are inactive on the LIMA registry are also inactive for insulin certification. When biennial training updates are received by HEU to reinstate a LIMA to active status or in the case where an individual has to retake the entire course due to being off the active registry for more than five (5) years, insulin certification also becomes active.
October 18, 2019: Shedding Light on Dementia for Family, Friends and Care Givers – 2nd in series on creating a good life for persons living with dementia
Guests: Megan Hannan, MS and Linda Bump, MPH, RLD
How can we stay in relationship with the people we love who are now living with dementia?
Consider:
These are things that help any of us have a better moment, hour or day, and often help persons living with dementia feel heard, included, competent and less isolated. That can be huge!
We invite staff, families and friends of persons living with dementia to join us for this “illuminating” conversation. We’ll discuss the five basic human needs: comfort, inclusion, identity, occupation and attachment, and how understanding those can help us be present and in relationship with persons living with dementia. We’ll also talk about simple communication techniques and approaches that have been shown to help ease agitation or confusion.
For this show, we encourage communities to invite family members and friends of your residents living with dementia, to join you for this webinar. Make it a party!
For those who support someone living at home with dementia, gather family and friends together for this webinar.
As always, registration for the webinar allows you to attend the live show and/or to watch the recorded show. Learn at your convenience!
October 22, 2019: Restorative Sleep: Lessons Learned, Barriers Encountered, Successes Achieved
Location: Orlando’s Event Center, Maryland Heights
October 29, 2019: Restorative Sleep: Lessons Learned, Barriers Encountered, Successes Achieved
Location: St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City
Restorative Sleep: Lessons Learned, Barriers Encountered, Successes Achieved
Presenters: Dave Walker, BSE, LNHA and Mendy Wibbenmeyer
The Restorative Sleep Vitality Program (RSVP) was an 18-month grant program sponsored by MC5. Thirty (30) skilled homes from across the state started this project and this presentation will explain some of the lessons learned, barriers encountered, and successes achieved. The goal of the program was to create a sleep culture for elders by promoting active engagement during the day and restful restorative sleep at night. This presentation will explain how sleep and lack of sleep affects a person’s 24-hour day, and will give participants some practical tips and strategies to create a Sleep Culture for their own residents. Staff from one of the collaborative homes will share their own personal experience.
This presentation will teach you the importance of Restorative Sleep by learning to identify and implement at least ten interventions to re disturbances to nighttime sleep. You will also discover the negative affect of fragmented sleep on the human body. Participating homes will share their insight and discuss how implementing Restorative Sleep as changed their culture. You will learn to apply this knowledge and make it work for your environment!
Stacey Bryan, the State RAI Coordinator will present about CASPER Reports at the following QIPMO Administrator Support Group Meetings:
September 27, 2019: Farmington
October 17, 2019: Poplar Bluff
Stacey Bryan, the State RAI Coordinator, will present at the following QIPMO MDS Support Group Meetings:
October 9, 2019: Willow Springs
October 10, 2019: Poplar Bluff
October 11, 2019: Cape Girardeau
October 14, 2019: Springfield
October 18, 2019: Festus
November 18, 2019: Joplin
November 19, 2019: Ozark
September 20, 2019: The Validation® Method – Moving Beyond Therapeutic Lies and Redirection
Host & Presenter: Carmen Bowman
Learn how the Validation® method developed by Naomi Feil gives a means for successfully communicating with persons with dementia, something desperately needed by them, their caregivers and family members. Validation replaces the outmoded and person-devaluing methods of redirection, diversion, reality orientation, and the therapeutic lie. Validation teaches how to “exquisitely listen,” empathize, “move into” the disoriented person’s world and validate feelings. Using Validation® boosts self-esteem, builds trust and rapport and often eliminates the person’s need to live in the past by creating a warm and welcoming present. Learn about the basic Validation® techniques and the potential they hold to help persons living with dementia, even when there is a history of trauma.
October 24, 2019: Breaking Through Dementia: Validation
Guide: Vicki de Klerk-Rubin, Executive Director, Validation Training Institute
Validation is a proven, non-pharmaceutical method of communication developed by social worker and gerontologist Naomi Feil that helps improve the connection between caregivers and older adults experiencing dementia, also known as cognitive-decline or disorientation. The session will cover the background of the Validation method, the basics of the Validation method and what to do next!
