AUDIOCONFERENCE
Sponsored by CLTC
presented on August 30, 2007
Accidents happen in your facility. CMS understands this.
But what surveyors want to know is…
How will you respond under the new F-tag #323, accidents and supervision?
The release of F-tag #323 has put skilled nursing facilities once again in the hot seat. Under the new tag, surveyors look at the types of accidents that occur and what could have been done to avoid the accident. Was it avoidable? Unavoidable? Not an easy question to answer, but it’s the one whose answer will mean the difference between a clean discussion and a brutal survey citation.
You need to implement an effective monitoring process and continually re-assess your plan of care to properly identify hazards over which your facility has control.
Provide adequate supervision to your residents and prevent “avoidable” accidents!
Listen to HCPro and industry experts for a 90-minute audioconference to gain a better understanding of the expectations under the Accidents and Supervision F-tag #323. You’ll be provided with strategies and tips on how to respond to the new changes so you can stay in compliance, properly supervise residents, and avoid being cited—sometimes under multiple additional F-tags—for accidents in your facility.
At the conclusion of this program, purchasers will be able to:
- Define avoidable vs. unavoidable accident within the regulatory framework of F-tag #323
- Demonstrate ways to handle a “frequent faller”
- Recognize what “adequate supervision” means in relation to falls, smoking hazards, elopement prevention, resident-to-resident altercations and accidents
- Demonstrate skills to complete Environmental Surveys to identify physical plant hazards
- Recognize the importance of developing an individualized plan of care
- Recognize when assistive devices are a help or a hazard
TAKE A LOOK AT OUR AGENDA
Theory behind the regulation - History of the accidents and supervision tag
- Defining avoidable vs. unavoidable
Develop a “Commitment to Safety” - Create a systems approach to safety and accident prevention
- Involve all staff in awareness, prevention, and follow up
- How regulation lines up with the upcoming Quality Indicator Survey (QIS)
- Prevention
- Environmental awareness
- How to avoid citations
- Accidents will happen – what do you do next?
- Investigation stage
- Incident/Accident reporting – what surveyors are after, and what they will cite
- Scenarios
- Step-by-step guidance under the new tag
- Fall prevention
- Elopement prevention
- Smoking policies and resident rights
- Q & A
NEW PURCHASE OPTION — AUDIO ARCHIVE
In addition to the regular participation options for HCPro audioconferences, audio tape or audio CD, we are pleased to offer a new option, an audio archive. Audio archive allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player.
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Cindy Frakes, executive director, Medicalodges, Kansas City, KS. Cindy began her career in LTC as a CNA while attending college. She became licensed as an adult care home administrator in 1980. In her 27 years of experience she has experienced 5 deficiency free surveys. She has served as an administrator, regional manager, and regional vice president for Medicalodges. Cindy has been involved in two QIS surveys and currently serves on the board of the Kansas Culture Change Coalition. Kansas has been a pilot state for QIS, and is a leader in the Long Term Care Culture Change movement.
Kari Miller, RN, attorney and associate counsel for Medicalodges, Inc., graduated from Miles Community College, Miles City, Montana in 1984, from Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, Nebraska, in 1992, and from Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas in 2004. She is admitted to practice law in the State of Kansas and the United States District Court for the District of Kansas. She is a member of the Kansas Healthcare Association Governmental Affairs Committee, Kansas Bar Association, Topeka Bar Association, and the Kansas Women Attorney’s Association.
WHO SHOULD LISTEN?
Administrators, directors of nursing, charge nurses, QA nurses, and any supervisor with regular resident contact needs to know this information.
BONUS MATERIALS INCLUDED IN YOUR MATERIALS PACKET!
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audioconference, you'll also receive these helpful “take-aways” provided within your materials pack:
- Chart that shows immediate interventions for a fall and those that can be developed in a care plan meeting
- Flow chart on accident investigation to rule out neglect and/or abuse
- Policy templates on setting up Accident Prevention workgroups at the facility
- Sample care plans for accident prevention and adequate supervision
These materials are provided prior with PDF links.
Purchase a tape, CD or audio archive 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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