January 9, 2006
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Incident Reporting & Investigations for NF
Incident
Reporting and Investigations: This course is intended to provide guidance to
Nursing Facilities, ICF/MR, Assisted Living Facilities, and Adult Day Care
Facilities in preventing abuse, neglect, and exploitation (A/N/E). It also
provides information on the reporting of A/N/E and other reportable incidents to
the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services in accordance with
regulatory requirements.
The
course highlights procedures for the investigation and documentation of
allegations of A/N/E and other incidents that must be reported which may or may
not constitute A/N/E. Effective June 14, 2004, this course provides the
following continuing education - 3.25 hours for Long Term Care Administrators,
4.2 contact hours for Nurses and 3.25 credit hours for Social Workers.
February 6, 2006
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Life Safety Code and Maintenance of NF
Life Safety Code and
Maintenance of Nursing Facilities: This course helps participants maintain their
fire alarm, sprinkler, and HVAC systems. Other modules discuss the maintenance
of a building's construction type, smoke barriers, and corridor doors.
Commercial cooking equipment, medical gas, and exit requirements are also
discussed. The final module looks at additional maintenance requirements for
facilities that are not fully sprinklered. Note: Each participant must bring to
the training a copy of the floor plan of his (or her) facility. This course
provides the following continuing education - 5.5 hours for Administrators of
nursing homes that are fully sprinklered, 6.5 hours for Administrators of
nursing homes that are not fully sprinklered.
March 6, 2006
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Medical Director F-501
This course covers the
interpretive guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on
the roles, responsibilities, and duties of the medical director. It also covers
CMS direction to surveyors on how to survey for compliance with F501 and how to
determine the severity level of deficiencies cited at F501. Effective October
26, 2005, this course provides the following continuing education: 2.75 hours
for Long-Term Care Administrators and Social Workers.
April 3, 2006
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Psychoactive Medication
This comprehensive class
reviews the classifications of psychoactive medications as well as the side
effects and adverse reactions relative to those drugs. In addition the class
discusses the implications of Senate Bill 355, covers the definition of informed
consent, and the guidelines of Provider Letter # 02-22. Finally the class will
review the survey process associated with psychoactive medications and the new
rules. This class has been updated to include the ICF/MR program. Effective June
14, 2004, this course provides the following continuing education - 3.25 hours
for Long Term Care Administrators, 4.2 contact hours for Nurses and 3.25 credit
hours for Social Workers.
May 1, 2006
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Top Ten Deficiencies-Nursing Facilities (NF)
This course provides
participants with knowledge of deficiencies cited in Nursing Facilities for the
year 2004. The class provides information on deficiencies and violations.
Additionally, examples of facility system problems and practices are identified
in accordance with regulatory requirements. This course provides the following
continuing education - 3 hours for Long Term Care Administrators, 3.6 contact
hours for Nurses and 3.25 credit hours for Social Workers.
June 5, 2006
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Dehydration & Weight Loss
This
comprehensive class covers dehydration and unintended weight loss. These are two
of the most common complications that can occur in the long term care setting.
It addresses the risk factors for dehydration and weight loss and identifies
measures facilities can implement to prevent these occurrences. The class also
covers how the surveyor looks at dehydration and weight loss including end of
life issues.
This
course provides the following continuing education - 3 educational clock
hours/contact hours for Registered Dietitians, Registered Dietetic Technicians
and the Certifying Board for Dietary Manager's Certified Dietary Managers, 3
hours for Long Term Care Administrators, 3 contact hours for Nurses and 3 credit
hours for Social Workers.
July 10, 2006
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Pain Management
This
particular course is intended to familiarize participants with ways to manage
pain in the treatment of acute and chronic illness. The class also identifies
guidelines for Pharmacologic Pain Management. The focus pertains to
understanding the types of pain for proper assessment, documenting, and
effectively controlling pain. This course provides the following continuing
education 3 hours for Long Term Care Administrators, 3 contact hours for Nurses
and 3 credit hours for Social Workers.
August 7, 2006
9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Detecting & Preventing Abuse & Neglect
This
course takes a proactive look at detection and prevention of abuse and neglect.
