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Quick CEs

With little time to spare, each course listed below can be completed in less than 3-4 hours to aid professional development in a convenient and time-efficient manner. AHCA/NCAL provides NAB-approved CEs upon successful course completion. 

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    The Facility Assessment webinar begins by explaining the regulatory requirements of the Facility Assessment- it is mentioned over 100 times throughout the State Operations Manual! This information is built upon through explaining the relationship between the Facility Assessment and everything else facilities do on a day-to-day basis. The webinar reviews how to complete a facility assessment and how to then determine which competencies are necessary, based upon that assessment. A sample Facility Assessment is also provided as a resource along with many resources on Facility Assessments and competencies. Disclaimer: This webinar has not been approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) or any other federal or state agency. This webinar is not intended as legal or operational advice, nor should it be relied upon as advice with CMS or other government regulatory agencies. Registration is $50 for members and $75 for non-members.

    The Facility Assessment webinar begins by explaining the regulatory requirements of the Facility Assessment- it is mentioned over 100 times throughout the State Operations Manual!  This information is built upon through explaining the relationship between the Facility Assessment and everything else facilities do on a day-to-day basis.  The webinar reviews how to complete a facility assessment and how to then determine which competencies are necessary, based upon that assessment.  A sample Facility Assessment is also provided as a resource along with many resources on Facility Assessments and competencies.  Disclaimer: This webinar has not been approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) or any other federal or state agency. This webinar is not intended as legal or operational advice, nor should it be relied upon as advice with CMS or other government regulatory agencies.

    Target Audience: Facility leadership, DONs, and Administrators, potentially Regional Staff 

    Presenter: Hawley Hunt, MBA, MHA, LNHA Director, Regulatory and Quality Services, AHCA

    Cost:$50 AHCA Members | $75 Non-members

    1.25 NAB CEs and 1.0 contact hour through the Iowa Board of Nursing are available upon course completion.



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    All Facility Assessments 101: The Driver of Staffing, Training and Competencies 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.

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    The Accidents Webinar will review regulations related to supervision to avoid accidents. It also pulls together various resources available on ahcancalED, as well as external resources. The Webinar provides resources for development of policies to remain compliant with accident regulations. Finally, real-life case studies will be reviewed with explanations for what facilities should do if similar events occur. This webinar is $30 for AHCA/NCAL members. $65 Non-members

    The Accidents Webinar will review regulations related to supervision to avoid accidents.  It also pulls together various resources available on ahcancalED, as well as external resources.  The Webinar provides resources for development of policies to remain compliant with accident regulations.  Finally, real-life case studies will be reviewed with explanations for what facilities should do if similar events occur.

    Registration is $40 AHCA/NCAL Members | $80 Non-members
    1.25 NAB approved CEs are available upon completion and 1.0 contact hours for nurses through the Iowa Board of Nursing.
    Audience: Facility leadership, DONs, and Administrators, Regional Staff
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    SNF Administrators, DONs, Finance, QAPI & Operations Leaders -- Your actions beginning October 1, 2023 determine your future SNF Medicare Part A rates! Learn how: • CMS calculates VBP measures, risk adjustment, facility score and payment adjustment. • How CMS will apply the incentive payment multiplier • To use a SNF VBP prediction calculator to estimate the financial impact of quality measures on Medicare Part A revenue. • Adopting best practices now helps avoid Part A payment penalties and can boost future incentive payments. Registration is $40 for members and $80 for non-members.

    New CMS SNF VBP measures effective 10/1/2023 will determine Medicare Part A rates beginning 10/1/2025. Understand the new skilled nursing value-based purchasing changes now or start writing your excuses for losing future Medicare reimbursements.  Learn how: 

    • CMS calculates VBP measures, risk adjustment, facility score and payment adjustment.
    • How CMS will apply the incentive payment multiplier
    • To use a SNF VBP prediction calculator to estimate the financial impact of quality measures on Medicare Part A revenue.
    • Adopting best practices now helps avoid Part A payment penalties and can boost future incentive payments.
    Presenter: Kiran Sreenivas, Vice President, Research, Integrated Networks & Research, AHCA
    Cost: $40 AHCA Members | $80 Non-Members

    1.25 NAB CEs and 1.0 contact hour through the Iowa Board of Nursing are available upon course completion.



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    All SNF VBP Essentials 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.

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    This course is aimed at reinvigorating your passion for long term care by providing you with tools and resources you can immediately use to decrease your perceived stress levels and help your team members do the same to aid with staff retention. Self-care is essential and is the key to self-managing stressful situations. If you are not taking care of yourself first, how can you be expected to take care of others.

    Working in post acute and long term care is incredibly rewarding. It is also stressful due to the demands and pressures that are faced on a daily basis. The workforce crisis and COVID-19 have exacerbated this stress creating even more challenges for those who work in long term care. This course is aimed at reinvigorating your passion for long term care by providing you with tools and resources you can immediately use to decrease your perceived stress levels and help your team members do the same to aid with staff retention. Self-care is essential and is the key to self-managing stressful situations. If you are not taking care of yourself first, how can you be expected to take care of others? It is time to put yourself first!  Mindfulness-based stress reduction learned in this training can help put self-care back into your daily routine and support you in doing what you do best. 

