This webinar will be an overview of changes. A strong professional of any discipline knows the regulations. When surveyors conduct an annual survey of a nursing home, the professionals working there are held accountable to these federal regulations.
Why Should You Attend:
CMS states that its Reform of Requirements for LTC Facilities issued Sept. 2016 is in part due to the advances of person centered care which is now interwoven throughout the new regulations. The CMS definition of person centered care is basically the definition of culture change. Phase I implementation was Nov. 2016, Phase II in Nov. 2017, Phase III Nov. 2019. New interpretive guidance and tag numbers came into effect on Nov. 2017. In an overview format, learn the requirements - what’s new and what remains - as well as the many culture change wins.Areas Covered in the Webinar:
- Important dates: the three Phases mentioned in the description
- Important information regarding new survey process: components of the new survey
- New areas highlighted:
- Facility Assessment
- Compliance and Ethics program
- QAPI
- Training
- Infection Preventionist.
- Grievance Official
- Antibiotic stewardship and more
- Culture change practices imbedded in new regulations highlighted
Who Will Benefit:
- Any person working in or with a nursing home
- Nurses
- Nursing assistants
- Dietitians
- Dietary managers
- Therapists
- Administrators
- Social workers
- Activity professionals
- Recreation therapists, etc.
Speaker
Carmen BowmanCourse Provider
Carmen Bowman,
