Participants will learn to discuss why self-care is important for staff who work in post-acute care, describe three attributes for caring staff, describe recommended servings from each of the major food groups, list at least five benefits of physical activity, discuss the process for self-assessing how well basic needs are …
Participants will learn to describe at least three reasons for families’ grief, list at least ten signs of grief, and discuss measures to help grieving families. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in full or in part, please complete a permissions form.
Participants will learn to identify six potential reasons for residents to display sexually inappropriate behavior and describe various approaches to handling inappropriate sexual behavior. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in full or in part, please complete a permissions form.
Participants will learn to define feedback, identify at least six factors that affect the ability to offer feedback, outline considerations in offering feedback, and identify four factors that can demonstrate openness to feedback. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in full or in part, please complete …
The Final Rule revising the Medicare/Medicaid conditions of participation (aka the Mega Rule) requires that a nursing assistant who has responsibility for the resident participate on the interdisciplinary team that develops the comprehensive person-centered care plan, including the discharge plan, for each resident. “Industry leaders have been trying to get …
Recommendations to Providers Regarding Cyber Security Memo # 17-17-ALL Posting Date 2017-01-13 Fiscal Year 2017 Summary Recommendations for Providers and Suppliers for Cyber Security: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is reminding providers and suppliers to keep current with best practices regarding mitigation of cyber security attacks. We …
This learning activity should enable you to list three ways in which a resident’s privacy must be respected and know the actions they would take if they felt that a resident was being abused during a private visitation. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in full …
Participants will learn to identify residents with dementia with whom they’ve worked and discuss the ways these residents indicate pain and other symptoms, discuss how residents’ lives are impacted when they have headaches or other forms of pain, and describe measures they can use to help comfort residents who have …
