Education - CMS RoP: Person-Centered Care Planning - Part 1    

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Teasley Ballroom 5 & 6     

Since the new CMS survey process has gone into effect, deficiencies in “person-centered care” have been routinely cited in most facilities. The basis for individualized care revolves around, and is directed by, the resident’s comprehensive care plan. This one document causes more frustration, confusion, and concern than almost any other piece of documentation. Who is involved? How is it written? How do we make the plan “individualized,” especially when utilizing computer-generated plans? And, ultimately, what are surveyor’s expectations in this area? Join Cat as she explains the easy process of developing an individualized, person centered care plan for each resident. During this 2-part series, Cat will share surveyor focus and trends in current citations. Cat continues to train state agencies (surveyors) in this area and is considered an authority in the care plan process. This is one training that ALL staff should not miss!!

RCC/QOL - 1.5 CE Hours

Education - Insuring Quality and Coordination of Care for Positive Resident
Outcomes A Guide for MDS Accuracy       

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Dodd Meeting Room        

2019 brings forward numerous generational regulatory,  program and Medicare reimbursement changes.Understanding the “power” of the facility  MDS assessment processes, various CMS initiatives including ROP, VBP, QRP and PDPM will utilize the information submitted to determine successful resident outcomes and facility payment. This program will help participants put into focus CMS requirements, reporting and monitoring of care delivery. Presented by Michael Sciacca, MHA, MPT, Partner, Chief

Operating Officer, Zimmet Healthcare Services Group

FFF - 1.5 CE Hours

Education - Legal Updates with Arnall Golden Gregory       

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Teasley Ballroom 1, 2, 3       

2019 brings forward numerous generational regulatory,  program and Medicare reimbursement changes.Understanding the “power” of the facility  MDS assessment processes, various CMS initiatives including ROP, VBP, QRP and PDPM will utilize the information submitted to determine successful resident outcomes and facility payment. This program will help participants put into focus CMS requirements, reporting and monitoring of care delivery. Presented by Michael Sciacca, MHA, MPT, Partner, Chief

Operating Officer, Zimmet Healthcare Services Group

FFF - 1.5 CE Hours

Education - Quality Measures, 5 STAR and Quality Reporting Procedures       

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Brady Meeting Room      

Presented by Joel VanEaton BSN, RN, RAC-CT Master Teacher, VP of Compliance and Regulatory A airs, Broad River Rehab

QA - 1.5 CE Hours

Education - What Would Florence Say?       

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Trammel Meeting Room     

“Taking care of the sick should be a mission, not just a business…it should be a calling not just a job." These words of Florence Nightingale perhaps give us an insight into Florence would might say or do faced with the current world of eldercare. Let us look at the impact that gerontological nursing has had on eldercare and what the current demography tells us about what lies ahead.“If you really want to change the culture of your community you….. need a movement. Before you can transform the culture of your organization, you must invest in helping your staff transform the quality of their lives….” We will explore how to transform your culture, understanding what your residents, their families and YOUR STAFF need and want to “transform the quality of their lives."This program is not intended only for nursing leaders – we can all learn from “Florence.'

Objectives
State three functions of a gerontological nurse
Describe what residents want from their nurses
List three things that a DON can do to promote person-centered care (PCC) in the community where they are the leader, where EVERYONE is the person in PCC.
Presented by Mary Tellis-Nayak, RN, MSN, MPH

QA - 1.5 CE Hours

Education - Zero to Hero: Principles of a zero deficiency survey       

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Rainwater Meeting Room    

This presentation is targeted to every Nursing Home Administrator and Dietary Manager who is sick and tired of not having control over their survey but, needs to take control back over their survey outcome. It will show every Dietary manager how to create a Wow factor in your kitchen that no surveyor can deny. You will also learn proven skills and strategies that will prepare you for your next survey and empower you and your staff to over-come the impossible and make a zero-deficiency probable.
Presented by Reynold J. Landry, Executive Chef CDM/CFPP, Elite Healthcare Solutions

RCC/QOL - 1.5 CE Hours

Education - Awards Session & Keynote Je Evans       

9:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Teasley Ballroom 1, 2, 3   

The annual GHCA/GCAL Stars of Long Term Care program recognizes award winners from the past year and their exemplary contributions to long term care leaders as well as announcing a few new awards such as Leadership Excellence and the Emergency Preparedness Champion Award. Additionally, we will recognize GHCA/GCAL’s outstanding members who were awarded state and national awards for 2018 emceed by Atlanta Weatherman, Paul Ossmann.

