One-Day Workshop: The Nurse’s Guide to Person-Centered Care

June 25, 2014:  Kansas City, Ks.

Sleeping, waking, bathing – we want to live according to our own daily life rhythms.

This culture change workshop is designed for nurses who believe that residents should be able to continue to direct their own lives while living in a nursing home. REGISTER HERE or view the flyer:  Nurses Guide to Person-Centered Care Workshop June 25, 2014.

To learn more, please visit the Action Pact website at http://actionpact.com/calendar/event_details/nursing_and_home_integrating_quality_care_with_life.

ICD-10 Coding Basics National Provider Call – Registration Now Open June 2014

June 4, 2014

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Central Time

To Register:  Visit MLN Connects™ Upcoming Calls.  Space may be limited, register early.

HHS expects to release an interim final rule in the near future that will include a new compliance date that would require the use of ICD-10 beginning October 1, 2015.  Providers would have an extra year to prepare.  During this MLN Connects™ National Provider Call, join us for a keynote presentation on more ICD-10 coding basics by Sue Bowman from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), along with updates from CMS.  A question and answer session will follow the presentation.

Agenda:

  • CMS updates, including the partial code freeze and 2015 code updates
  • Why ICD-9-CM is being replaced with ICD-10-CM
  • Benefits of ICD-10-CM
  • Similarities and differences from ICD-9-CM
  • Coding: Process of assigning a diagnosis code, 7th character, placeholder “x,” excludes notes, unspecified codes, external cause of injury codes, type of encounter
  • Documentation tips
  • How to obtain answers to coding questions
  • How to request modifications to ICD-10-CM

Target Audience:  Medical coders, physicians, physician office staff, nurses and other non-physician practitioners, provider billing staff, health records staff, vendors, educators, system maintainers, laboratories, and all Medicare providers.  Continuing education credit may be awarded for participation in certain MLN Connects Calls.  Visit the Continuing Education Credit Information web page to learn more.

Keep up with the latest news regarding ICD-10, visit http://cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/Latest_News.html.

Dementia Beyond Disease – Conversations with Carmen

Dementia Beyond Disease

May 16, 2014:  Conversations with Carmen

Guest: Al Power, MD, Board-certified Geriatrician, Eden Educator, Author of Dementia beyond Drugs and Dementia beyond Disease.  To learn more and register for this web-based talk show, please visit www.actionpact.com/calendar/event_details/conversations_with_carmen_webinar.

MHCA Presents…The Ins & Outs of the Family Support Division Processes

The Missouri Health Care Association (MHCA) Presents…The Ins & Outs of the Family Support Division Processes

The Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Support Division to provide guidance regarding Medicaid applications

The agenda includes:

  • Authorized representatives and access to information
  • Family Support Division nursing home specialization and offices
  • MO HealthNet application process
  • Annual reviews
  • Q & A session
  • May 6, 2014 – Jefferson City, Mo.
  • May 14, 2014 – St. Joseph, Mo.
  • May 22, 2014 – Independence, Mo.
  • June 4, 2014 – Town & Country, Mo.
  • June 12, 2014 – Cape Girardeau, Mo.
  • June 26, 2014 – Hannibal, Mo.

Please view the MHCA FSD Medicaid Sessions May-June 2014 flyer. To access the detailed agenda, please visit the MHCA events calendar webpage, select your preferred location, and click on view details.

Alive Inside – A Story of Music & Memory

Special Free Screening Coming to a Theatre Near You!

You are invited to attend a free screening of “Alive Inside,” a documentary about the power of music to restore some neurological function and quality of life to nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions.

June 11, 2014 – St. Louis (Des Peres 14)
June 12, 2014 – Lake Ozark (Eagles’ Landing 8)
June 13, 2014 – Bethany (BigTime Cinema) 

Stay after the film for a live question & answer session with Dan Cohen, MSW, founding Executive Director of Music & Memory.

Discover the power of music. Do not miss this truly inspirational and heart-warming film!

Advanced registration is not required.