Those who attended abuse/neglect training in 2001 will recognize that this
course is a condensed version of the original CMS * material (Abuse and
Neglect—Detection and Prevention). Six key components will be discussed.
Effective June 14, 2004, this course provides the following continuing education
- 4.75 hours for Long Term Care Administrators, 6 contact hours for Nurses and
4.75 credit hours for Social Workers.
*September 5,
2006 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Dental Health
This course provides participants
information on the causes of oral disease and interventions to prevent oral
health problems. Participants will receive information on dental abnormalities
as well as systemic diseases and conditions that affect the elderly. This class
also covers how the surveyor looks at dental health in nursing facilities. This
course provides the following continuing education - 3.75 clock hours for
long-term care administrators, 2.7 contact hours for nurses, and 3.75 credit
hours for social workers.
October 2, 2006 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Pressure Ulcers
This comprehensive class discusses the
causes of pressure ulcers and describes how they can be staged. It also
describes the risk factors and identifies methods of prevention. The class
includes the survey process and how to determine if a pressure ulcer is
avoidable. This course provides the following continuing education - 3.75 clock
hours for long-term care administrators, 1.4 contact hours for nurses, and 3.75
credit hours for social workers.
November 6, 2006 8:30 a.m. - 4:30
p.m. Life Safety Code and Maintenance of Nursing Facilities
This course helps participants maintain
their fire alarm, sprinkler, and HVAC systems. While many of the facility staff
can gain from this class, the information is especially suited for the
maintenance staff. Other modules discuss the maintenance of a building's
construction type, smoke barriers, and corridor doors. Commercial cooking
equipment, medical gas, and exit requirements are also discussed. The final
module looks at additional maintenance requirements for facilities that are not
fully sprinklered. This course provides the following continuing education - 5.5
clock hours for long-term care administrators of nursing facilities that are
fully sprinkled and 6.5 clock hours for long-term care administrators of nursing
facilities that are not fully sprinklered. Note: Each participant must bring to
the training a copy NURSING FACILITY REQUIREMENTS 19.300 THROUGH 19.344 as well
as Facility Floor Plan.
December 4, 2006 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Understanding the Nursing Facility Survey Process
This class covers the history of
Medicare and Medicaid and the licensure survey process in long term care
facilities from the Social Security Act of 1935 to the present. The class is an
overview of resident centered and outcome oriented Nursing Facility Survey
according to the Appendix P. Considerations in the care of the individuals in
the long term care settings will also be presented. This course provides the
following continuing education - 3.25 clock hours for long-term care
administrators, 3 contact hours for nurses, and 3.25 credit hours for social
workers.
2005 Workshops
January 3, 2005: DADS
Presenter: Ivonne Patterson
Topic: Pain Management:
This particular course is intended to familiarize participants
with ways to manage pain in the treatment of acute and chronic illness. The
class also identifies guidelines for Pharmacologic Pain Management. The focus
pertains to understanding the types of pain for proper assessment, documenting,
and effectively controlling pain. This course provides the following continuing
education 3 hours for Long Term Care Administrators, 3 contact hours for Nurses
and 3 credit hours for Social Workers.
February 7, 2005:
DADS Presenter:
Ivonne Patterson.
Topic:
Dehydration and Weight Loss:
This comprehensive class covers
dehydration and unintended weight loss. These are two of the most common
complications that can occur in the long term care setting. It addresses the
risk factors for dehydration and weight loss and identifies measures facilities
can implement to prevent these occurrences. The class also covers how the
surveyor looks at dehydration and weight loss including end of life issues. This
course provides the following continuing education - 3 educational clock
hours/contact hours for Registered Dietitians, Registered Dietetic Technicians
and the Certifying Board for Dietary Manager's Certified Dietary Managers, 3
hours for Long Term Care Administrators, 3 contact hours for Nurses and 3 credit
hours for Social Workers.
