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Resident Care Workshop
Thursday, June 15, 2017, 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM CDT
Category: Education/Training

Description:

This day full of training will be filled with beneficial resident care focused learning towards resident choices, person centered dementia care, effective resident activities and research regarding a healthy brain and body. Plus you can earn up to 7 hours of resident care hours on top of all the great information. 

Agenda:


7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Registration
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Person Centered Dementia Care Belinda Vierthaler 1.0 RC
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Break
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM Person Center Dementia Care Continued Belinda Vierthaler 1.0 RC
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM Break
10:00 AM - 10:50 AM Resident Choice a Meaningful Life Belinda Vierthaler 1.0 RC
10:50 AM - 11:00 AM Break
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM Resident Choice a Meaningful Life Continued Belinda Vierthaler 1.0 RC
11:50 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch (will be provided)
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM Activities Are as Effective as YOU Make Them Linda Kettles 1.0 RC
1:50 PM - 2:00 PM Break
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM Activities Are as Effective as YOU Make Them Continued Linda Kettles 1.0 RC
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Break
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Healthy Living for Your Brain&Body:Tips from the Latest Research Breana Jones 1.0 RC
4:00 PM Adjourn

Session Descriptions: 

Person Centered Dementia Care
Working with people with dementia is rewarding and challenging. This presentation is designed to describe how to create an environment where people with dementia and the people working with them can thrive. There will also be an interactive discussion of how to individualize care for people with dementia.
Objectives:

• Describe how staff can act as “care partners” to help achieve optimal functioning and improved quality of life. 
• Name three effective communication techniques to minimize misunderstandings in people with dementia.
• Identify three environmental modifications that can improve the quality of life for persons with dementia.
• Discuss how to manage negative reactions without the use of medications in people with dementia.


Resident Choice and A Meaningful Life
No matter where you are on your person centered care journey, this presentation is for you. Discover how to honor resident choice in regards to schedules, bathing, dining, and living a meaningful life with real life examples and success stories. Resident choice and meaningful life are two of the domains for the PEAK 2.0 program in Kansas.
Objectives:

• Discover the value of honoring choice related to dining, bathing, sleeping and spending the day.
• Analyze the impact of consistent staffing on resident choice.
• Identify ways to create a meaningful life for residents and staff.


Activities Are as Effective as YOU Make Them
Does your community’s activity calendar look much the same as it did 5 years ago? 10 years ago? How do you meet the expectation to provide an individualized, person centered activity program without breaking the budget? Activities can and should play a major role in Fall Prevention, Weight Management, Psychotropic Medication Reduction and Behavior Management. This session will provide you with practical, budget friendly approaches to designing an activity program for your community that will become a vital part of the quality of life of the people you serve.
Objectives:

• List one way of providing individualized activities that empowers staff from all departments and has little impact on budgets.
• Learn what interactive and passive activities are, and why BOTH are important.
• Describe the positive effect that individualized activities have on falls, weight, psychotropic medication use and behavior management.

Healthy Living for Your Brain and Body: Tips from the Latest Research
For centuries, we’ve known that the health of the brain and the body are connected. But now, science is able to provide insights into how to make lifestyle choices that may help you keep your brain and body healthy as you age. Join us to learn about research in the areas of diet and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement, and use hands-on tools to help you incorporate these recommendations into a plan for healthy aging.
Objectives:

• Develop a better understanding for the research regarding diet and nutrition, exercise, cognitive activity and social engagement.
• Acquire hands on tools to help plan for healthy aging.

 

Presenters:

Belina Vierthaler, LMSW, LACHA 
Belinda is a Licensed Master Social Worker and licensed Administrator. She has worked as an Administrator in skilled nursing and assisted living communities and served as the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman under the administrations of Governor Parkinson and Governor Brownback. She was involved in the person directed care movement through involvement as the Chair of the Kansas Culture Change Coalition. She developed the Administrator-In-Training program and taught the assisted living operators course at Johnson County Community College. Currently, she is the Director of GERTI, the education branch of Evergreen Living Innovations, Inc.

Linda Kettles, RN
Linda is a Registered Nurse who has worked in healthcare since 1984. She has firsthand experience in long-term care as an MDS Coordinator, DON, Regional Nurse Consultant, Vice President of Clinical Services, Regional Vice President of Operations, and COO. She has helped manage multiple skilled nursing communities across the United States, with oversight of all aspects of long-term care. She is MDS certified through the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators (AANAC), and is passionate about providing consultation, support and DON mentoring for long-term care organizations.Linda formed Kettles Healthcare Consulting, LLC in 2015, an independent consulting company focused on providing services to Kansas healthcare providers. She has a heart for rural providers and independent operators who often don't have the access to resources that larger communities provide.

Breana Jones, Alzheimer's Association
Breana Jones is the Program Director for the Central and Western Kansas chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.  Breana holds degrees in social work and psychology and has 6 years of experience working in the social service area. This includes community outreach, family support and consultation, community and professional education, program design and administration, support group facilitation, and direct care services.  

 

Continuing Education:

This educational event has been approved for up to 7.0 continuing education hours in the core of Administration for Licensed Adult Care Home Administrators/AL Operators by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services. Health Occupations and Credentialing approved provider number (LTS A0009).

LeadingAge Kansas is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 7.0 contact hours applicable for APRN, RN, LPN or LMHT relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number: LT0102-1116.

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