MDS 3.0 Training for Nursing Homes

Aging Services of Georgia, AOPHA and Plante & Moran have partnered to offer our members a series of affordable distance learning educational sessions about the process of completing the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 – the new tool beginning October 1, 2010.

The MDS drives everything in long-term care (survey, quality indicators/quality measures, data for Nursing Home Compare, reimbursement) and with the new process, accuracy of the MDS will be a challenge for the interdisciplinary team. We will break down the MDS 3.0 section by section.

Successful surveys demand accurate MDSs. To provide the best information to consumers the facility must generate accurate MDSs. Rightful reimbursement for Medicare and Medicaid requires an accurate MDS.

Each of these 11 - 90 minute sessions is designed to build on one another and fit the needs of all disciplines involved in the assessment process. Each session will have time for questions and answers.  The team can hear and see the same information at the same time via audio format; no travel expenses for the facility and continuing education certificates will be sent to your door.

SPEAKER
Jane Belt, MS, RN, RAC-MT, Consulting Manager, Plante & Moran, PLLC, Columbus
Jane is the manager of the Plante & Moran Clinical Group and has been involved with the long-term care industry for over 35 years serving as a Director of Nursing and a nurse consultant. She has a Master’s in Nursing and is a Resident Assessment Coordinator Certified and a Master Teacher through the American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators. The nurse clinicians of Plante & Moran specialize in longterm care consulting, certification compliance, reimbursement; education, quality assurance and other long-term care services.

SCHEDULE
Please note that each event is scheduled for 1- 2:30 p.m. (EST):
• May 13: Which Assessment and When (IDT: Nursing, Therapy, Social Services, Activities, Dining Services)
• May 25: Areas Affecting Overall Function (IDT: Nursing, Therapy, Social Services, Activities, Dining Services)
• June 3: Cognition and Psychosocial Function (IDT: Nursing, Therapy, Social Services, Activities, Dining Services)
• June 17: Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Functional Status (Nursing, Therapy)
• July 8: Bladder and Bowel (Nursing)
• July 27: Driving Restorative Programming (Nursing, Dining, Therapy)
• August 3: The New Approach to Skin (Nursing)
• August 17: Wrapping up the Assessment (IDT: Nursing, Therapy, Social Services, Activities, Dining Services)
• September 8: Working the CAAs (IDT: Nursing, Therapy, Social Services, Activities, Dining Services)
• September 21: Up to Speed with RUGs IV (IDT: Nursing, Therapy, Social Services, Activities, Dining Services;
CPAs, accounting staff)
• November 9: Q&A Catch Up (IDT: Nursing, Therapy, Social Services, Activities, Dining Services)

CEUs
One (1) CEU is available for each administrator, RN and LPN licensed to practice in the state of Georgia for related topics via the Georgia Institute on Aging (an approve provider of CEUs via the Georgia State Board of Nursing Home Administrators. Dining services and activity professionals are eligible for comparable credit for various sessions throughout this series.

Registration Details to follow!