March 7, 2005:
DADS Presenter:
Ivonne Patterson
Topic: Dental Health:
This course provides
participants information on the causes of oral disease and interventions to
prevent oral health problems. Participants will receive information on dental
abnormalities as well as systemic diseases and conditions that affect the
elderly. This class also covers how the surveyor looks at Dental Health in
Nursing Facilities. This course provides the following continuing education - 2
hours for Long Term Care Administrators, 2.7 contact hours for Nurses and 2.25
credit hours for Social Workers.
April 4, 2005:
DADS Presenter:
Ivonne Patterson
Topic: Detecting and Preventing Abuse and Neglect:
This course takes a proactive
look at detection and prevention of abuse and neglect. Those who attend
abuse/neglect training in 2001 will recognize that this course is a condensed
version of the original CMS material (Abuse and Neglect - Detection and
Prevention). Six key components will be discussed. Effective June
14, 2004, this course provides the following continuing education - 4.75 for Long Term Care Administrators,
6 contact hours for Nurses and 4.75
credit hours for Social Workers.
May 2,
2005:
Topic: Common Life Safety Code Problems:
This course is designed to help prevent fire
safety problems in nursing homes, ICF/MR facilities, assisted living facilities,
and adult day care facilities.
The course begins by going over the top 10 life safety code deficiencies or
violations. The course then suggests several ways to help facilities prevent the
common life safety code problems and comply with fire safety rules. This course
provides the following continuing education - 5.5 hours for Long Term Care
Administrators and 5.5 credit hours for Social Workers.
June 6, 2005:
Topic: Pressure Ulcers:
This comprehensive class
discusses the causes of pressure ulcers and describes how they can be staged. It
also describes the risk factors and identifies methods of prevention. The class
includes the survey process and how to determine if a pressure ulcer is
avoidable. This course provides the following continuing education 3 hours for
Long Term Care Administrators, 1.4 contact hours for Nurses and 3 credit hours
for Social Workers.
July 5, 2005:
Topic: Writing Acceptable Plans of Correction for Nursing
Faciltiies: This interactive course provides information that can assist providers of
Certified or Licensed Only Nursing facilities in writing acceptable plans of
correction. It provides program specific information and strategies that
delineate exactly what action is taken to correct deficiencies/violations.
Additionally, providers are given the opportunity to practice writing skills and
to develop an acceptable plan of correction.
August 1, 2005:
Topic: Infection Control:
This comprehensive class covers
infections that occur due to improper infection control techniques and how these
infections can be prevented. The class also covers how the surveyor looks at
infection control in Nursing Facilities, ICF/MR Facilities and Assisted Living
Facilities. This course provides the following continuing education 2 hours for
Long Term Care Administrators, 1 contact hour for Nurses and 3 credit hours for
Social Workers.
September 6, 2005:
Topic: Understanding the Survey Process for Nursing
Facilities: This class covers the history of Medicare and Medicaid and the licensure survey
process in long term care facilities from the Social Security Act of 1935 to the
present. The class is an overview of resident centered and outcome oriented
Nursing Facility Survey according to the Appendix P. Considerations in the care
of the individuals in the long term care settings will also be presented. This
course provides the following continuing education 2 hours for Long Term Care
Administrators, 3 contact hours for Nurses and 3 credit hours for Social
Workers.
October 3, 2005:
Topic: Kitchen Sanitation:
This comprehensive class covers
illnesses that can occur from improper food handling, and how these illnesses
can be prevented. The class also covers how the surveyor looks at food
preparation and sanitation in Nursing Facilities, ICF/MR facilities and Assisted
Living facilities. CEUs will be available for Dieticians. This course provides
the following continuing education 3 educational clock hours/contact hours for
Registered Dietitians, Registered Dietetic Technicians and the Certifying Board
for Dietary Manager s Certified
Dietary
Managers, 3 hours for Long Term Care Administrators, 3 contact hours for Nurses
and 3 credit hours for Social Workers.
November 7, 2005:
Topic: Advance Directives:
This comprehensive course gives
participants information regarding types of advance directives available and
examples of forms to complete when considering advance directives. This course
examines the requirements and limitations regarding Advance Directives. This
course provides the following continuing education - 3 hours for Long Term Care
Administrators, 3 contact hours for Nurses and 3 credit hours for Social
Workers.
