Category: Training

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Reducing Antipsychotic Medication Use – Additional Resources

Multiple resources are available to educate staff about reducing antipsychotic medication use. Click on the following links for more information:

Consumer Voice Webinar

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Consumer Voice Webinar

  • March 15, 2017:  A Deeper Dive into the Revised Federal Nursing Home Regulations-Part II
  • Presenters:  Eric Carlson, Directing Attorney, Justice in Aging
    Toby Edelman, Senior Policy Attorney, Center for Medicare Advocacy
    Robyn Grant, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, Consumer Voice
    Lori Smetanka, Executive Director, Consumer Voice

The Consumer Voice, Justice in Aging, and Center for Medicare Advocacy are continuing to examine the revised federal nursing home regulations the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released on October 4, 2016. In this webinar, we will take a closer look at the following sections of the revised regulations:

  • Admission, Return, and Bedhold
  • Visitation Rights
  • Rehabilitation Services

Join this webinar to hear experts from all three organizations discuss changes in the regulations and their impact on the care delivered to consumers.

 

Space is limited.  Register here.

Action Pact Workshop

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Action Pact Workshop

  • March 9, 2017:  The recipe for Self-Led Teams
  • Location:  The Piper Assisted Living and Memory Care, Kansas City, KS

This interactive, experiential learning session will set you on the path to cooking up self-led teams in your environment. We all talk team and face the challenges of creating, maintaining and supporting teams. Team experience, shared leadership tools, and take away resources will flavor your own successful recipes for self-led teams. Don’t expect to sit still!

 

Please see the Action Pact event page for more information and registration.

MU Advanced Practice Assessment and Skills Workshop

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MU Advanced Practice Assessment and Skills Workshop

  • March 15-17, 2017: Second Annual Advanced Practice Assessment and Skills Workshop
  • Location: Pre-Conference at Sinclair School of Nursing (March 15)
                    Main Conference at Peachtree Banquet Center (March 16-17)

The purpose of the Advanced Practice Assessment and Skills Workshop (regular conference) is to enhance the knowledge and skills of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) in all settings regarding how to assess, manage and treat commonly occurring health disorders across the lifespan. Hands-on workshops will be offered for advanced chest, abdominal and skeletal X-ray interpretation as well as basic and advance suturing. Topics will focus on the entire lifespan, including opioid addiction, chronic pain, ADHD, autism, geriatric mental health issues, common cardiac conditions, infectious diseases, antibiotic stewardship, skin assessment, and wound care techniques.

 

Please see the full description on the event page for more details.

Montessori for Aging and Dementia

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Montessori for Aging and Dementia

  • May 18-19, 2017:  Montessori for Aging and Dementia
  • Location:  The Montessori Training Center of St. Louis, St. Louis

Montessori for Aging and Dementia is an innovative approach to dementia care that can be adopted for individuals or groups as a philosophy of care. The goal of the Montessori program is to support people living with dementia by creating a prepared environment, filled with cues and memory supports, that enables individuals to care for themselves, others, their community, and their choices so that they may live as independently as possible. This two-day program focuses on the Montessori for Aging and Dementia program criteria as established by the AMI. Participants will receive handouts, a copy of the book I Care: A Handbook for Care Partners of People with Dementia and a certificate of completion from AMI.

 

Please see the brochure and registraion for more information.

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Reducing Antipsychotic Medication Use 

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.

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Staff Stability

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.

 

MC5 2017 Annual Conference

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SAVE THE DATE :  MC5 2017 Annual Conference

  • May 2-4, 2017:  Branching Out with Culture Change

Save the Date for the upcoming MC5 conference. Learn how to implement person-centered care while following the new regulations with Carmen Bowman, assess your risks and learn management strategies from Ray Miller, and understand the personal part of person-centered care with Karen Stobbe…along with a variety of other intensive speakers from around the adult-care continuum. This is one conference you don’t want to miss!! We will send out more information as it becomes available.

Nursing Home Quality Improvement Webinar

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Nursing Home Quality Improvement Webinar

  • February 2, 2017:  It Takes a Team: Reducing Antipsychotic Use
  • Presenter:  Elizabeth McManamy, RPh, CADDCT, CDP

Please join this webinar to learn strategies, including documentation and communication, for a team-based approach toward reducing antipsychotic medications.

 

Please see the event page here for registration.

