Infection Control – #1 Survey Deficiency and Ways to Address the Problem (ON-DEMAND)

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Infection control has been the #1 survey deficiency for the last several years nationally. The CDC and CMS have partnered in fighting this battle as at least 300,000 persons as of 2017 have died annually in nursing homes due to infections. Infection control has been found deficient nationally and according CMS is at a rate of 11.7% in 2019 with 549 homes having been surveyed (https:qcor.cms.gov). Infection control is not just the job of the Infection Control Preventionist. What has your nursing home done to enhance your staff’s performance in the area of infection control? What has your nursing facility done to address infection control prevention? This webinar will identify deficiencies found during survey and explore ways to enhance your infection control program.

OBJECTIVES:

Understand frequent deficiencies related to infection control
Recognize 3 – 5 modifications to enhance their infection control plan
Identify 3 areas to enhance staff performance related to infection control

TARGET AUDIENCE:

DON / ADON / Nursing Staff
Administrators
Other Interdisciplinary Team Members

CEU- 1.75

Administrator

Fees per person

LifeSpan Member: $55.00

Nonmember: $75.00

Barbara Bates RN, MSN, BS, RAC-CT, DNS-MT, QCP-MT

Consultant, AANAC Master Teacher

Ms. Bates has 35-year professional nursing experience, including 10 years as a Director of Nursing in an upstate NY veterans’ home and a specialty in psychiatric nursing for psychogeriatrics, as well as extensive experience in nursing administration and facility management. As a nursing educator and consultant, Barbara is a Gold STAMP facilitator, QAPI and RAC-CT certified master teacher in MDS 3.0 and Resident Assessment, Care Area Assessments and Care Planning, Survey Preparation, Survey Deficiency Correction, Exceptional Care Planning, Restorative Nursing, Pressure Ulcer Program assessment and Safe Patient Handling.

Linda Winston RN, MSN, BS, RAC-CT, DNS-MT, QCP-MT

Consultant, AANAC Master Teacher

Linda is a QAPI and RAC-CT (MDS 3.0) certified master teacher and has been a nurse for over 30 years, with almost 15 years as a Director of Nursing. Linda has filled many roles in the long-term care setting, including staff nurse, supervising nurse, nurse educator and administrator. Linda’s focus on improving resident care has driven her to a leadership role in the areas of the survey and certification processes, resident assessment, and clinical approaches to the improvement and prevention of skin alterations.

This program is sponsored by The Beacon Institute and approved for 1.75 continuing education credits / contact hours.

Administrator This program is approved by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Boards of Examiners of Long Term Care Administrators.

Cancellation Policy

There is no refund for On-Demand programs.