  • FREE Nursing Home Administrator 2.0 Patient Care CEUs
  • FREE Social Worker 2.0 CEUs
  • FREE Activity Professionals 2.0 CEUs

Please view the flyer here: Alive Inside – A Story of Music and Memory June 2014

This event is sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association St. Louis Chapter, the Section for Long-Term Care Regulation, the Missouri Coalition Celebrating Care Continuum Change (MC5), and Primaris. Read more about this event in New Generations – Volume 12, Issue 2, Spring 2014!

New Generations Quarterly Newsletter – Spring 2014

The Section for Long-Term Care Regulation has published New Generations – Volume 12, Issue 2, Spring 2014.

A complimentary color copy will be distributed via regular mail to each licensed home in Missouri. The spring issue is now available on the Department’s website, along with an archive of previous issues.  Please visit http://health.mo.gov/seniors/nursinghomes/providerinfo.php.

24th Annual Caring for the Frail Elderly Conference

August 15 – 16, 2014:  Holiday Inn Select Executive Center – Columbia, Mo.

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.  To learn more, please visit http://medicine.missouri.edu/cfe/.

National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative (NNHQCC) Learning Session Webinars

Your participation in Show-Me Quality: QAPI in Action, grants you an all-access pass to national learning events!

June 19, 2014: Live Online Event:  Learning Session #6

Outcomes Congress, Report-Out of Successful Strategies and Lessons Learned

Target Audience:

  • Nursing home teams participating in the collaborative
  • QIO NNHQCC leaders

Please visit Primaris at http://primaris.org/calendar/outcomes-congress-report-out-of-successful-strategies-and-lessons-learned-nnhqcc-learning-session-6.

MC5 Regional Meetings – May / June 2014

Please visit the Missouri Coalition Celebrating Care Continuum Change (MC5) website at www.momc5.com/regional-meetings.html, or click on the regional area links below.

MAY

May 7, 2014:  Southwest

Webinar #3: Security is More Than an Alarm System

MC5 and Primaris Learning Collaborative

MC5 Southwest May 7, 2014

Location:  The Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield, Mo.

 

May 9, 2014:  East

Through the Looking Glass

MC5 East May 9, 2014

Location:  Brentwood Community Center, 2505 S. Brentwood Blvd., Brentwood, Mo.

 

May 20, 2014:  East Central

MDS & QAPI

MC5 and Primaris Learning Collaborative

MC5 East Central May 20, 2014

Location: The Centre, 1200 Holloway Rd., Rolla, Mo.

 

May 21, 2014:  Northwest

Phishing for Memories: Helping Reel in the Catch!

MC5 Northwest May 21, 2014

Location:  East Hills Library, 502 N. Woodbine Rd., St. Joseph, Mo.

 

May 23, 2014:  Poplar Bluff

Person Centered Care in Activities

MC5 Poplar Bluff May 23, 2014

Location: DHSS, 2875 James Blvd., Poplar Bluff, Mo.

 

JUNE 

CENTRAL – Columbia

June 3, 2014:  De Minner will not be able to present “Dementia Care Mapping” on June 3. Culture Change for Surveyors will be presented by DHSS State Culture Change Coordinator Sam Plaster.

Not only is Culture Change the right thing to do, it is required by regulations. Come learn how State long-term care surveyors are taught to apply Culture Change concepts to the regulatory process.

FREE Administrator (2A) and Social Worker CEUs available!

Location: The Neighborhoods by Tiger Place, Community Room, 3003 Falling Leaf Court, Columbia, Missouri. There is no charge to attend, but registration in advance would be appreciated. RSVP to Beth at bbusseau@cmaaa.net or 573-443-5823.

 

SOUTHEAST – Cape Girardeau

June 6, 2014:  Developing Foundational Tools for Change: A Discussion of four Organizational Practices, presented by Julie Ballard, R.N., Director of Culture Change, Health Systems Inc.
This session will focus on lessons learned from the Pioneer Network Learning Collaborative which MC5 participated in over 2012-2013. Many useful tools were created from this Collaborative and are now part of the “Pioneer Network Starter Toolkit: Engaging Staff in Individualized Care.” The four foundational organizational practices of dedicated assignment, huddles, CNAs in care planning, and quality improvement closest to the resident will be highlighted.
FREE Administrator and Social Worker CEUs Available!

Location: Cape Girardeau Public Library, 711 North Clark St., Cape Girardeau, Missouri. RSVP to John Langley at cypress@americareusa.net.

 

NORTH CENTRAL – Chillicothe

June 12, 2014:  Staff Retention and Stability

Presented by Primaris Program Manager Kent McGeeney, LNHA, MPA, MSE.

 

EAST CENTRAL – Rolla

June 17, 2014:  MC5 and Primaris Learning Collaborative – It Takes a Team to Provide High Quality Individualized Care

Utilizing the Pioneer Network National Learning Collaborative Webinar Series on Using MDS 3.0 as an Engine for High Quality Individualized Care.  Monthly meetings will be facilitated by Primaris Program Manager Nursing Home Services Alexis Roam, MSN, RN.

Missouri League for Nursing (MLN) Summer Fest!

  • May 7 – 8, 2014:  Stoney Creek Inn, Columbia, Mo.
  • June 10 – 11, 2014:  Ameristar Casino, St. Charles, Mo.
  • June 17 – 18, 2014:  Holiday Inn Coco Key, Kansas City, Mo.

Topics include:

Elder Abuse:  Calming the Sea of Violence

Management Skills for Proven Success

The Three R’s of Culture Change: Residents, Rights, and Responsibilities

To view all upcoming events, please visit MLN at www.mlnmonursing.org.

Special Offer from the Missouri Coalition Celebrating Care Continuum Change (MC5)

Special Offer from the Missouri Coalition Celebrating Care Continuum Change (MC5)

The Missouri Coalition Celebrating Care Continuum Change (MC5) would love to see every senior care organization in Missouri represented at the annual Pioneer Network Culture Change Conference.

MC5 would like to help every community / organization in Missouri.  Here’s how:

  • If you send one person to the conference, you will receive a $50.00 gift certificate, good at the Pioneer Network Bookstore and participating vendors.
  • If you send four or more people, you will receive an additional $50.00 gift certificate.
  • If one of the people you send is a direct caregiver, you will receive an additional $25.00 gift certificate.

MC5 would love to see everyone come back home from the conference fired up and ready to move forward with new and innovative ideas for their Culture Change journey!  For more information, please visit the MC5 website at www.momc5.com.

Pioneer Network’s 14th Annual Culture Change Conference, “Journey to the Heartland,” will be held Aug. 4 to 7, 2014, at the Sheraton Kansas City-Crown Center in Kansas City, Mo.

      Early Bird Registration now through April 18 – visit www.pioneernetwork.net

Changing Antipsychotic Thinking (CAT) Tip #7

Cat Without a Tail

Do you see a TIGER in your percentages when you expect a KITTEN?  Are unexpected names on your Quality Measure (QM) Report for antipsychotic drug usage? Even the “appropriate” diagnosis of Schizophrenia will trigger the measure if not correctly reported. Schizophrenia, Tourette’s, and Huntington’s are the three accepted diagnoses for the use of an antipsychotic. Report these on the pre-printed section of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) Resident Assessment by checking I6000 for Schizophrenia, I5350 for Tourette’s Syndrome, and/or I5250 for Huntington’s Disease. In I8000 Additional active diagnoses, you may manually input “Schizophrenia with a tail.” One example is “Schizophrenia with Psychosis.” Please view CAT Tip #7 here: CAT_Tip_7.  View more tips at http://primaris.org/tool.  The Missouri Local Area Network for Excellence (MOLANE) is the state coalition for Advancing Excellence.