    Course Objectives:

    • Identify what stress is.
    • Identify why we fail at self-care.
    • Examine the importance of self-care.
    • Describe the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program.
    • Discuss how to use the MBSR program to improve staff retention, resiliency, and improve job satisfaction.
    • Describe how to establish a MBSR program peer support group.
    • Discuss the sustainability of MBSR programs.
    • Identify which MBSR program strategy you can implement today to decrease your stress.

    Presenter: Pamela Truscott, MSN/Ed, DNS-CT, QCP, RAC-CT, CDP, Director, Clinical and Regulatory Services

    Cost:

    $199 for AHCA/NCAL members

    $249 for non-members

    Additional discounts are available for groups 26+

    3.50 NAB CEs and 3.0 contact hours through the Iowa Board of Nursing are available upon course completion.


    © 2022 American Health Care Association. All rights reserved. 

    All Improving Staff Resiliency and Retention: An Action Plan that Works 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.

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    One individual can purchase multiple registrations for more participants by adding them to their cart during the checkout process. Please note, for this option to work, every participant will need to have an ahcancalED account first. 

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    *Payment Tip: The price of the training will be based on each registrant’s member type (member or non-member). please be sure when you are paying with a credit card the bill-to and shipping address are the same* 

    If you need assistance, please email educate@ahca.org


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    Creating Inclusive Communities for LGBTQI and HIV+ Older Adults

    What are some of the unique concerns, needs, and strengths of your residents who are also lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgender? How can your staff make sure that all residents, including LGBT people, are safe and affirmed in your community? This training will cover the key information and skills that are key to creating an inclusive environment. We will focus on terminology, the history of the LGBT experience, and common questions and scenarios to make sure your staff is skilled at LGBT cultural competency. 

    After completing this online learning module, participants will be able to: 

    • Describe the unique needs of LGBT older adults. 
    • Provide reasons why LGBT older adults may hide their LGBT identities, or be fearful of accessing services.    Identify practices to create a more welcoming and supportive environment

    Continuing Education Credit: 1.25 NAB approved CEs upon course completion.
    AHCA/NCAL Member Pricing: $150 per individual with continuing education credits (CEs).

    Creating Inclusive Communities for LGBT Older Adults is applicable to staff working in any type of senior living setting, in all 50 states. If your state has specific training requirements please view the supplemental materials. 

     Supplemental state materials are available for California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. 

    If you have questions or require information specific to your state not listed here – please contact educate@ahca.org

    This course was developed in partnership with Sage. 

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    © 2022 American Health Care Association. All rights reserved. 

    All Creating Inclusive Communities for LGBTQI and HIV+ Older Adults 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.

    Please use Google Chrome for the best user experience. 

    One individual can purchase multiple registrations for more participants by adding them to their cart during the checkout process. Please note, for this option to work, every participant will need to have an ahcancalED account first. 

    To add several participants, please click the green button in the cart that says: 

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    You will then be able to search for more than one participant using their email address. If the person making payment should not have access to the course, then you can remove yourself by clicking the red "remove" button by your name.

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    *Payment Tip: The price of the training will be based on each registrant’s member type (member or non-member). please be sure when you are paying with a credit card the bill-to and shipping address are the same* 

    If you need assistance, please email educate@ahca.org

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    The training helps managers and supervisors engage employees in solving work-related problems while empowering them to participate in decisions that impact their daily work. When implemented fully, PHI Coaching Supervision® has been shown to result in increased worker satisfaction and retention as well as improved quality of care.

    PHI developed a signature training approach for long-term care supervisors called PHI Coaching Supervision®. This course teaches the essentials of PHI Coaching Supervision®, including the difference between task-centered and relationship-centered thinking; traditional supervision versus coaching supervision; coaching skills related to active listening, self-awareness, and self-management; paraphrasing; delivering feedback, and other forms of verbal and non-verbal communication.

    The training helps managers and supervisors engage employees in solving work-related problems while empowering them to participate in decisions that impact their daily work. When implemented fully, PHI Coaching Supervision® has been shown to result in increased worker satisfaction and retention as well as improved quality of care.

    Key learning objectives:

    • Understand a relational approach to supervision that helps grow the critical thinking and problem-solving skills of employees
    • Differentiate task-centered supervision from relationship-centered supervision, as well as traditional supervision from coaching supervision
    • Practice key skills related to active listening, self-awareness, self-management, paraphrasing, delivering feedback, and other forms of vernal and non-verbal communication. 


    The target audience is supervisory staff, including nurse supervisors, department heads, home care managers, and service delivery coordinators.

    4.50 NAB approved CEs and 4.50 contact hours for nurses through the Iowa Board of Nursing will be awarded upon successful completion.

    Cost:

    $350 AHCA/NCAL Members

    $650 Non-members

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    © 2022 American Health Care Association. All rights reserved. 

    All PHI Coaching Supervision® 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.

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