Each year more than one in four older adults, age 65 and older, experience a fall, resulting in about 3 million emergency department visits, 950,000 hospitalizations, and 32,000 deaths.  Falls are often preventable if you know what to screen for and what the risk factors for falls include.  This presentation will include an introduction to evidence-based screening tools, explain why it is important to screen each resident for falls, how to use tools and resources available to you, a live demonstration will be provided on utilizing the Falls Free CheckUp tool.

Objectives: After attending this session, participants will be able to:

1.  Explain the purpose of screening and what to do after the screening process.  
2. Discuss how fall screening tools can be used in assisted living.  
3. Incorporate fall screening tools into assisted living admission processes. Audience: administrators, nurses, and direct care staff in assisted living processes.

Audience: administrators, nurses, and direct care staff in assisted living

Speaker(s):   Tracy Gariepy, MS, CHES – Injury Prevention Project Coordinator with the CDC Foundation   

Daniel Thompson, MPH – Communications and Partnership Specialist with the CDC Foundation Division of Injury Prevention

This webinar is available to AHCA/NCAL provider members only.

The webinar will be recorded and available for access after the live event. 

Follow the Instructions Below to Register: 

• To avoid technical problems, use Google Chrome. 
• Members will need to log in using their existing email and password first. 
• Once you are logged in to the website you will be able to register by clicking the green register button at the top of the page. 
• If you have forgotten your password click here. 
• If you are new to the site, you can create an account here. Answer all fields on the create an account page- especially locating your company name. You can search by name or zip code. After creating an account, you will be able to register for the webinar. 

Email educate@ahca.org if you need assistance with registering. 

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As an assisted living employer affected by the pandemic, you may be eligible to receive a tax credit of up to $26,000 per employee. These are refundable payroll tax credits made possible by Congress revising the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020. The expansion of the CARES Act Employee Retention Credit (ERC) creates opportunities for previously excluded recipients of PPP.

In March 2021, the stimulus package extended the credits for another six months making employers eligible through September 30, 2021. If you’re eligible, LG Resources will provide:

·     Justification via IRS guidelines to claim the credit

·     Calculation of the credit

·     LG Resources file your an amended 941X and help get the ERC for 2020 & 2021

If your business was fully or partially suspended by government orders OR experienced a reduction in year-over-year gross recipients of 50% in 2020 or 20% in 2021, you may qualify.

Please join us for a FREE webinar on (TBD) This webinar is available to AHCA/NCAL members only.

Speakers: NC- Nick Cianci, Michael Wylie, and Brett Fritz

The webinar will be recorded and available for access after the live event. 

Follow the Instructions Below to Register:  

1. To avoid technical problems, use Google Chrome.  
2. Members will need to log in using their existing email and password first.  
3. Once you are logged in to the website you can register by clicking the green register button at the top of the page.  
4. If you have forgotten your password click here.  
5. If you are new to the site, you can create an account here. Answer all fields on the create an account page- especially locating your company name. You can search by name or zip code. After creating an account, you will be able to register for the webinar.  

Email educate@ahca.org if you need assistance with registering.

We need to contact CMS and weigh in on proposals they are writing for minimum staffing requirements in skilled nursing facilities. 

Presenters: Mark Parkinson, President and CEO, and Matthew Smyth, Senior Director, Grassroots Program.

This webinar is available to AHCA/NCAL members only. The webinar will be recorded and available for access after the live event. 

Follow the Instructions Below to Register: 

• To avoid technical problems, use Google Chrome. 
• Members will need to log in using their existing email and password first. 
• Once you are logged in to the website you will be able to register by clicking the green register button at the top of the page. 
• If you have forgotten your password click here. 
• If you are new to the site, you can create an account here. Answer all fields on the create an account page- especially locating your company name. You can search by name or zip code. After creating an account, you will be able to register for the webinar. 

Email educate@ahca.org if you need assistance with registering. 

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Healthcare is a heavily regulated industry.  For nursing homes in particular, the requirements are complicated and the inspection process is unique.  Managing life safety compliance can be daunting for even the experienced Facilities Manager.  The learning curve for someone new to the industry can be overwhelming.  This educational webinar walks through the CMS nursing home life safety inspection process, provides an overview of the applicable codes and standards, addresses how to access and navigate the codes, identifies CMS survey tools and reports, and discusses some of the most commonly cited life safety deficiencies.   

This webinar is available to both AHCA/NCAL members and non-members.

Cost: Free to AHCA/NCAL Members

$65 for Non-members 

Follow the Instructions Below to Register: 

• To avoid technical problems, use Google Chrome. 
• Members will need to log in using their existing email and password first. 
• Once you are logged in to the website you will be able to register by clicking the green register button at the top of the page. 
• If you have forgotten your password click here. 
• If you are new to the site, you can create an account here. Answer all fields on the create an account page- especially locating your company name. You can search by name or zip code. After creating an account, you will be able to register for the webinar. 

