The CMS’s Long-Term Care Facility Resident Assessment Instrument 3.0 User’s Manual, Version 1.14, is available for download.
https://downloads.cms.gov/files/MDS-30-RAI-Manual-V114-October-2016.pdf
Monthly Archives: August 2016
“Medicaid and the LGBT Community: Paying for Long Term Care – Update 2016.” National Resource Center on LGBT Aging, 8/16.
“The Medicaid rules for individuals and unmarried same sex couples who are treated by a state as ‘unrelated’ are quite different from those that apply to married couples.” http://www.lgbtagingcenter.org/resources/resource.cfm?r=820
Do you live in Montana? Don’t miss this great opportunity to become a Certified Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Trainer (CADDCT)! Thursday 10/27/16.
“CMS proposed regulations are calling for dementia management training as well as additional topics for nursing home staff (nurses and nurse’s aides). For 13 years, NCCDP has pushed for the health care industry to offer…
“Is Memory Care a ‘Must’ in Senior Housing Development?” Senior Housing News, 8/23/16
“Considering that the senior population is expected to double by 2030, the need for memory care is significant, and demand will only grow. Luckily, the industry has responded.” http://seniorhousingnews.com/2016/08/23/memory-care-must-senior-housing-development/
Failure to disclose dementia diagnoses could negatively affect patients and their families.
According to studies published by the Alzheimer’s Association, “a majority of patients want to know if they have Alzheimer’s disease.” http://www.alz.org/documents_custom/inbrief_disclosure.pdf
The next CMS Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC) Open Door Forum is scheduled for: Thursday, August 25, 2016.
Dial in 15 minutes before the start time. https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/ODF_SNFLTC.html
“National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance held in August to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages.”
Learn more about the recommended immunizations for elders and people with disabilities. Download their communications toolkit: https://www.nphic.org/niam
It’s not too late to register for the 2016 Quality Symposium and Outcomes Congress in Pomona, CA! Deadline is today 8/17.
One of the symposium’s main objectives is to discuss “how interdisciplinary, skill-based dementia communication coaching can be used to decrease dementia-related behaviors without antipsychotic medications.” Register today: http://www.cvent.com/events/quality-symposium-and-outcomes-congress-pomona/event-summary-c0930810fe2245d88a15c4654fbe3534.aspx
Looking for an online support group? Check out Dementia Mentors: “Helping those with dementia stay social.”
https://www.dementiamentors.org/