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  • Value Based Care “Office Hours”
    Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 08/22/2023 at 2:00 PM (EDT)

    AHCA/NCAL will be available online via Webex to answer questions and help members step into the population health management space. Please join the office hours to have your questions answered. This webinar is available to NCAL members only. The webinar will be recorded.

    AHCA/NCAL will be available online via the Webex link below as a follow-up to our July 26th Value-Based care and assisted living webinar to answer questions and help members step into the population health management space. Please join the office hours to learn more about how PHM could assist your organization.

    Tuesday, August 22, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

    This webinar is available to NCAL members. 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. 

    © 2023 National Center for Assisted Living. All rights reserved. All Value-Based Care “Office Hours”  materials subject to this copyright may be photocopied or distributed for the purpose of nonprofit or educational advancement. The use, photocopying, and distribution for commercial purposes of any of these materials is expressly prohibited without the prior written permission of National Center for Assisted Living.

  • Assisted Living Population Health Management Webinar – The Importance of Value-Based Care
    Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 07/26/2023 at 2:00 PM (EDT)

    Nisha Hammel, Associate Vice President, Population Health Management, AHCA/NCAL, will give an overview of value-based care and the importance of providers preparing their assisted living operations and business model for population health management. This webinar is available to NCAL members only. The webinar will be recorded.

    Nisha Hammel, Associate Vice President, Population Health Management, AHCA/NCAL, will give an overview of value-based care and the importance of providers preparing their assisted living operations and business model for population health management. 

    Learning Objectives:
    • An understanding of what value-based care encompasses.
    • The role assisted living provides in value-based care.
    • How value-based care can help assisted living providers succeed now and in the future?

    This webinar is available to NCAL members. 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. 

    © 2023 National Center for Assisted Living. All rights reserved. All Assisted Living Population Health Management Webinar – The Importance of Value-Based Care materials subject to this copyright may be photocopied or distributed for the purpose of nonprofit or educational advancement. The use, photocopying, and distribution for commercial purposes of any of these materials is expressly prohibited without the prior written permission of National Center for Assisted Living.

  • Savings 101: Learn How to Boost Your Purchasing Power and Savings with the Incite GPO
    Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 06/22/2023 at 1:30 PM (EDT)

    Register here to learn more about all the ways Incite membership can benefit your organization and your residents while saving you money.

    AHCA/NCAL and Incite Strategic Partners will host a free webinar on Thursday, June 22 at 1:30 p.m. EDT titled Savings 101. The Incite Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) saves long term care facilities money on food and other common purchases while raising the level of service you deliver to residents.

    Join Incite’s Senior Director of Partnership Development, Nick Trankito, for this informative session focusing on ensuring your community is buying the right products at the right price in this time of financial uncertainty. You will walk away understanding: 

    • How the right GPO partner can help you save on the items you already buy
    • How to manage resistance to change in supplier product lines
    • What others are saying about the benefits of Incite membership

    Register here to learn more about all the ways Incite membership can benefit your organization and your residents while saving you money.  

    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. After creating an account, you will be able to register.
    Email educate@ahca.org if you need assistance.

  • Abuse and Neglect
    Contains 4 Component(s)

    Both the toolkit, and the webinar, were developed to assist facilities in regard to regulations related to abuse, neglect, and misappropriation of resident property, how and when to report abuse, how to complete an abuse investigation, and helpful tips for achieving past noncompliance (PNC) for these deficiencies. This training toolkit is free to AHCA/NCAL members. $65 Non-members

    This three-part webinar reviews regulations related to abuse, neglect, and misappropriation of resident property, how and when to report abuse, how to complete an abuse investigation, and helpful tips for achieving past noncompliance (PNC) for these deficiencies.  The webinars also include real life scenarios, how to avoid deficiencies in these scenarios, and tools for achieving PNC.

    Registration is free to AHCA/NCAL Members | $65 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.
    Email educate@ahca.org if you need assistance.

    © 2023 American Health Care Association. All rights reserved. Materials subject to this copyright may be photocopied or distributed for the purpose of nonprofit or educational advancement. The use, photocopying, and distribution for commercial purposes of any of these materials is expressly prohibited without the prior written permission of American Health Care Association.


