Health Care Regional Workshop:
Training the Non-Nurse in Assisted Living to Identify and Respond
May 15-24, 2007
All 5 OQA regions
Download the brochure or register online.
With the rising acuity of our residents comes a greater demand for caregivers skilled in responding to resident emergencies. WALA is proud to present a new Train-the-Trainer program on "Training the Non-Nurse in Assisted Living to Identify and Respond."
This session will be a hands-on, interactive program designed to provide tools for assisted living owners, operators, managers and team leaders to train their caregivers on their role in prompt and adequate treatment. Clinical issues are taken directly from the OQA list of top forfeitures and will include proper interventions for non-licensed staff.
"Training the Non-Nurse" will be presented as the Pre-Event at the WALA Spring Conference -- or you can wait for us to bring it to you! Our Health Care Regional Workshop in May will present "Training the Non-Nurse" around the state in all 5 OQA regions. These regional sessions will begin with a regulatory update from WALA.
Regulatory Update
WALA's own Daniel Bush will spend the morning addressing HFS 83 changes, OQA trends and top cites, information from the Assisted Living Forum and much more.
Training the Non-Nurse In Assisted Living to Identify & Respond
A surefire way to avoid some of the OQA's most common cites at your next survey. This session will be a hands-on, interactive program designed to provide tools for assisted living owners, operators, managers and team leaders to train their caregivers on their role in prompt and adequate treatment.
The clinical issues we will discuss have been taken directly from the OQA list of top forfeitures and will include proper clinical interventions for non-licensed staff regarding normal vs. abnormal changes in condition, observations and assessments, acute or sudden onset changes, chronic condition monitoring and falls or accidents.
Find out how to head off these citations before they happen and continue your quest for better care at this valuable session!
AGENDA
8:30 a.m. - Welcome & Objectives
Regulatory Update
8:45 a.m. - What's New at OQA? - WALA's own Daniel Bush will address the HFS 83 changes, OQA trends and top cites, information from the Assisted Living Forum and more.
10:00 a.m. - Break
Training the Non-Nurse To Identify & Respond
10:15 a.m. - Defining Normal - We will review normal vs. abnormal changes in condition for residents and discuss how to implement an alert notification program to ensure prompt and adequate treatment when the resident displays symptoms that require medical intervention.
11:15 a.m. - Normal/Abnormal/Critical Thinking - Learn what to look for and practical teaching techniques.
12:00 p.m. - Lunch
1:00 p.m. - Acute/Sudden Onset Changes Learn what to look for and practical teaching techniques.
1:45 p.m. - Chronic Condition Monitoring - Learn what to look for and practical teaching techniques.
2:30 p.m. - Break
2:45 p.m. - Falls and Accidents - Learn what to look for, proper response & investigation, and practical teaching techniques.
3:30 p.m. - Q & A - A chance to share your challenges and solutions with the group.
4:30 p.m. - Wrap Up
DIRECTIONS TO EACH LOCATION
Milwaukee - Alexian Brothers Pavilion is located at 9225 N 76th St. Phone number: 414/357-5105. From I-94, take US 43 north. Exit Brown Deer Rd West. Go north/right on N 76th St approx. 1/4 mile and turn left into the Alexian Village Complex. Take the first left into the Pavilion parking area.
Appleton - Touchmark-Appleton is located at 2601 Touchmark Dr. Phone number: 920-832-9100. From US-41 N, exit at W. Prospect Ave toward Appleton (exit 136). Go east on W. Prospect Ave for about a half mile. Turn right onto Touchmark Dr and follow it to the left to arrive at the main entrance.
Madison - Oak Park Place is located at 718 Jupiter Dr. Phone number: 608/268-7009. From Hwy 12/18, take Stoughton Rd/Hwy 51 north to Cottage Grove Rd. Go east/left on Cottage Grove Rd, turn left on N Star Dr (first street past the interstate), then left on Jupiter Dr.
Wausau - Cedar Creek Mall is located at 10101 Market St, Mosinee. Phone number: 715/355-0011. Take I-39/Bus Hwy 51 to exit 185 (toward Rothschild/Wausau). The Community Room is located at Center Court in the mall.
Eau Claire - Banbury Place is located at 800 Wisconsin St. Phone number: 715/836-6828. From I-94, take Hwy 53 N to Brackett Ave (Downtown Eau Claire Exit). Left on Brackett Ave to Farwell St. Right on Farwell St to Wisconsin St. Turn right on Wisconsin St to Banbury Place. The Eau Claire Conference Room is located in Building D02 in the 3rd floor skyway.
LOCATIONS, DATES AND TIMES
Milwaukee - Alexian Brothers Pavilion
Tuesday, May 15
Appleton - Touchmark on West Prospect
Wednesday, May 16
Madison - Oak Park Place
Thursday, May 17
Wausau - Cedar Creek Mall Community Room
Wednesday, May 23
Eau Claire - Banbury Place, Eau Claire
Conference Room
Thursday, May 24
Schedule for ALL sessions
Registration: 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Sessions run 8:30 sharp to 4:30 p.m.
Travel
Please allow sufficient travel time for weather, parking and traffic. We will begin on time at 8:30 a.m. at each session!
Certificate
6.5 hours available toward HFS-83 annual 12 hour training requirement. A certificate will be issued.
Instructor
Betty Brunner, VP of Programming for Pathway Health Services, has over 33 years of experience in long term care. As a nurse, nursing home administrator and consultant Betty has turned around organizations by improving resident care through the development and implementation of clinical systems. She is a nationally recognized speaker regarding resident safety, recruitment and retention, activity based programming and management issues with in the long term care industry.
Fees
Early Bird (before May 1): $125 for WALA members, $165 for non-members
After May 1: $175 for WALA members, $215 for non-members
Refunds
A voucher for future WALA events will be issued minus a $50 administration fee. Substitutions are encouraged.