Remainder of 2005 scheduled workshop dates:
*December 15, 2005, is set-aside for our end of
the year Vision Forum/Celebration. Thank you for
contributing to a higher level of quality care for the elderly of Bexar County.
2004 Workshops
January 5, 2004 -- Presenter:
Scottie Casey, LTC-R
Education Services Training and Curriculum Unit Manager
Topic: Advance Directives - Continuing education credit
is available for Nurses, Social Workers, and Nursing Facility Administrators.
February 2, 2004 -- Presenter:
Ivonne Patterson, QMRP/RN Outreach Training Specialist LTC-R Education Services.
Topic: Incident Reporting for ICFMR - Continuing education
credit is available for Social Workers, Nurses, and Nursing Facility
Administrators.
March
1, 2004 -- Presenter:
Ivonne Patterson, QMRP/RN
Outreach Training Specialist LTC-R Education Services.
Topic: Active Treatment - Continuing education credit is
available for Social Workers, Nurses, and Nursing Facility Administrators.
April 5, 2004 -- Presenter:
Barbara Weathersby, MS, RD, LD Outreach
Training Specialist LTC-R Education Services.
Topic: Kitchen Sanitation
- Continuing education credit is
available for Social Workers, Nurses, and Nursing Facility Administrators.
May 3,
2004 -- Presenter:
Ivonne Patterson, QMRP/RN
Outreach Training Specialist LTC-R Education Services.
Topic: Psychoactive Medications
- Continuing education credit is
available for Social Workers, Nurses, and Nursing Facility Administrators.
June
7, 2004 -- Presenter: Carolyn Boggess, RN Outreach Training
Specialist LTCR Education Services.
Topic: Abuse and Neglect
- Continuing education credit is
available for Social Workers, Nurses, and Nursing Facility Administrators.
July
6, 2004 -- Presenter: Stella Silva, RN Outreach Training
Specialist LTCR Education Services
Topic: Residents Rights
- Continuing education credit is
available for Social Workers, Nurses, and Nursing Facility Administrators.
August 2, 2004 -- Presenter: Carolyn Boggess, RN Outreach
Training Specialist LTCR Education Services.
Topic: Writing Acceptable PoC's/NF
- Continuing education credit is
available for Social Workers, Nurses, and Nursing Facility Administrators.
September 7, 2004 --
Presenter:
Linda Rossler,
RN Outreach Training Specialist
LTCR Education Services
Topic: Restraints
- Continuing education credit is
available for Social Workers, Nurses, and Nursing Facility Administrators.
October 4, 2004 -- Presenter: Linda Rossler,
RN Outreach Training Specialist
LTCR Education Services
Topic: Pressure Ulcers
- Continuing education credit is
available for Social Workers, Nurses, and Nursing Facility Administrators.
November 1, 2004 -- Presenter:
Linda Rossler,
RN Outreach Training Specialist
LTCR Education Services
Topic:
Infection Control
- Continuing education credit is
available for Social Workers, Nurses, and Nursing Facility Administrators.
2003 Workshops
January 15, 2003
-- Presenter: Arthur Rodriguez-Special Markets/SecureLife
Financial Services
Topic: "Long Term Care Insurance-Needs and Options"
February 12, 2003
-- Presenter: Yvonne M. Lozano m.s.g., Program
Coordinator-Instructor Gerontologist/Department of Sociology Instructor, San
Antonio College (A College of the Alamo Community College District)
Topic: Alternative to restraints in the long-term care setting (managing
the aggressive resident).
March 20, 2003
-- Presenter: Oliver R. Flores, Director of Activities and
Volunteers, Regent Care Center Medical Drive.
Topic: The Role of the Activity Director. "Plan the Big
Party" Be seen, Get known, and feel good about it! Planning and developing
resident centered activities for sedentary older adults, providing a rich
variety of health and physical activity options.
April 17, 2003
-- Presenter: Grace Cisneros, Face Reader (Physiognomist), who has
been in her profession for 8 years. Physiognomy is the art of determining
one's character by their facial features. Grace Cisneros teaches Face
Reading in Community Ed for the Northside Independent School District, does
personal and compatibility readings, public speaking and much more.