September 10-11, 2019: Infection Preventionist Basic Bootcamp for Long-Term Care Facilities
Location: Capitol Plaza Hotel, Jefferson City
This entry-level course is intended for nurses new to the position of Infection Preventionist. This fast-paced class will provide the basics of learning key aspects of the role necessary to begin the job of Infection Preventionist. Attendees will be provided with Pathway Health Infection Prevention and Control Manual as a reference guide.
September 19, 2019: Watch-list Huddling: A High-engagement Proactive Quality Practice
Guides: Lynn Snow, Research Clinical Psychologist, Research and Development Service of the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center and Christine Hartmann, Supervisory Research Health Scientist, Bedford VA Medical Center
Is your team poised to prevent resident quality problems before they occur? The watch-list huddle is a 15-minute practice that will enable your team to quickly identify and respond to resident conditions that can rapidly exacerbate into full-blow quality crises, thus preventing quality problems before they occur. The watch-list huddle also strengthens your team, improving communication and trust.
In this webinar, you will:
September 24, 2019: Oasis Hotel & Convention Center, Springfield
September 25, 2019: Adams Pointe Conference Center, Blue Springs
September 26, 2019: Comfort Inn, Macon
September 27, 2019: Holiday Inn SW Route 66, St. Louis
Part 1: Review of Phase III Requirements – Checking the Boxes
The morning session will consist of a review of the remaining ROP requirements due November 29, 2019. Among items to be reviewed include requirements for Infection Preventionist, QAPI, Facility Assessment, and Trauma Informed Care.
Part 2: Compliance & Ethics Requirements
The afternoon session will be devoted to the review of regulatory requirements and development of the Compliance & Ethics Program required to be in place in November 2019.
October 9, 2019: Adams Pointe Conference Center, Blue Springs
October 10, 2019: Oasis Hotel & Convention Center, Springfield
October 16, 2019: Comfort Inn, Macon
October 17, 2019: Holiday Inn SW Route 66, St. Louis
This session we will review the QAPI Process and discuss ways to make it successful. We will then review QAPI, Facility Needs Assessment and Compliance and Ethics regulatory requirements and develop methodology for making the three work together to improve the overall quality of care, life and services for the residents you serve. We will also review of OIG and CMS requirements for Adverse Event Monitoring, investigation and correction.
August 16, 2019: Community Meetings: The Way to be Proactive
Guest: Barry Barkan, Co-developer of the Live Oak Regenerative Community
Join Barry Barkan, co-developer of the Live Oak Regenerative Community – a nationally recognized model for transforming institutions into loving and empowering communities. The Barkans accomplished this by gathering daily to build community, discuss matters of importance, celebrate, remember and mourn. Hear how homes use daily Community Meetings to include residents and team members in discussing grievances and making decisions regarding budget, supplies, vendors and more. Truly the way to be proactive rather than reactive.
CMS is offering a web-based training course on how to properly code of Section GG. This 45-minute course is intended for providers in the following care settings: Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), Long-Term Care Hospitals (LTCHs), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs), and Home Health Agencies (HHAs); and is designed to be used on demand anywhere you can access a browser.
The course is divided into the following four lessons and includes interactive exercises that allow you to test your knowledge in real life scenarios:
Click here to access the training.
If you have technical questions or feedback regarding the training, please email the PAC Training mailbox. Content-related questions should be submitted to the Quality Reporting Program Help Desk for your care setting.
August 6, 2019: Operational Strategies for Success Under PDPM (with expert panel)
September 3, 2019: Phase 3: Trauma Informed and Culturally Competent Care
October 1, 2019: PDPM Triple Check Process and Billing Accuracy
November 5, 2019: Skilled Nursing Supportive Documentation for PDPM
December 3, 2019: MDS Coding Precision & PDPM Audit Processes
This webinar series will guide providers in implementing a step-wise action plan to manage the industry changes taking effect in 2019 including Phase 3 RoP (Requirements of Participation) and preparing for the reimbursement transition from Medicare PPS RUGs IV to the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM).
September 3, 2019: Surface-to-Air Pathogen Control – Mission Accomplished!
This all-important presentation will focus on best practice surface disinfection protocol following CDC Guidelines, importance of air purification to battle infection and monitoring cleaning and disinfection effectiveness through cleaning validation programs.