  • MDS Updates Effective 10/1/2023
    Contains 3 Component(s)

    On April 3, 2023, CMS released the final MDS Item Sets version 1.18.11 and the Draft MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual version 1.18.11. This training covers changes to the MDS 3.0 Final Item set, and review of draft RAI manual guidance and application of the guidance to the MDS item sets. This training also covers how to apply changes to facility operations. Registration is free to AHCA/NCAL Members.

    On April 3, 2023, CMS released the final MDS Item Sets version 1.18.11 and the Draft MDS 3.0 RAI User’s Manual version 1.18.11. This training covers changes to the MDS 3.0 Final Item set, and review of draft RAI manual guidance and application of the guidance to the MDS item sets. This training also covers how to apply changes to facility operations.

    Registration is free to AHCA/NCAL 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.
    Email educate@ahca.org if you need assistance.


    © 2023 American Health Care Association. All rights reserved. Materials subject to this copyright may be photocopied or distributed for the purpose of nonprofit or educational advancement. The use, photocopying, and distribution for commercial purposes of any of these materials is expressly prohibited without the prior written permission of American Health Care Association.

  • Caring Together and the Power of Self-Care
    Contains 1 Component(s)

    This “Caring Together” call will focus on self-care and incorporating mindfulness into our daily routines. Please join AHCA/NCAL and AALNA as we partner to help you learn quick strategies, that can be implemented immediately, to combat the feelings of frustration, stress, fatigue, and being burned out.

    Working in assisted living is incredibly rewarding.  It can also be stressful due to the pressures and demands that we face daily.  The COVID-19 pandemic and workforce crisis have only added to the stress and challenges for those who work in this industry.  If we are to change our future, we must start with empowering our teams and providing them with the tools and resources they need to fight stress, fatigue, and burnout.  Self-care is a critical component to reducing stress, fatigue, frustration, and feelings of being burned out.  This “Caring Together” call will focus on self-care and incorporating mindfulness into our daily routines.  Please join AHCA/NCAL and AALNA as we partner to help you learn quick strategies, that can be implemented immediately, to combat the feelings of frustration, stress, fatigue, and being burned out.  

    Objectives: After attending this “Caring Together” call, participants will be able to:
    • Identify stressful situations that occur every day.
    • Discuss what mindfulness is and how to use mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques to decrease the perception of stress, frustration, fatigue, and burnout.
    • Employ simple stress reduction techniques that work in the moment you need them.
    This webinar is available to AHCA/NCAL members and Non-members.
    Follow the Instructions Below to Register: 
    • To avoid technical problems, use Google Chrome. 
    • You 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. 
    • After creating an account, you will be able to register for the webinar. 
    Email educate@ahca.org if you need assistance with registering. 

    © 2023 National Center for Assisted Living. All rights reserved. All Caring Together and the Power of Self-Care materials subject to this copyright may be photocopied or distributed for the purpose of nonprofit or educational advancement. The use, photocopying, and distribution for commercial purposes of any of these materials is expressly prohibited without the prior written permission of National Center for Assisted Living. 

     

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    Pamela Truscott, DNP/HSL, MSN/Ed, RN, C-CNL, C-AL, DNS-CT, QCP, RAC-CT, CDP

    Director of Quality Improvement, AHCA/NCAL

    NCAL

    Pamela Truscott, DNP/HSL, MSN/Ed, RN, DNS-CT, QCP is the Director of Quality Improvement with the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL). She joined the AHCA/NCAL family in June 2019 and has been actively involved with a variety of education, tools and resources such as: trauma-informed care, behavioral health, functional outcomes improvement, and infection prevention and control. Prior to joining AHCA, Pam worked for the Nebraska Health Care Association (NHCA) as the Vice President of Professional Development for seven years and is a Nebraska Assisted LIving Administrator. Before joining the NHCA team, she worked in a rural nursing home with attached assisted living community for 15 years in a variety of roles, including: charge nurse, wound nurse, medication aide, and direct care staff member. She is an active member in the American Nurses Association as well as the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nurses. She received a Doctor of Nursing Practice with specialy focus in Healthcare Systems Leadership and Master of Science in Nursing with focus in nursing education degree from Chamberlain College of Nursing. Pam has over 20 years of long-term care experience and shares a passion for growing education and cultivating new leaders in long-term care.