Topic: The Face Reveals Clues to Talents and Challenges.
Body Language gives clues related to feelings. No matter who we are in a
relationship with, understanding them is always a primary concern. When we
are responsible for their care then the concern is multiplied.
May 22, 2003 --
Presenter: Ivonne J. Patterson, R.N., BSN, M.A., Education
Outreach Specialist, Texas Department of Human Services Education Services,
Long-Term Care Regulatory.
Topic: Implications of Senate Bill 355 "Informed Consent for
Psychoactive Medications". Special Time: 12:00-4:00 p.m. RSVP
required. Free C.E.U. Units: Nurses 3.6, Social Workers 3.0,
Administrators 2.0.
June 26, 2003 --
(Part I) Presenter: Rita Salazar, Adult Immunization Program
Coordinator.
Topic: Adult immunizations for seniors, focus on influenza
(flu) and pneumococcal (pneumonia) vaccination promotion, and foreign travel
immunization services.
(Part II) Presenters: Robert Tips, President C.E.O. for
Mission Park Funeral Chapels Cemeteries, Angel M. La Coste, Vice President of
Sales, Mona Whitson, Direct Sales Manager Mission Park North
Topic: Ways to Remember: Personalizing the funeral
"Once upon a lifetime", "Ways to honor the memory", "Question you should ask
yourself".
July 17, 2003 --
Presenter: Wallace Holland, MA."
Topic: Abuse & Neglect. This course takes a proactive
look at detection and prevention of abuse and neglect. Those who attended
abuse/neglect training in 2001 will recognize that this course is a condensed
version of the original CMS * material (Abuse and Neglect: Detection and
Prevention). Six key components will be discussed. Continuing
education credit is available for Nurses, Social Workers, and Nursing Facility
Administrators.
August 21, 2003 --
Presenter: Margaret Evans, RN, BSN
Topic: Pain Management in Long Term Care. This
particular course is intended to familiarize participants with ways to manage
pain in the treatment of acute and chronic illness. The class also
identifies guidelines for Pharmacological Pain Management. The focus
pertains to understanding the types of pain for proper assessment, documenting,
and effectively controlling pain. Continuing education credit is available
for Social Workers, Nurses, and Nursing Facility Administrators.
September 18, 2003
-- Presenter: Betty Brewer, RN, BSN
Topic: Dental Health in Nursing Facilities. This
course provides participants information on the causes of oral disease and
interventions to prevent oral health problems. Participants will receive
information on dental abnormalities as well as systemic diseases and conditions
that affect the elderly. This class also covers how the surveyor looks at
Dental Health in Nursing Facilities. 2.7 contact hours are available for
Registered Nurses. Continuing education credit is available for Social
Workers, Nurses, and Nursing Facility Administrators.
October 16, 2003
-- Presenter: Barbara Weathersby, MS, RD, LD
Topic: Dehydration and Weight Loss in Long Term Care:
This comprehensive class covers dehydration and unintended weight loss.
These are two of the most common complications that can occur in the long term
care setting. It addresses the risk factors for dehydration and weight
loss and identifies measures facilities can implement to prevent these
occurrences. The class also covers how the surveyor looks at dehydration
and weight loss including end of life issues. 3.0 CE's are available for
Registered Dietitians, Registered Dietetic Technicians, CBDM certified Dietary
Managers, Nurses, Social Workers, and Nursing Facility Administrators.
November 19, 2003
-- Presenter: Linda Rossler, RN, BSN
Topic: Infection Control: This comprehensive class
covers infections that occur due to improper infection control techniques and
how these infections can be prevented. The class includes information on
SARS and the flu. The class also covers how the surveyor looks at
infection control in Nursing Facilities, ICF/MR Facilities, and Assisted Living
Facilities.
December 17, 2003 -- Celebrating the Vision
III -- Guest Speakers will be: Evelyn Delgado,
Assistant Deputy Commissioner TDHS/LTCR, and John F. Willis, State Ombudsman -
Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services. Topic: State
Ombudsman Program, and Update on the HB 2292 Health and Human Services
Commission/ Department of Aging and Disability Services. There will be
plenty of food, fun, entertainment, and door prizes. New participants are
welcome!
