Spring Workshop 2018 Information

Activities & the New CMS Requirements for Participation (RoP)

 Speaker: Cat Selman 

This training is a 6-hour seminar detailing the numerous responsibilities of the Activities/Recreation departments as mandated in the new requirements. Here are the realities: more focus on Residents' Rights and Resident Council; more focus on services and programming provided for those who have dementia; more focus on abuse & neglect; more focus on person-centered care and choices; more focus on restraint and alarm-free techniques; more focus on the reduction of antipsychotics (psychotropics); more focus on care planning; more focus on quality of life; more focus on behavioral services; more focus on competency skills, training (qualifications), and sufficient staff; AND a new survey process is being introduced by CMS. We are seeing more deficiencies on programming, care planning and insufficient staff than we ever have before. Come and learn as Cat provides guidance on systemic facility process and survey focus, as well as compliance recommendations. Cat has a reputation for explaining difficult topics in an easily understood, "common-sense," manner, so we anticipate that this training will be in heavy demand. We encourage you to reserve seating for your team as soon as it is available! 

Session Objectives:
1. At the end of this session, learner will be able to describe the federal regulations that relate to the activity/recreation department.
2. At the end of this session, learner will be able to describe activity responsibilities for dementia care.
3. At the end of this session, learner will be able to describe the activity department’s role in the reduction of antipsychotic medications.
4. At the end of this session, learner will be able to describe surveyor focus in the review of behavioral challenges.
5. At the end of this session, learner will be able to describe surveyor focus in regard to activity staff qualifications and competencies.

Please click handout link above to find Cat's handouts for the session.  No handouts will be provided on the day of the workshop. 

Consider going green and bring your tablet or device to view handouts from on that day (The handout is 173 pages)