  • Bullying Is Not Limited to the Playground – It’s Time to Take a Breath!
    Contains 1 Component(s)

    This webinar will identify what bullying and lateral violence is and what can be done to reduce the risk of bullying and lateral workplace violence through self-care and stress reduction techniques.

    Working short-staffed, not having enough supplies, and challenging resident and staff behaviors can all lead to frustration, stress, and tension.  When frustration, stress, and tension are high - a perfect storm is created. This storm is the possibility for bullying, eating our young, and lateral workplace violence to occur.  During this webinar, we will identify what bullying and lateral violence are - and what can be done to reduce the risk of this in the workplace through self-care and stress-reduction techniques.  This webinar event will also explore the benefits of an employee assistance program. There will also be time for Q & A.  

    Objectives:  After attending this session, participants will be able to:
    • Describe what bullying and lateral workplace violence are.
    • Identify methods to create a safe environment.
    • Discuss methods to reduce stress and improve self-care that can be implemented today.
    • Explore the benefits of an employee assistance program in reducing stress, frustration, burnout, bullying, and lateral violence.
    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. 

    © 2023 American Health Care Association. All rights reserved. All Interested in an Bullying Is Not Limited to the Playground – It’s Time to Take a Breath! materials subject to this copyright may be photocopied or distributed for the purpose of nonprofit or educational advancement. The use, photocopying, and distribution for commercial purposes of any of these materials is expressly prohibited without the prior written permission of American Health Care Association.

    Pamela Truscott, DNP/HSL, MSN/Ed, RN, C-CNL, C-AL, DNS-CT, QCP, RAC-CT, CDP

    Director of Quality Improvement, AHCA/NCAL

    NCAL

    Pamela Truscott, DNP/HSL, MSN/Ed, RN, DNS-CT, QCP is the Director of Quality Improvement with the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL). She joined the AHCA/NCAL family in June 2019 and has been actively involved with a variety of education, tools and resources such as: trauma-informed care, behavioral health, functional outcomes improvement, and infection prevention and control. Prior to joining AHCA, Pam worked for the Nebraska Health Care Association (NHCA) as the Vice President of Professional Development for seven years and is a Nebraska Assisted LIving Administrator. Before joining the NHCA team, she worked in a rural nursing home with attached assisted living community for 15 years in a variety of roles, including: charge nurse, wound nurse, medication aide, and direct care staff member. She is an active member in the American Nurses Association as well as the American Association of Post-Acute Care Nurses. She received a Doctor of Nursing Practice with specialy focus in Healthcare Systems Leadership and Master of Science in Nursing with focus in nursing education degree from Chamberlain College of Nursing. Pam has over 20 years of long-term care experience and shares a passion for growing education and cultivating new leaders in long-term care.

    Greg Brannan

    Director of Business Development & Training

    Deer Oaks EAP Services

    Greg Brannan from Deer Oaks EAP Services is an organizational development and training professional that specializes in providing practical skill development training for employees and managers designed to enhance their motivation, relationships and productivity. The organizations he’s worked with include the National Institutes of Health, the State of New Jersey, the National Association of State Personnel Executives (NASPE) the State & Local Government Benefits Association (SALGBA), and various municipalities, healthcare organizations, and private companies.

     

    Greg was trained in speech communications and counseling, and has over 20 years of experience in leadership and training.   

     

    Deer Oaks EAP Services is a San Antonio-based EAP and Work-Life Company providing Employee Assistance and Wellness Programs for over 1 million lives across the Country.

     

    Dana Ritchie

    Associate Vice President of Constituency Services & Workforce

    AHCA/NCAL

    In 2012, Ritchie joined the team of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), the largest association representing skilled care centers and assisted living communities in the country.  She is an experienced Capitol Hill advocate and is the Associate Vice President of Constituency Services and Workforce at the association. In this role, she advocates on issues impacting AHCA/NCAL members and is focused on the workforce crisis the long-term care sector has been facing. 

     

    Ritchie also staffs the Association’s Not for Profit Council, representing over 25 percent of the association’s total membership, and oversees member services to developmental disabilities residential services providers.  Ritchie also manages senior housing issues and serves as a liaison between AHCA’s over 14,500-strong membership and agencies like the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs.  Prior to joining AHCA/NCAL, Ritchie worked at the American College of Surgeons and for U.S. Senator Kent Conrad.