2002 Chronological Report
January
15, 2002 – Collaborative all-day
Workshop, presented by the National Hispanic Council on Aging, in cooperation
with AACOG, Bexar Area Agency on Aging, and Alamo Area Agency on Aging.
Presenters:
Elena Armstrong – Benefits Education Specialist [Presentation],
Adele Culpepper – Medicare Fraud Specialist [Presentation],
Vicki Q. Cruz – Benefits Integrity Unit [Presentation],
Arturo Machado, -Criminal Investigator, Cecilia Perez – Program Coordinator,
Senior Fraud Patrol NHCoA.
Topic:
Senior Medicare Fraud Training: Identifying Areas of Potential
Medicare Fraud, Engaging Community Stakeholders in Preventing Medicare Fraud,
and Learning Skills and Methods to Prevent Medicare Fraud.
February
27, 2002 - Adopt-A-Nursing
Home Program: Texas Dept. of Human Services.
Presenter:
Katy Keown, Coordinator for Volunteer Services.
Topic:
Networking with Long Term Care facilities, staff, and family members, on the
benefits to nursing home residents, staff and volunteers. Video presentation,
Brochures, Magnets, Notepads, Sample Adoption Agreements, Adoption Guidelines,
ANH Posters, Free/loan of videos.
March
27, 2002 – Advanced Planning/Benefits/Estate
Planning.
Presenters:
Dr. Buckner Fanning, Robert Tips, for Mission Park Funeral Chapels &
Cemeteries: Alan Mathews, Mona Whitson
Topic: Ways to Remember:
Personalizing the funeral “Once upon a lifetime”, “Ways to honor
the memory”, “Question you should ask yourself”.
April 17,
2002 – Direct Health Care Workforce:
Staffing/Training/Curriculum
Presenter:
Jana Cragg, St. Phillips College, Ruthie Pevey, Region 20 Education
Service Center and a Forum of local Independent School District Health Career
& Technology Directors (specializing on High School C.N.A. curriculum and
certification).
Topic:
Future of Direct Health Care Staffing and Resources, as they relate to the long
term care community.
May 15,
2002 – Long Term Care Activity Directors.
Presenters: Mike Barragan, Activity Director, Trinity Care Center,
and President of the Alamo Area Activity Professionals, and Robert Milligan,
Surveyor with TDHS Long Term Care Regulatory.
Topic: The Alamo Area Chapter of Activity Professionals is a
networking organization that helps Activity Directors in Long Term Care &
Assisted Living Facilities, in sharing ideas and updates on the latest concepts
in activity programming for seniors in these types of facilities. The
presentation will also include information on what surveyors are looking for in
the Activity Department during annual surveys. This opportunity will address
such questions as: What about 1 – 1 in room? What about Documentation? What
about the alert or confused residents?
June 19,
2002 – Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Nursing Home
Quality Initiative: Texas Department on Aging. A combined training with the
Elders’ Advocacy Network and Bexar / Alamo Area Agencies on Aging
Volunteer/Staff Ombudsmen, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Including a session on Skin
Breakdowns, and program overview from the Center on Independent Living (C.O.I.L.).
Presenters: Cheryl Cordell - TDOA State Ombudsman Specialist, Cyndia Kitt –
RN/Facility Surveyor/Liaison TDHS/LTCR, and John Sampson – with C.O.I.L.
Topic:
To support implementation of
Resident-Centered Care be presenting Best Practices and other Resident –Centered
Options to Nursing Home Administrators, Staff, Ombudsmen, and Family Members.
July 17,
2002 – The Quality Outreach Program component of Senate Bill 1839.
The requirements of Facility
/ Surveyors/ Liaison positions in Long Term Care Facilities.
Presenter: Cynida Kitt, RN Facility/Surveyor Liaison for Long Term Care.
Topic:
Discussion on the Vision, the Mission, and the Mechanics related to the priority
focus areas of this new position.
August
21, 2002 – Bexar/Alamo AAA’s Family Caregiver Support Program, created
by Congress in 2000, as part of the Older Americans Act.