July 19, 2019: Real Babies and Children – How to Welcome Children All the Time
Guest: Angie McAllister, Director of Quality of Life and Culture Change Operations, Signature HealthCARE
This month learn how to successfully incorporate children into the life of a nursing home from Angie McAllister. She will also share ways to welcome employees’ children and host camp all summer long. Join Angie and Carmen for this illuminating discussion about adding more Real Life to the care environment.
You can contribute to the discussion, too, with your questions and ideas for bringing in more real babies and real children – Real Life for true companionship!
August 16-17, 2019: 29th Annual Caring for the Frail Elderly Conference
Location: Holiday Inn Executive Center, Columbia
The Caring for the Frail Elderly Conference is the premiere Midwest conference dedicated to improving care for the frail elderly. This inter-professional meeting advances care for older patients in clinical, hospital, nursing home, and end-of-life settings. Since 1991, this annual event has provided state-of-the-art information on medical management, interdisciplinary care, and system change for physicians, nurses, social workers, state surveyors, nursing home administrators, attorneys, pharmacists, and other professionals.
August 25-28, 2019: 71st Annual Convention & Trade Show
Location: Branson Convention Center, Branson
Join Missouri Health Care Association at their upcoming MHCA 71st Annual Convention & Trade Show! Each day is scheduled to offer a wide range of education to meet the needs of the entire staff, from Certified Nurse Assistants to owner. And don’t miss the opportunity to tour the Trade Show, widely regarded as the leading long term care trade show in Missouri with over 170 booths, your time spent in the Exhibit Hall will offer you the latest products, innovations, and people who support our profession.
Please see the preliminary brochure and other information on the convention link.
September 4-6, 2019: What If
Location: The Chase Park Plaza Royal Sonesta, St. Louis
The “what ifs?” sparking our field’s improvement are many. Let’s start with a timely, easy one: “What if” YOU joined Missouri’s best aging services providers and supporters to celebrate 50 years of association work at its 50th annual meeting? Without question, you’d absorb valuable education, inspiration, fellowship and fun!
At home in Missouri, our 1969 aging services predecessors were busy organizing and incorporating the Missouri Association of Homes for the Aging (now LeadingAge Missouri) and planning its first membership meeting. A half century later, we still gather to learn, to refresh and to renew commitments to principles our founders gave us to guide us. At 50, LeadingAge Missouri has a rich history of helping its mission-driven members achieve their missions for older Missourians. We are primed for our next half-century of member service. Help us recognize our anniversary and envision our future during 2 1/2 amazing days of learning and celebrating at the 2019 Annual Conference.
October 13-15, 2019: It Doesn’t Take a Change in Latitude to Change Your Attitude!
Location: Tan-Tar-A, Lake Ozark
The tentative conference agenda is now available and includes several speakers and presentations over a three-day period. The option to attend all or just one day is included on the registration form.
Please see the conference link for further details.
October 23-25, 2019: Oktoberfest Long-Term Care Conference
Location: Hilton Branson Convention Center, Branson
The purpose of this conference is to enable long-term care professionals to increase their 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 see more details on the conference link.
August 15, 2019: A Cruel Irony: Ageism and Ableism in Senior Living Environments
Guide: Jill Vitale-Aussem, President & CEO of The Eden Alternative
We know that our society is full of ageist and ableist messaging. Senior living communities should be a safe haven from this barrage of negativity, right? Wrong. Unfortunately, some of the most damaging examples of ageism and ableism occur right under our noses as residents living with frailty or different abilities are marginalized, ostracized and segregated from the rest of the population. This webinar will expose some of the most common examples of ageism and ableism in community living settings and provide tools to begin to build a culture of inclusivity.
June 25, 2019: It’s Happening: How Anti-Ageism Activists are Changing the Culture of Aging! (FREE WEBINAR)
Guide: Ashton Applewhite, Anti-Ageism Activist
Join us for an interactive discussion with nationally known author and anti-ageism activist Ashton Applewhite about what’s happening in the movement to change the culture of aging. We’ll talk about international and domestic campaigns to dismantle ageism, and how pro-aging advocates can find resources, confront our own internalized ageism, participate in these initiatives, and help build a better world in which to grow old.