     

     

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    • To avoid technical problems, use Google Chrome. 
    • Members will need to log in using their existing AHCA/NCAL username 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

  • Discharges- Making the Safest Transition for Your Residents
    Contains 2 Component(s)

    Discharges, Making the Safest Transition for your Residents is a Webinar created by AHCA Regulatory staff to assist facility staff in understanding regulations related to planning, preparing, and discharging residents safely. The Webinar provides real-life scenarios of difficult discharge situations, and how to stay in compliance when these situations arise. Registration is free to AHCA/NCAL Members | $65 Non-members

    Discharges, Making the Safest Transition for your Residents is a Webinar created by AHCA Regulatory staff to assist facility staff in understanding regulations related to planning, preparing, and discharging residents safely.  The Webinar provides real-life scenarios of difficult discharge situations, and how to stay in compliance when these situations arise.

    Registration is free to AHCA/NCAL Members | $65 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.
    Email educate@ahca.org if you need assistance.

    © 2023 American Health Care Association. All rights reserved. Materials subject to this copyright may be photocopied or distributed for the purpose of nonprofit or educational advancement. The use, photocopying, and distribution for commercial purposes of any of these materials is expressly prohibited without the prior written permission of American Health Care Association.


  • Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR) Toolkit
    Contains 2 Component(s)

    Both the toolkit, and the webinar, were developed to assist facilities in determining if an IDR is an appropriate tool to use after survey where the results need to be disputed, by the facility. This training toolkit is free to AHCA/NCAL members. $65 Non-members

    A sub-group of the Survey Regulatory Committee developed the webinar and toolkit titled Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR).  Both the toolkit, and the webinar, were developed to assist facilities in determining if an IDR is an appropriate tool to use after survey where the results need to be disputed, by the facility.  Additionally, the webinar assists facilities through the process of completing an IDR and informs learners about areas that may vary based on state processes.  The IDR process is not one providers do often so this tool is a helpful aide in completing a task that can sometimes seem confusing and intimidating.    

    Registration is free to AHCA/NCAL Members | $65 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.
    Email educate@ahca.org if you need assistance.

    © 2023 American Health Care Association. All rights reserved. Materials subject to this copyright may be photocopied or distributed for the purpose of nonprofit or educational advancement. The use, photocopying, and distribution for commercial purposes of any of these materials is expressly prohibited without the prior written permission of American Health Care Association.


  • NCAL Webinar: Expanding Affordable Assisted Living Options
    Contains 1 Component(s)

    LaShuan Bethea, NCAL Executive Director, will share NCAL’s new white paper​, The Importance of Expanding Affordable Assisted Living Options and Proposed Solutions, which details the challenges to offering more affordable assisted living for low- and middle-income seniors. Bethea will also share solutions that could help improve access to necessary care. This webinar is available to NCAL members.

    LaShuan Bethea, NCAL Executive Director, will share NCAL’s new white paper, The Importance of Expanding Affordable Assisted Living Options and Proposed Solutions, which details the challenges to offering more affordable assisted living for low- and middle-income seniors. Bethea will also share solutions that could help improve access to necessary care.

    Highlighting one of those solutions, certified public accounting and business advisory firm Plante Moran will present on NCAL’s new tool and summary of key operating data and potential development characteristics of the assisted living marketplace to help members examine what it would take to offer more affordable assisted living communities. The suite of resources includes an executive summary highlighting important statistics about the growing elderly population, as well as a financial modeling tool and accompanying user guide that are exclusive resources available to NCAL members.

    Learning Objectives:
    • An understanding of the challenges in offering more affordable assisted living  and the impact on providers and potential residents.
    • The solutions current assisted living providers and state affiliate associations can consider in expanding affordable assisted living.
    • How to utilize Plante Moran’s new tool and suite of resources. 
    Speakers:
    • LaShuan Bethea, Executive Director of NCAL
    • Patrick McCormick; Jim Stradiot, Plante Moran
    This webinar is available to NCAL 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. 


    © 2023 National Center for Assisted Living. All rights reserved. All NCAL Webinar: Expanding Affordable Assisted Living Options materials subject to this copyright may be photocopied or distributed for the purpose of nonprofit or educational advancement. The use, photocopying, and distribution for commercial purposes of any of these materials is expressly prohibited without the prior written permission of National Center for Assisted Living.
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