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We’ve got what you’re looking for—Convention education

By Shauna Kapsner  |  October 11, 2024  |  All members



We’re so excited to have wonderful and amazing in-person education for you at our annual Convention & Exposition coming soon on November 11-13, 2024, at Mystic Lake Center.

First, come for the educational sessions lead by various state agencies such as DHS, MDH, and the OOLTC. Bring all your questions and get your answers straight from the source.

Next, we have a new dietary series this year! Please join us for five sessions specific to our culinary and foodie staff. ANFP CEUs are approved. CDR CPEUs are pending!

1. Food code & allergen update
2. From bland to grand—A puree revolution
3. Cultural sensitivity in menu planning
4. Eat fresh! Gardens for LTC—Hurdles, regulations & results
5. Dietary & nursing—Effective collaboration

Last, we have 27 great presentations on YOUR top education requests from our education survey! Results were just in on Monday, October 7, 2024, and it’s almost like we’ve read your minds:

• Regulatory—AL Survey Management
  
  • MDH: How to take your assisted living survey from good to great
  • Understanding the assisted living survey process
  • Hot Topics by MDH’s ICAR
  • Assisted living investigations & reconsiderations
  • Common issues found on AL engineering surveys
• Vulnerable Adult
  
  • Assisted living investigations & reconsiderations
  • Managing VA issues & investigations—How to avoid provider vulnerability
• HR/Workforce: Management training and leadership development
  
  • Investing in leadership—The key to senior living stability
  • Lessons from Leading4Life
  • Leveraging your brand to impact recruitment, retention & reputation
  • The trusted leader
  • The ones who really care—Lessons learned after 250 talks with healthcare heroes
  • Building bridges—Leaders championing diversity
• Financial—AL waivers
  
  • Provider owned networks—A tool for AL & SNF providers to drive value-based care
  • Strategic pricing in senior living—Forecasting, market demands & effective strategies
  • Waivered services—Programs in assisted living
• Mental illness/behavioral health
• Prioritizing mental health—Introduction to Mental Health First Aid training
• What would Dr. Brose do? Bring your challenging behavioral health cases for consultation & recommendations
• Psychological tips to increase client/resident engagement & improve clinical & customer service outcomes
• Practical de-escalation strategies & managing mental health needs of residents
• Trauma-informed care
• Substance use disorders (SUDs) in residents
• AL care plan documentation
  
  • Assessments & change in condition in assisted living
• Dementia
  
  • Working together with your memory care families
  • Breaking ground—Innovations in memory care
• Advanced quality improvement
  
  • Collaborative systems change—HRD’s approach to systemic change & improved outcomes
  • IDT process for GG—Increase reimbursement while improving quality & accuracy

Need more Convention information? Visit the Convention site.

Have you registered yet? Register here.

We’ll see you there! 




Shauna Kapsner  |  Director of Education & Events  |   skapsner@careproviders.org  |  952-851-2490

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