The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care Webinar

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The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care Webinar

  • February 15, 2017:  A Deeper Dive into the Revised Federal Nursing Home Regulations – Part 1
  • Presenters:  Eric Carlson, Directing Attorney, Justice in Aging
    Toby Edelman, Senior Policy Attorney, Center for Medicare Advocacy
    Robyn Grant, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, Consumer Voice
    Lori Smetanka, Executive Director, Consumer Voice

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its revised nursing home regulations. In this webinar, we will take a closer look at the following sections of the revised regulations:

  • Assessment, Care Planning & Discharge Planning
  • Transfer-Discharge
  • Nursing Services
  • Unnecessary and Antipsychotic Drugs

Join this webinar to hear Justice in Aging, Center for Medicare Advocacy and Consumer Voice discuss changes in the regulations and their impact on the care delivered to consumers.

 

Space is limited. Register now.

Music Therapy in Mental Health Treatment

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Music Therapy in Mental Health Treatment

  • January 27, 2017:  “Let’s Express Ourselves”: An Overview of Music Therapy in Mental Health Treatment
  • Location: CenterPointe Hospital Gym, St. Charles
  • Presenters:  Teresa Stamey, MT-BC and Catherine Decker, MA, MT-BC

Music is a powerful, non-threatening tool that can be used to help individuals of all ages who struggle with mental health issues. It can be used to explore personal feelings and therapeutic issues such as self-esteem or personal insight. It can help make positive changes in mood and emotional states. It can also give individuals a sense of control over life through successful experiences. During our time together we will explore music and the therapeutic benefits it has on the human spirit.

 

For more information, please see the event site here. Online registration is also available here.

Conversations with Carmen

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Conversations with Carmen

  • February 10, 2017:  The New CMS Dementia Care-Focused Survey:  Create a Proactive, Preventive Culture – Part 2
  • Guest Host:  Megan Mannan, Action Pact Consultant

This CMS survey ascertains a community’s compliance with Care and Services for a Resident with Dementia, Unnecessary Drugs, Assessment and Care Planning. Become familiar with the survey, surveyor worksheets and how both have been integrated into the survey process. Most importantly, ensure you know best practices both recognized by CMS and the culture change movement. Learn to view “behaviors” as communication; recognize dementia-related communications; be individual-centered, not institution-centered as CMS requires; offer meaningful engagement by all staff all day to reduce antipsychotics. It’s time to create a proactive, preventive, individualized, resident -focused dementia care culture.

 

Please see the Action Pact event for more information including registration.

2017 Annual Provider Meetings Input

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2017 Annual Provider Meetings Input

It’s a new year and your 2017 Provider Meetings are already in the works!  The Quality Assurance and Education Unit staff are currently in the planning phase and are considering the best topics to provide the most beneficial information.  We would like to hear from you about what LTC related topics you believe would be helpful, informative, and  ‘worth the drive’.  If you’ve also been thinking- Gee I wish they would do a presentation on……., then you are cordially invited to be part on our planning team!  Please feel free to forward your suggestions to:

MU Sinclair School of Nursing Conference

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MU Sinclair School of Nursing Conference

  • March 3, 2017:  Infection Preventionists Leading the Way to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • Location:  Peachtree Banquet Center, Columbia

The purpose of the conference is to enhance the leadership skills of IPs in translating research to practice and engaging stakeholders, including the front line staff, in order to improve the clinical and administrative outcomes of patients with HAIs.

 

Please visit the conference page here for more details including registration info.

Hot Topics: Culture Change in Action

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Hot Topics: Culture Change in Action

  • January 19, 2017:  Building the Foundation for a New Year: Using Language to Guide Your Culture Change Journey
  • Guide:  Joan Devine, Director of Education, Pioneer Network

Words can influence how we think, feel and even act. And so, as we embrace person centeredness and strive to approach the development of more person-centered practices in our work, we know that how we say what we say can make a difference in what people do! Join us for the first Hot Topic Webinar of 2017 where Joan Devine, Director of Education for the Pioneer Network and author of “Word of the Week: Building A Culture Change Dictionary” will guide you on a journey to discover words and phrases that can make a difference as we work to change the culture in our communities, and to change our own perceptions about aging and the work we do.

REGISTER HERE FOR THE JANUARY WEBINAR

  • February 16, 2017: Building the Foundation for a New Year: The New Regulations — What They Mean for the Pioneers On Their Journey to Culture Change
  • Guide:  Karen Schoenemann, MPA, BA. Consultant, Author and trainer for CMS

We have all heard that the new regulations include requirements for the implementation of person-centered practices in nursing homes— what does this mean for those just starting on their journey as well as for those who are well beyond the minimal standards that the regulations generally require?” Join Karen Schoeneman, a founding member of the Pioneer Network and former Deputy Director of the Division of Nursing Homes for CMS, as she provides a glimpse into what communities can achieve as they work to meet and exceed the new regulations, and she’ll share the role that Pioneer Network and others have played over the past 20 years to get us where we are today.