Presenters: Roland Torres and Nellie Garay, on the dramatic impact this
legislation will have in providing support to Family Caregivers.
Topic:
Range of services – Adult Day
Care, Institutional Respite, Homemaker/Personal Assistance, Health Maintenance,
Residential Repair, Transportation, Home Delivered Meals, Emergency Response,
and the Eligibility Criteria for the program.
September 18, 2002 - TDHS overview Quality Monitoring and Rapid Response Teams
provisions of Senate Bill 1839, and Educational Program on Restraint Reduction
for Long Term Care Facilities.
Presenters: Dr. Leslie L. Cortes, Director, Medical Quality Assurance – Texas
Department of Human Services, and Hilda Mikan, Program Manager for the Nurse
Quality Monitors.
Topic:
LTC Quality Monitoring,
Resident Restraint Reduction, and briefing on the Statewide LTC Quality Review
for 2002.
October 16, 2002 - San Antonio Metropolitan
Health District Adult Immunization Program.
Presenter:
Rita Salzar, Adult Immunization Program Coordinator.
Topics:
Adult immunizations for seniors, focus on influenza (flu) and pneumococcal
(pneumonia) vaccination promotion, and foreign travel immunization services.
November 20, 2002 - Texas State Veterans Nursing
Homes currently located in Temple, Big Springs, Bonham, and Floresville.
Announcement of location of two (2) new homes and State Veterans Cemeteries.
Presenter:
Eileen Kemp, Marketing Specialist for the Veterans Land Board, State of Texas.
Topics:
How to quality for the Veterans Homes and Cemeteries, cost for the veteran to
live there, services provided, why would a vet be denied, census to date, how
homes are operated and funded.
December 18, 2002 - Elders' Advocacy Network:
Celebrating the Vision (second year success!). We are also recognizing the
Bexar AAA Volunteer Ombudsman for their valuable contributions to the elderly in
our community. A very special pre-holiday event. Our guest speaker
will be Mr. John F. Willis, State Ombudsman - Texas Department on Aging.
Topic: TDOA Ombudsman Program Update, including a description of the program's
current quality initiative on restraint reduction, how consumers and advocates
can use information from the CMS Nursing Home Quality Improvement Initiative,
and legislative issues impacting nursing home residents.
We will have plenty of food, goodies, and entertainment.
February 21, 2001
– Inaugural Brown-Bag meeting:
Presenters:
Al J. Notzon, III, AACOG Executive Director, addressed the primary goals and
purpose of this new forum, which consisted of practitioners from long term care
community, (which included Nursing Home / Assisted Living Administrators, Social
Workers, Activity Directors, Nursing Staff, as well as the City of San Antonio
Senior /Social Services staff, Region 20 Education Service Center/Health Career
Technologies Directors, Various Independent School District Health Careers
Coordinators, Home Health Care Providers, etc.).
Tina Richards – Access & Assistance Coordinator, and Nick Monreal,
Network Facilitator/Staff Ombudsman, presented an overview of AACOG/Bexar AAA
Programs and Services.
Note:
Through December 31, 2001, the Elders’ Advocacy Network has grown to an active
membership of seventy (70) organizations, and monthly meeting participation
averages from 27 to 85 in attendance.
Topics:
“Setting the Agenda” – Participant needs assessment topics,
included Legal Awareness Issues, Training on Dealing with Aggressive Residents,
Nutrition Education, Legislative Elder Issues, Residents Rights, Aging
Sensitivity Training, Family Council Training, Ombudsman Program Orientation,
Benefits Counseling, etc.
March 21, 2001 – Legal Issues and Staffing Needs:
Presenters:
Oscar Noriega, Noriega Law Firm, and Cynthia Brown (Joan Heinen) Texas
Health Care Association.
Topics:
Advance Directive, Power of Attorney, and up-dates on Staffing Issues and
possible legislation affecting the Elderly.
April 18, 2001
– Aging Sensitivity Education Model:
Presenters:
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio / Aging
Research and Education, Dr. Carolyn Marshall, Linda Pruski, and Cheryl Blalock.