Email educate@ahca.org if you need assistance with registering. 

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Respiratory viruses are more common during the winter months. Our elderly residents, particularly those with multiple medical conditions, are at risk for developing serious illnesses or exacerbations of their other illnesses, being hospitalized, or even dying. Increases in Influenza, RSV, COVID-19, and other respiratory viruses are occurring in the general population, with some hospitals in communities nearing or at capacity. This webinar will feature expert speakers to discuss strategies to help prepare for respiratory season, as well as action steps providers can take to protect their residents and staff.  

This webinar is available to AHCA/NCAL members only. 

The webinar will be recorded. All registrants will be notified when the recording is made available. 

Follow the Instructions Below to Register: 

• To avoid technical problems, use Google Chrome. 
• Members will need to log in using their existing email and password first. 
• Once you are logged in to the website you will be able to register by clicking the green register button at the top of the page. 
• If you have forgotten your password click here. 
• If you are new to the site, you can create an account here. Answer all fields on the create an account page- especially locating your company name. You can search by name or zip code. After creating an account, you will be able to register for the webinar. 

Email educate@ahca.org if you need assistance with registering. 

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The video will discuss key aspects of CMS's new interpretive guidelines for surveyor enforcement of three-year-old regulatory changes limiting SNFs' use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements with residents and/or resident representatives.

• Discuss key components of CMS's new interpretive guidelines.
• Identify potential compliance issues related to new interpretive guidelines.
• Describe how CMS's new interpretive guidelines relate to other regulation requirements.

This webinar is available to AHCA/NCAL members only. 

Follow the Instructions Below to Register:

• To avoid technical problems, use Google Chrome. 
• Members will need to log in using their existing email and password first. 
• Once you are logged in to the website you will be able to register by clicking the green register button at the top of the page. 
• If you have forgotten your password click here. 
• If you are new to the site, you can create an account here. Answer all fields on the create an account page- especially locating your company name. You can search by name or zip code. After creating an account, you will be able to register for the webinar. 

Email educate@ahca.org if you need assistance with registering.  

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Life Safety and Emergency Preparedness are two critical regulatory compliance components that are consistently areas of survey focus.  This webinar reviews some of the most commonly cited life safety deficiencies (K-tags) and emergency preparedness deficiencies (E-tags) in nursing homes.  The program digs into specific compliance issues and outlines best practices and mitigation methods to keep you in compliance and avoid survey findings.

Cost: 

Free to AHCA/NCAL Members 

$65 to Non-members

Follow the Instructions Below to Register: 

• To avoid technical problems, use Google Chrome. 
• Members will need to log in using their existing email and password first. 
• Once you are logged in to the website you will be able to register by clicking the green register button at the top of the page. 
• If you have forgotten your password click here. 
• If you are new to the site, you can create an account here. Answer all fields on the create an account page- especially locating your company name. You can search by name or zip code. After creating an account, you will be able to register for the webinar. 

Need further assistance? Email educate@ahca.org

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Emergency Preparedness Plan Price: $395.00 SKU: 8587
This workshop is based on the newly released Emergency Preparedness Program Best Practice Guidebook for Long Term Care, a comprehensive tool designed to assist Long Term Care organizations in developing and maintaining an effective Emergency Preparedness Program. The guidebook serves as a best practice template and can be ordered for immediate download at ahcapublications.org.

Questions? Please email publications@hca.org

In an era where the weather cycles are more extreme, cyber-attacks are on the rise, and an Office of the Inspector General report is critical of nursing home emergency preparedness, the importance of maintaining a comprehensive, effective and compliant Emergency Preparedness Program (EPP)  is greater than ever.  This approximately one hour webinar provides an overview of the critical components of a comprehensive EPP, outlines various updated requirements, explores new high profile risks, and reviews best practices learned from real events.  The program also introduces and discusses AHCA’s newly updated Emergency Preparedness Plan Best Practice Guide and Template.  

Cost: 

Free to AHCA/NCAL Members 

$65 to Non-members

Follow the Instructions Below to Register: 

• To avoid technical problems, use Google Chrome. 
• Members will need to log in using their existing email and password first. 
• Once you are logged in to the website you will be able to register by clicking the green register button at the top of the page. 
• If you have forgotten your password click here. 
• If you are new to the site, you can create an account here. Answer all fields on the create an account page- especially locating your company name. You can search by name or zip code. After creating an account, you will be able to register for the webinar. 

Need further assistance? Email educate@ahca.org

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