AUDIOCONFERENCE ON TAPE OR CD
Sponsored by The Big Book of Care Plans
presented on April 20, 2007
Are you certain your care plans enhance residents’ quality of life?
That’s what CMS hopes to accomplish by urging SNFs to move away from generic care plans and focus more on resident-centered care plans. How will the agency do this? By mandating that surveyors are taking a closer look at SNFs’ care plans to make sure they focus on the resident's individual needs.
Save time, improve resident outcomes, minimize surveyor scrutiny
Listen to former surveyor Bonnie G. Foster, RN, BSN, MEd, and long-term care educator Debbie Ohl, RN, LNHA, NHA,and the audioconference SNF Care Plans Undergo New Scrutiny: Surveyors demand interdisciplinary approach to resident-centered care. The speakers address CMS’ push for resident-centered care and tackle some key concerns such as the following:
- What surveyors are specifically looking for in a care plan
- How care plans affect your SNF’s reimbursement
- How to develop resident-centered care plans
This comprehensive program will show SNFs how to create effective and results-oriented care plans that meet the needs of the resident and regulators. As a bonus, participants will walk away with a grocery list of effective practices they can apply in their own facilities.
At the end of this audioconference you will be able to do the following:
- Identify the role and responsibility of each discipline in creating a resident-centered care plan
- State the single most crucial element in developing an effective plan
- Clarify the difference between care planning issues and care planning problems
- Identify the 4 key elements of a well-written holistic care plan
- Identify the required documentation to verify your care plan activities and resident outcomes
AGENDA
- Regulatory process and pitfalls of care planning
- Assessment
- Care conference
- Documentation
- Actual care plan meeting
- Who should attend
- What the essential agenda items are
- The difference between a discipline-generated and a team-generated care plan
- Long care plan (inter- or multi-)
- The role of the care conference in validating the care plan effectiveness
- How disciplines can create a resident-centered care plan without individually addressing each problem from their viewpoint
- What absolutely must be addressed on the care plan
- How to avoid creating a care plan that is merely paper-compliant
- What it takes to eliminate care plan negativity
- Actual examples and how to make them work
A 30 minute Q&A follows the presentation
BONUS MATERIALS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET!
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive these take-aways:
- Steps to creating effective care plans
- Examples of effective, resident-centered care plans
- A grocery list for future care planning
These materials are provided with PDF links.
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Bonnie G. Foster, RN, BSN, MEd, is an independent long-term care consultant who has worked in the field of geriatrics since 1969. Her varied work history includes positions as a CNA, charge nurse, staff developer, director of nursing, and state nurse surveyor for federal long-term care regulations. Foster has won numerous awards, ranging from outstanding teacher to a monetary reward for retention and recruitment. She has authored several manuals, including MDS/Resident Care Plans; Developing and Implementing Restorative Programs; Legal and Ethical Issues; Management for Nurses; and the HCPro title The QI/QM Troubleshooter. Two of Foster's key skill areas are organizing nursing departments and teaching leadership skills. She currently teaches several long-term care programs throughout the country, consults within facilities, and is an expert witness for nursing home cases.
Debbie Ohl, RN, LNHA, NHA, is the owner of Ohl & Associates, a long-term care education and resources company in Cincinnati, and a certified facilitator. Her manuals, workshops, and Web site provide cutting-edge information and material to help long-term care professionals comply with regulations and meet the needs of their residents. She is the author of more than a dozen books on subjects related to nursing home administration and long-term care, including The Big Book of Care Plans and Activities for Resident-Centered Care, both published by HCPro. She has had a distinguished career, which began in the trenches and has spanned more than 25 years in nearly every facet of the industry. She works as a consultant, educator, writer, and clinical software co-creator.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
- MDS Coordinators
- Nurses
- DONs
Purchase a tape or CD of the program and listen when you can. It's also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.
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