Topics:
User-friendly modalities, applied through a teaching concept, which
offers opportunities to expand and integrate long-term care Certified Nurse
Assistants’ training with research-based classroom curriculum.
May 16, 2001
– Family Council training / Comprehensive Workshop:
Presenter:
Nick Monreal, Jr., AACOG / Bexar Area Agency on Aging Staff Ombudsman.
Topic:
Family Council training on the practitioners’ guide “Big Wheels,
Little Wheels”, prepared by Nick Monreal for long-term care facility Family
Council development and training. Note: This model and training have since been
replicated by the Texas Department on Aging, various Regional AAA’s, and the
National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR) has asked for
this expertise in preparation for their development of a national video on
Family Council Training.
June 20, 2001 – Role of Spirituality in the well-being of the Elderly:
Presenter:
Louise Gregg, Director of the Spirituality & Aging Project, of The
Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. / Ecumenical Center for
Religion and Health.
Topic:
The newest program at the Center, which addresses the role of
spirituality in the well being of older adults and their caregivers, “a
curriculum based on this program is being developed for Nursing Homes
nationwide”.
July 18, 2001
– State Library’s Talking Book Program:
Presenter:
Sara Stiffler, Director of the Audio Production division for the Texas
State Library Talking Book Program.
Topic:
A FREE service for any Texan who cannot read standard print due to
temporary or permanent disabilities, such as low vision (examples: macular
degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts), blindness and physical handicaps that
prevent a person from holding a book or turning the pages.
Books are available on cassette tape, in large print, and in Braille, and
the program even provides the cassette player the patrons use to listen to the
audio books. The program has a
collection of more than 80,000 titles, as well as more than 80 regional and
national magazines for all age groups. Patrons
can sign-up individually and/or through an extended care/nursing home/ assisted
living facility. All services are
FREE, including the postage-free delivery / return process.
August 15, 2001
– Appeal Hearing Process:
Presenter:
Joseph A. Morales, a Senior Hearing Official with the Texas Department of
Human Services.
Topic:
The Appeal Process, what facilities should know to prepare for an Appeal
Hearing, what Hearing Procedures to expect, what documents to bring, who to
bring, etc.
In
addition, there was ample opportunity for questions and answers.
September 19, 2001 – Alzheimer’s Issues and Metropolitan Health District
information:
Presenters:
Jennifer Scott, from the Alzheimer’s Association / San Antonio Chapter,
and Rita Salazar, Health Program Supervisor / Adolescent & Adult
Immunization Projects.
Topics:
Topics that can help caregivers, health care providers, Ombudsmen,
advocates, and the general public better understand and identify Alzheimer’s
disease; and up-dated information on the status of this winter’s vaccine
inventories for the elderly.
October 17, 2001 – Legislative Issues affecting the elderly:
Presenters:
Paula Johnson, Executive Director TSHL Foundation, Peggy McCarter, TSHL
Foundation Board Member, and Texas Silver-Haired Legislature Members:
Edward Dylla, Homer Lear,
Robert Zepeda, Sr., Al Lambrecht, and Carlos Higgins, Austin TSHL member /
Co-chair of the TSHL Legislative Committee.
Topic:
TSHL Members asked for issue-oriented input from the Elders’
Advocacy Network participants, especially those representing the Long-Term Care
Industry, Advocacy Programs, and Family Members.
November 14, 2001
– The status of long-term care insurance:
Presenters:
Cindy Daugherty and Stanley Goldman, form Northwestern Mutual Financial
Network.
Topic:
The changing face of Long-Term Care, preparing financially for these
expenses, and how this could impact the providers and practitioners.
They will discuss Medicare and Medicaid’s part in an individual’s
care and how HIPAA has changed long-term care coverages.
December 19, 2001
– Orientation on the use of Adaptive Equipment:
Presenter:
Deborah Salinas, BSN, and
Peter Daniel – Texas Commission For The Blind.
Topic:
Building confidence through understanding; to develop an awareness,
sensitivity and appreciation for individuals with visual disabilities and what
they are capable of accomplishing in their workplace and life. Also, to
demonstrate respect for individuals as equal partners and colleagues in the
workplace and confidence in the consumers we serve.
