Action Pact

1-Day Workshop

Eliminating Alarms and Preventing Falls by Engaging with Life

Contact Info:

Marsha Poulsen

[email protected]

414.258.3649

When

When/Where:

NONE SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME

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Sessions run

8:30 am to 3:30 pm

Lunch provided

Where

San Antonio,
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This all-day workshop will consider the use of alarms – an idea whose time come and gone. We’ll demonstrate that alarm use is now deficient practice at seven regulatory requirements. Although no research shows that alarms prevent falls, and there is evidence that alarms cause people physical and psychological harm, they are still widely used. Eliminating alarms has actually reduced falls in the homes that have done so, but what else have they done to reduce falls? Employ your creativity as we design ways to engage each individual with life according to his/her daily routine, personal preferences and ability. The results may astonish you. Eliminate alarms and prevent falls with new approaches. Based on the recent book of the same title, co-authored by our presenter and published by Action Pact.

Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to list the few pros and many cons of alarms usage.
2. Participants will be able to identify reasons that alarm use could be cited as deficient practice for at least seven regulatory requirements.
3. Participants will be able to describe why engagement works as a fall preventative, and list many proven ways of engaging individuals at risk for falling

Presented by Carmen Bowman, owner of Edu-Catering: Catering Education for Compliance and Culture Change. Carmen has turned her former role of regulator into educator. She was a Colorado state surveyor for nine years and a policy analyst with CMS Central Office where she taught the national Basic Surveyor Course and was the first certified activity professional to be a surveyor. Carmen holds a Master’s degree in Healthcare Systems. She also hosts the monthly webinar “Conversations with Carmen” and has authored eight Action Pact workbooks. With CMS she co-developed the Artifacts of Culture Change measurement tool and facilitated the Creating Home national symposiums on the environment and food/dining.

Cost: $120 for single registration; $99 each for two or more participants from the same organization

Continuing Education Credit:

The National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators (NAB) has approved this program for 6 clock hours

Cancellations must be requested at least two weeks prior to the workshop. No refunds will be issued after that point. All refunds are subject to a 20% processing fee.

If you wish to transfer your registration to another session, you may do so at no charge, but we must know at least two weeks in advance so we can attempt to fill your seat. Transfers in the last two weeks before the session are only allowed if an annual state survey is in progress at your facility. Transfers within the two weeks prior to the event are subject to a surcharge of 20%.

Substitutions (sending a different person to take your place) are always accepted at no charge, even at the last minute.