Keynote presenter Je B. Evans is a highly sought after speaker / facilitator with over 20 years delivering engaging and impactful keynotes to hundreds of clients, Je has made appearances at dozens of Fortune 500 companies around the world. Je takes the audience on a journey to high peaks around the globe, detailing his exciting endeavors as mountain guide, adventurer and philanthropist. These experiences have allowed Je to hone his skills of servant leadership, teamwork, communication and handling adversity which he shares in a way that is applicable to everyone in their business and personal lives.

LSM - 2 CE Hours

Education - Trade Show Hall Open       

11:45 AM - 2:45 PM

Skelton Exhibit Hall  

This is the official opening of the trade show hall. Enjoy refreshments and explore the all new show hall. Be sure to try out the appointment scheduling feature on the mobile app to help you assure you get quality time with the exhibitors of your choice, or just walk the show hall and the halls of Avalon and make new connections with the exhibitors in booths and at tables who are waiting to talk to you.

QA - 1.5 CE Hours if you complete the scavenger hunt game to meet participating featured exhibitors.

Education - “All Cause Harm Prevention in Nursing Homes Change Package: An Overview"       

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Trammel Meeting Room  

One-third of SNF residents experience an adverse or temporary harm event, and the majority of those are preventable. As part of CMS’s focus on raising awareness of nursing home safety and to support safer nursing home care across the nation, CMS and the Quality Innovation Network National Coordinating Center released a new resource: a Change Package to prevent all cause harm in nursing homes. The Change Package is a compendium of successful practices of high-performing nursing homes, illustrating how they prevent harm while honoring each resident’s rights and preferences. Attend this session to learn about the development of the Change Package and how you can use it to improve the quality of life and quality of care for those living in nursing homes and other long-term care settings.

Presented by Melody Brown, MSM-Task Manager, Performance Measurement, Alliant Quality, the QIN-QIO for Georgia and North Carolina

EP - 2 CE Hours

Education - CMS RoP: Person-Centered Care Planning - Part 2       

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Teasley Ballroom 5 & 6  

Presented by Cat Selman, Educator, Motivator, Communicator, Consultant, Author, The Healthcare Communicators Incorporated.

RCC/QOL - 2 CE Hours

Education - Insuring Quality and Coordination of Care for Positive Resident Outcomes - Part 2       

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Dodd Meeting Room  

Attend part two of this session as you continue to develop a deeper understanding of the “power” of the facility  MDS assessment processes, various CMS initiatives including ROP, VBP, QRP and  PDPM  will utilize the information submitted to determine successful resident outcomes and facility payment. This program will help participants put into focus CMS requirements, reporting and monitoring of care delivery.Presented by

Michael Sciacca, MHA, MPT, Partner, Chief Operating Officer, Zimmet Healthcare Services Group

FFF - 2 CE Hours

Education - OSHA Updates       

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Brady Meeting Room  

Presented by Compliance Assistance Specialists

RC - 2 CE Hours

Education - Resident Centered Restaurant Style Dining with Chef Landry       

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Rainwater Meeting Room  

Strategies in this presentation will give you knowledge and tips to create a true restaurant style culture in your facility. To give good restaurant style dining, you must first learn what true restaurant dining is. In this presentation you will learn what it is and also learn ways to change the culture of your facilities dining practices. You will also learn 10 successful keys to implementing and maintaining restaurant style culture that will give you a highly competitive marking edge in your industry. Presented by Reynold J. Landry,

Executive Chef CDM/CFPP, Elite Healthcare Solutions

RCC/QOL - 2 CE Hours

Education - Taking the Journey Together: Building connections       

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Teasley Ballroom 1, 2, 3  

Learn how to build connections with residents, families and staff to create the opportunity for successful outcomes. With changes in care and reimbursement models, this presentation will focus on utilizing systems to highlight providers' commitment to resident centered care. Additionally, you will learn Gateway system survival tips to help you resolve common issues that centers face.

Presented by Becky Hewitt, Brittany Cone, Trey Reese, Hall Booth Smith, P.C.

FFF - 2 CE Hours

Education - Keep it On or Take it Off? New Techniques for Managing and Preventing Wounds       

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Trammel Meeting Room  

Advanced wound care promotes undisturbed wound healing. This lecture will address clinical rationale and current wound care practices as well as review new technologies and clinical evidence. Attendees will have an opportunity to have a hands-on experience with wound care dressings and devices to manage and prevent pressure injury and improve patient outcomes.