Long Term Care NOW

Online Summit | Wednesday, September 13, 2023

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Join us for Long-Term Care NOW. These dynamic, executive and editorial-led panels will discuss multiple topics for health plan professionals. 

 

AGENDA OVERVIEW 

 

 

Effectively Recruiting, Engaging, and Retaining Staff

 

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM, EDT

 

With turnover rates in long-term care ranging anywhere from 40% to 60% for nurses and aides, and a proposed Biden administration staffing mandate possibly looming, it’s not surprising that staffing is one of the most challenging parts of running a skilled nursing facility.

Take steps to reverse high turnover rates by providing fair compensation, improving job satisfaction, warding off burnout, broadening career paths, and providing training over and above minimum standards. Creating such opportunities can attract, engage, strengthen, and keep valuable workers.

This session will look at ways that nursing facilities can attract and keep good workers—not only to provide quality care, but to manage a possible staffing mandate.

 

Speakers:

Jason Brunner
Health Services Administrator
Westminster Communities of Florida
Jim Clyne
CEO
LeadingAge, New York
Garry Pezzano
CEO
LeadingAge, Pennsylvania
 

 

 

Infection Prevention and Control

11:10 AM 12:10 PM, EDT
 
The recent letter from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology to Congress encouraging mandatory infection prevention staff in nursing homes emphasized the “astounding” lack of attention given to infection control in the nation's nursing homes. Multiple government reports also have highlighted the problem.
 
This session will share ways that nursing homes can maintain key principles of infection control—even with limited staffing—with such strategies as infection control training, patient placement, handwashing encouragement, and more.
 
Speaker:
 

Devin Jopp
CEO
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)

 

Deb BurdsallPhD

 
 
 
 

Rural Nursing Homes

12:15 PM 1:15, EDT
 

Rural nursing homes face greater challenges than those in urban or suburban areas, such as a smaller talent pool; maintaining census; access to fewer hospitals from which to get referrals; and providing special care for frailer patients with dementia or multiple chronic health conditions.

Despite the challenges, which includes the recent expiration of the PHE in May, rural administrators are coming up with solutions to attract qualified staff, provide consistent care, increase census, and boost referrals.

This session will explore ways that rural administrators are solving some of their problems by combining services, building better coordination, and getting creative.

 

Speakers:

Carrie Henning-Smith

Associate professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health

 Deputy director, University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center

 

Deb Paauw

 MS, RN, Executive Director, Quality & Data Integration-Senior Services

Avera Health

 

Dr. Joelle Margrey

DNP, MSN, CNL, RN

 

 

OUR SPEAKERS

Carrie Henning-Smith

Assistant professor, University of Minnesota School of Public Health

 Deputy director, University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center

 

Jason Brunner
Health Services Administrator
Westminster Communities of Florida

Garry Pezzano
CEO
LeadingAge, Pennsylvania

Deb Paauw

 MS, RN, Executive Director, Quality & Data Integration-Senior Services

Avera Health

Devin Jopp
CEO
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)

Deb BurdsallPhD

Dr. Joelle Margrey

DNP, MSN, CNL, RN

 

Jim Clyne
CEO
LeadingAge, New York

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