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Whether you are a new nursing facility administrator or sharpening your skills, this program is designed to deliver a range of the most current, key information that you need to help shape success in your operation. The Nursing Facility Administrator Intensive will include information and discussion on the facility survey process, risk management practices, abuse and neglect reporting, employment practices, collections tools, resident assessment, financial survivability, and employer practices. Other key items will include prepping for an informal dispute resolution (IDR), marketing, identifying minimum data set (MDS) accuracy to address quality measures, discussing recent common survey issues, and exploring resources for media support.

Workshop topics include budgeting, inventory, and cost control; managing employees and how to be an effective leader; food code and F-tag; survey readiness; dining practice standards; menu requirements; food production standards; and emergency preparedness.

There are new state regulations that require all licensed practical nurses to complete an IV therapy eight-hour didactic course prior to Aug. 24, 2022. All LPNs must complete the training to maintain an active Nebraska license, regardless of whether they will be performing IV therapy in their work setting. This course meets the didactic portion of the new requirement and counts toward the annual continuing education requirement for an LPN license. LPNs who have been previously licensed as LPN‑Cs or graduated after May 1, 2016, have already fulfilled the new requirements, and do not need to complete the didactic and skills training.
You must complete this NHCA LPN IV Therapy Course before you can take the NHCA LPN IV Therapy Basic Skills Course. Attendees may register for either didactic online, didactic and skills, or skills only if the didactic was previously completed.

Whether you are a nurse aide, medication aide, licensed health care professional, dietary aide, administrator, or environmental services team member, training on identifying and responding to the mental health needs of residents is an integral part of providing quality care. Direct care staff spend a significant amount of time with residents, exposing them to a variety of mental health needs. This program will provide direct care staff with the tools to identify mental health conditions, incorporate appropriate responses to crisis scenarios, and develop increased compassion for individuals with mental health concerns. The goal of this training is to enhance direct care staff’s confidence of caring for residents with mental health concerns.

As Nebraska copes with the impact of COVID-19, it is important to take into consideration the pandemic’s influence on marketing for nursing facilities and assisted living communities. This workshop will prepare leaders to market successfully in the post-pandemic world.