REGISTER HERE FOR THE FEBRUARY WEBINAR

 

  • March 16, 2017: Building the Foundation for a New Year: Using Pioneer Network and Other Resources to Guide Your Culture Change Journey
  • Guide:  Cathy Lieblich, Director of Network Relations, Pioneer Network

We know we want to change practices, to bring more person centeredness to our communities as we strive to meet and exceed the new regulations, but how? Have you been looking for some guidelines, training tools, tips that can help? That’s just the sort of thing you would expect to get from a network! Join Cathy and the guides from the communities as they explore the many resources available through the Pioneer Network’s new website; where to find them; how to use been used and the outcomes they have produced.

REGISTER HERE FOR THE MARCH WEBINAR

 

  •  April 20, 2017: Building the Foundation for a New Year: Understanding the Workforce Crisis — An Introduction to Root Causes and Real Solutions
  •  Guides:  Susan Misiorski, National Director of Coaching and Consulting Services, PHI and Anna Ortigara, Organizational Change Consultant, PHI

Consistent and dedicated staff are key to creating a person-centered environment, but how do you make that happen when employers of direct care workers– including certified nursing assistants, home health aides, and personal care assistants– are facing staffing shortages at crisis levels. Together, we’ll explore the top 5 reasons for the caregiving crisis, and share a range of interventions from quick wins to bold changes that address the fundamental quality of caregiving jobs.

REGISTER HERE FOR THE APRIL WEBINAR

MLN 2017 Programs

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Cape Girardeau

 

Chillicothe

 

Columbia

 

Jefferson City

 

Kansas City

 

Kirksville

 

Macon

 

Park Hills

 

Poplar Bluff

 

Rolla

 

Sedalia

 

Sikeston

 

Springfield

 

St. Joseph

 

St. Louis

MDS Trainings 2017

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MDS Trainings 2017

RAI Process from Start to Finish

  • January 24-25, 2017: Columbia
  • April 4-5, 2017: Kansas City
  • June 20-21, 2017: St. Louis
  • August 8-9, 2017: Columbia
  • October 18-19, 2017: Springfield

This workshop will look at the RAI process from beginning to end. The MDS is used for both a clinical assessment and a financial assessment and this workshop will discuss the rules on scheduling these assessments and meeting the requirements individually and combined. Item-by-item coding will be reviewed. From coding the MDS, we will then look at the CAA to care plan process. Finally, we will review how to stay up-to-date in this ever-changing world of MDS 3.0.

 

Medicare from Start to Finish

  • March 20, 2107: Columbia
  • May 23, 2017: Springfield
  • July 18, 2017: Kansas City
  • September 19, 2017: St. Louis
  • November 13, 2017: Columbia

This one-day workshop will begin with how to gain access to and read the MDS reports from CASPER in order to self-audit your RAI process.  The completion of the MDS is becoming more and more difficult and confusing.  This workshop will help the MDS Coordinator and other members of the interdisciplinary team to understand the admitting criteria and the ongoing documentation needs of the Medicare resident.  The RAI process in relationship to Medicare is also confusing and errors can be a financial nightmare for facilities.  This workshop will help clear up the confusion surrounding the process.

Education on Health for Seniors

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Education on Health for Seniors

Our Chronic Disease Prevention and Maintenance for Seniors has put together a web page with some great links for education on health for seniors. The site was meant to be a one stop shop for general information for Seniors with Chronic Disease, including the following:

  • General Prevention
  • Cancer
  • Asthma/COPD
  • Arthritis
  • Diabetes
  • Heart Disease
  • Stroke
  • Alzheimers
  • HIV/STD/Hepatitis
  • falls

 

Please share this link as appropriate: http://health.mo.gov/living/healthcondiseases/chronic/toolkit.php.

New F-Tags for Recent LTC Regulation Changes

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New F-Tags for Recent LTC Regulation Changes

  • January 25, 2017: Independence
  • January 26, 2017: Columbia
  • January 27, 2017:  St. Louis

MLN bring speaker Al Litwiller, former regulator with a State Survey Agency, former Administrator, and President of Litwiller Consulting LLC, Plainfield, Illinois to drill down and examine methods of compliance for the benefit of our residents and thriving at survey time. During this session, we will consider the specific changes effective now in the F-tags and how to best implement those new requirements. This will be a fast-paced session looking at the many changes

 

Please see MLN’s event page for more information including registration.

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Pressure Ulcer Prevention: A Team Effort

Pressure ulcer prevention is a team effort. Staff, residents and family members must work together to support the goal of eliminating facility-acquired pressure ulcers. Click on the following links to learn more about pressure ulcer education and awareness for everyone involved: