Category: Training

Strategies for Implementing a Fall Prevention Program that Works

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April 10, 2014:  Pioneer Network Webinar

In 2008, Empira, a Minnesota consortium of skilled nursing homes, implemented a program to prevent and reduce resident falls in fifteen of their homes.  Register for this webinar and learn about the process and outcomes of Empira’s fall prevention program including how those homes became alarm-free, restraint-free, with corrected bed heights (no low beds), no floor mats, and the cautionary use of gripper socks.

Read more about this webinar and register by visiting www.pioneernetwork.net/Events/Webinars/HotTopics/.

End-of-Life Care Manual: Online Questionnaire

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A committee has formed to revise and improve the manual titled “Guidelines for End-of-Life Care in Long-Term Care Facilities.”  The current manual is available at http://health.mo.gov/seniors/nursinghomes/lawsregs.php.

The committee values your input!  Would you help to improve this manual by taking a minute to complete a short online questionnaire?  Please visit www.surveymonkey.com/s/MOEOLC.

If you have any questions, please contact Rita Summers, Missouri Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, at rita.summers@health.mo.gov or 573-751-6335.

Show Me Summit on Aging and Health 2014 – Call for Presentations

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The Missouri Association of Area Agencies on Aging (MA4) has issued a Call for Presentations for the Annual Show Me Summit on Aging and Health, August 26 – 28, 2014. The theme for this year’s summit is It’s All About Aging. MA4 invites you to submit a proposal to speak at the Summit. Submissions are due by February 28, 2014. Please visit the website at www.ma4web.org/announcements/spnsor-and-exhibotr-information-for-summit-on-aging-and-health-2014.

MU Leadership Development Academy for Nurse Leaders and Nursing Home Administrators in Long Term Care – April 2014

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A Certificate Program offered by the University of Missouri to strengthen the RN-NHA Leadership Connection for Better Outcomes in Long-Term Care

April 2014 – October 2014:  Kansas City and Springfield

The next MU Leadership Development Academy for Nurse Leaders and Nursing Home Administrators in Long Term Care starts in April.  Long-term care can be challenging, but the Academy will help you better manage daily crises and get the most out of your employees, all while earning over 40 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.  Registration is open – please visit http://nursingoutreach.missouri.edu.

National Provider Call: CMS National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes

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February 26, 2014:  Presentation topics include the critical role of both state and federal surveyors in the implementation of the partnership, the importance of leadership, and the correlation between proper pain assessment and antipsychotic medication use.  A question and answer session will follow.

These calls are free of charge.  Registration is required.  For detailed information, please visit CMS at www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/NPC/National-Provider-Calls-and-Events.html, or register at www.eventsvc.com/blhtechnologies/register/f32af1b2-3be3-4015-bd0f-3a7f529a867b.

MU Infection Control Train-the-Trainer Workshop for RNs in Long-Term Care

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MU Infection Control Train-the-Trainer Workshop for RNs in Long-Term Care

Provided by the University of Missouri in cooperation with DHSS

March 4, 2014:  You are invited to send a RN to a complimentary train-the-trainer workshop!  Please view the flyer here: MU Infection Control Complimentary Train the Trainer Workshop March 4, 2014, or visit http://nursingoutreach.missouri.edu/infectioncontoltraining.aspx.

Preceptor Training/Refresher Course – February 2014

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February 12, 2014:  Hyde Park Conference Center, 2409 C Hyde Park Rd., Jefferson City, Mo. This training is approved by the Missouri Board of Nursing Home Administrators for six administrative hours for the full course; or three administrative hours for the refresher course. For more information, visit the Missouri Assisted Living Association website.

The Validation® Method: A Tried and True Method of Reducing Antipsychotics

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February 21, 2014:  Conversations with Carmen

Guest: Naomi Feil, MSW, SCSW.  Treat yourself to learning from developer Naomi Feil about the Validation® method, which provides a means for successfully communicating with persons with dementia – something desperately needed by them, their caregivers and family members.  To learn more and register for this web-based talk show, please visit www.actionpact.com/calendar/event_details/conversations_with_carmen_webinar.

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MC5 Regional Meetings – March 2014

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Visit the Missouri Coalition Celebrating Care Continuum Change (MC5) website at www.momc5.com.

Customer Service: Beyond a Warm Welcome

Location:  Lenoir Woods, LSS, Nifong Hall, 3710 South Lenoir St., Columbia.

RSVP to Beth at bbusseau@cmaaa.net or 573-443-5823.

Caring for Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease in a Culture Change World

Presented by Alzheimer’s Association Heart of America Chapter, Education Director Michelle Niedens.

Location:  Methodist Church, The Celebration Center, 1701 W. 32nd, Sedalia.

RSVP to Kathy Ray-Smith at kraysmith@goaging.org, 800-748-7826, or 660-747-3107.

Enhancing Communication:  Dealing with challenging “behaviors” and the principles of person-centered care

Presented by Alzheimer’s Association Northwest Region Dementia Care Specialist Brenda Gregg.

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

RSVP to Karen Fletchall at karen.fletchall@yahoo.com or 660-562-3515; or Freda Miller at fmiller@nwmoaaa.org or 660-822-6209.

Creating Well-Being for Those Who Live with Dementia:  Alternatives to Medication Use Webinar Series

Webinar #2:  Seeing & Relating to the Whole Person

Would you like to provide your staff with high quality training from world-renowned experts, but just can’t afford it?  Now you can!  MC5 and Primaris have teamed up to bring you the six part webinar series developed by Dr. Al Power and The Eden Alternative.  Each meeting will include one of the hour-long webinars, followed by a learning session led by Primaris Program Manager Judy Halley, RN-BC, LNHA.

Location:  Council of Churches, 627 North Glenstone Ave., Springfield.

RSVP to cindybutler@mchsi.com

Music & Memory

Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments Assistant Administrator Matt Arthaud will present video clips that demonstrate the benefits of personalized music for individuals with dementia.  The soon to be public documentary Alive Inside and the Music & Memory program will also be discussed.  The presentation will be followed by a brief Learning Circle training and discussion. Please view the flyer here:  MC5 North Central 03-13-14

Location:  BTC Bank, 400 West Business 36, Chillicothe

RSVP to Judy Bagley at jbagley@grm.net, or call 660-748-4407.

  • March 14, 2014:  East

Words Hurt:  How Using Culture Change Language Improves Care

Presented by Lutheran Senior Services Director of Performance Improvement Joan Devine.

Location:  Brentwood Community Center, Rm. 104, 2502 S. Brentwood Blvd., Brentwood.

Please RSVP by calling 314-432-3422.

Using MDS 3.0 as an Engine for High Quality Individualized Care

MC5 East Central and Primaris Learning Collaborative

Please view the flyer here: MC5 East Central 03-18-14

Primaris Program Manager Nursing Home Services Alexis Roam, MSN, RN, will facilitate monthly meetings.

Location:  The Centre, 1200 Holloway St., Rolla.

RSVP to Mary Ehrenreich at mary.ehrenreich@alz.org or 314-801-0462; or Tracy Rosenow at tracy.rosenow@mvc.dps.mo.gov or 573-265-3271.

For more information about these regional meetings, please visit the Missouri Coalition Celebrating Care Continuum Change (MC5) website at www.momc5.com/regional-meetings.html.

Learn To Use Basic Dementia Care Mapping

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Learn To Use Basic Dementia Care Mapping

April 7 – 10, 2014:  Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) is a method to evaluate the delivery of person-centered care and, in general, to improve the quality of care delivered to persons with dementia in formal care settings.  DCM provides valuable, clear, and reliable information for those concerned with quality care for people with dementia.  Please view the flyer here:  Dementia Care Mapping April 2014. You may visit Jentle Harts at http://netkraft.com/jh2012/?page_id=25.

Learn more about DCM in the article “Dementia Care Mapping:  A Tool and Process for Quality!”  featured in New Generations – Volume 11, Issue 4, Autumn 2013, available at http://health.mo.gov/seniors/nursinghomes/providerinfo.php.

New Generations Quarterly Newsletter – Winter 2014

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The Section for Long-Term Care has published New Generations – Volume 12, Issue 1, Winter 2014.  This issue is now available on our website, along with an archive of previous newsletters.  Please visit http://health.mo.gov/seniors/nursinghomes/providerinfo.php.

Know Me Through My Eyes: Enriching End of Life Dementia Care

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April 4, 2014:  The Alzheimer’s Association St. Louis Chapter, Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association and LeadingAge Missouri have partnered to present this inspirational and resourceful all day seminar. This one-of-a-kind educational experience will allow long-term care staff as well as hospice staff to find ways to work together to best serve elders with advanced dementia. Enjoy the insightful teachings of experts, including renowned healing harpist Amy Camie, who will be using the live, beautiful sounds of her harp and her own amazing personal journey to inspire and educate!  You may visit LeadingAge Missouri or the Missouri Hospice & Palliative Care Association. If you have any specific questions, you may contact Zoe Dearing, Professional Education Coordinator with the Alzheimer’s Association St. Louis Chapter at zdearing@alz.org or 314-801-0444.

8th Annual Patient Safety Conference

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March 21, 2014:  Safe Care: Our Focus 24/7/365 

Announcement from the Center for Patient Safety

Join healthcare providers from a variety of settings and disciplines as nationally renowned speakers describe how to develop and deepen safety culture at the 2014 Annual Patient Safety Conference in St. Louis. 

Highlights include keynote addresses by Stephen G. Post, PhD, who will discuss “Doing Good and Feeling Better: A Deeper Look at Professionalism in Health Care,” and Michael Leonard, MD, who will address “Embedding Safety and Reliability as Organizational Values to Create Sustainable Safety Excellence.”  Both can nourish efforts to develop a successful culture that will support QAPI initiatives and organizational improvement. 

Individuals from licensed Missouri long-term care providers can attend at no charge, as part of the Center for Patent Safety grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health.  For more information, please visit www.centerforpatientsafety.org/2014conference.

Patient Safety Awareness Week

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March 2 – 8, 2014:  The Center for Patient Safety is raising awareness by providing tools and resources for healthcare providers and consumers for Patient Safety Awareness Week.

8th Annual Patient Safety Conference – Call for Posters

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The Center for Patient Safety invites you to submit a poster display of your great success in safe practices.

The deadline to submit posters has been extended to February 28.   

The 2014 Patient Safety Conference will be held on Friday, March 21, 2014 in St. Louis, Mo. All areas of healthcare are encouraged to share.  Please visit http://www.centerforpatientsafety.org/2014/02/10/call-for-poster-presentations-at-8th-annual-conference/.

Good Care Should be a Given!

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January 17, 2014:  Conversations with Carmen

Guest: Maricel Glova, RN, Action Pact Consultant and experienced DON.

Quality of life includes quality of care. In your community, do residents get to the bathroom when they need to? Better yet, are residents’ bathroom needs anticipated?  In addition to the obvious benefits, this also leads to preventing falls. Is mouth care happening regularly every day? Are medications administered according to residents’ schedules? And is sleep honored according to the person’s circadian rhythm?

Hear strategies for the varying stages of culture – from traditional to households – for ensuring that good care is a given. Only then can a resident achieve highest practicable well-being. This is not only a great idea but also a federal requirement.

To learn more and register for this web-based talk show, please visit www.actionpact.com/calendar/event_details/conversations_with_carmen_webinar.

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