Hearing the Voice of Persons Living with Dementia – Conversations with Carmen

Hearing the Voice of Persons Living with Dementia

April 18, 2014: Conversations with Carmen…  A Monthly Webinar

Guest:  Megan Hannan, MS, Action Pact Consultant, Developer of PersonFirst®, author of Becoming Who They Were.  To learn more and register for this web-based talk show, please visit www.actionpact.com/calendar/event_details/conversations_with_carmen_webinar.

New High School Equivalency is Acceptable Prerequisite to Enroll in CMT Training Programs

January 1, 2014 was the deadline for passing the GED® High School Equivalency (HSE) exam.  The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has replaced the GED® with a new HSE exam, the HiSET™.  To learn more about the new exam, please visit http://dese.mo.gov/alrs/hse/.

Regulation 19 CSR 30-84.020 Certified  Medication Technician Training Program (6) (A) 1., indicates that a high school diploma or General Education Development (GED) Certificate is required to be eligible to enroll in the course.  Since the HiSET™ exam has replaced the GED® exam in Missouri, passing the HiSET™ exam is also acceptable.

If you have any questions, please contact the Section for Long-Term Care Regulation, Health Education Unit at 573-526-5686.

Primaris to Host American Society of Quality Training in June

Primaris will host The American Society of Quality (ASQ) and offer a customized quality improvement training, specific to long-term care, at the Primaris office in Columbia, Mo.  Primaris is committed to planting the seeds of true quality improvement and investing in Missouri’s long-term care professionals.  To be considered for this training, your home must submit a scholarship application by May 5, 2014.  Space is limited to 34 homes.  A scholarship requirement is that each home sends two people.  After applications are submitted, and requested dates are selected, the Primaris team will assign scholarship recipients with a training date.  To learn more, please visit http://primaris.org/nh-lan/primaris-to-host-american-society-of-quality-training.

Alive Inside – Conversations with Carmen March 21, 2014

Alive Inside

March 21, 2014: Conversations with Carmen

Guest:  Dan Cohen, MSW, Founder and Executive Director of Music & Memory

Rooted in neuroscience research, the results are described as “nothing short of miraculous” and certainly contribute to efforts to reduce anti-psychotics.  To learn more and register for this web-based talk show, please visit www.actionpact.com/calendar/event_details/conversations_with_carmen_webinar or click here to register.

One-Day Workshop: Food for Thought – The Deep Seated Issue of Choice

April 23, 2014:  Kansas City, Ks.

This workshop focuses on resident-directed dining, bringing the principles and practices of the New Dining Best Practice Standards to your organization in an experiential and practical manner.  If you are in households or neighborhoods, it will spark new energy in your teams and generate an excitement about resident-directed life.  If you are committed to resident-directed life but still operate in a traditional organization, this workshop help you identify first steps and serve as a guide for your journey.  Please visit http://actionpact.com/calendar/event_details/food_for_thought.

To learn more about Action Pact, click on the links below:

http://actionpact.com/

http://blog.actionpact.com/

www.facebook.com/ActionPact

Infection Prevention in Nursing Homes -Webinar Archive

Advancing Excellence, in partnership with the National LTC Ombudsman Resource Center, Administration for Community Living/Administration on Aging, and the Centers for Disease Control, held a webinar for long-term care ombudsmen on infection prevention.  The February 25, 2014 webinar centered on infection prevention in nursing homes.  Topics include:  understanding how infections can be spread and how the Ombudsman can be a part of the solution (hand washing, etc.), addressing issues with residents who are in isolation due to an infection, and encouraging the nursing home to use this tool if infections are an issue.  Handouts from the webinar are also available.  Visit the National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center at http://ltcombudsman.org/node/1262.

Changing Antipsychotic Thinking (CAT) Tip #6

CAT Calls

“Help, help, help, help, help.”  The repetition of a word or question is likely a cry for comfort and security.  Learn ways to make a connection with those who have dementia.  View Tip #6 here:  CAT Tip #6, or visit http://primaris.org/tool/changing-antipsychotic-thinking-cat-calls.

View more tips at http://primaris.org/tool.  The Missouri Local Area Network for Excellence (MOLANE) is the state coalition for Advancing Excellence.