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Reduce Psychotropics by Honoring the Person and their Preferences per Tag F741 – NAAP – National Association of Activity Professionalshttps://naap.info/reduce-psychotropics-by-honoring-the-person-and-their-preferences-per-tag-f741/ Read more
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Use CMS Regulations, the Dining Practice Standards and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Position Paper to promote Person-Directed Dining
Did you know about the Dining Practice Standards? If you did, don’t forget about them. If you don’t, learn about them. Stemming from the CMS/Pioneer Network Creating Home II National Symposium on Culture Change and the Food and Dining Requirements came the new Dining Practice Standards. The Standards were agreed upon by 12 clinical standard-setting Read more
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Proactive Practices Prevent Falls while improving Quality of Life
People living in nursing homes can experience fewer falls. To do so calls for strong education for all to learn the simple, doable, no cost, individualized and proactive practices that can reduce falls when intentionally implemented while also individualizing care and supporting resident-directed living. Typical fall reduction strategies continue to be only clinical and generic… Read more
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Nursing Home relaxes Rigid Systems experiences NO JOB OPENINGS, IMPROVED RETENTION, NO NEED FOR BONUSES, LESS OVERTIME, LESS MED PASS TIME, IMPROVED SKIN, REDUCED FALLS, NO WEIGHT LOSS and MORE
Westward Heights Care Center in Lander, Wyoming changed institutional culture by relaxing rigid processes and systems and experienced profound outcomes: The thoughtful director of nursing, Sothea Kness noticed her team members, CNAs in particularly, were stressed out and asked why. All the tasks to do by a certain time was stressing them out. This interaction Read more
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Regulation does not require Groups; Regulation requires a focus on each Individual’s Interests
With the pressure to hold so many groups unfounded what is required? Pause and discover what exactly is required… Read more
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Group Activities are not the Regulatory Focus
Did you know? So many groups per day is not a requirement. The following CMS regulation includes groups but does not require so-many/any certain number per day: CMS Tag 679 Activities: The facility must provide, based on the comprehensive assessment and care plan and the preferences of each resident, an ongoing program to support residents Read more