Consulting 101: How to Consult in Long Term Care

Meeting Agenda

8am-8:15am – Welcome and Opening Remarks

Deb Edwards, MS, RD, LD – Chair, IDHCC

Andrea Maher, RD, LD – Event Coordinator

8:15am-9:15am – Networking and the Right Resources- a step towards being successful

Presenter: Kathleen Niedert, MBA, RD, CSG, LD, FADA, FAND, LNHA

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the importance and benefits of networking

2. Develop a library of both hard copy materials and online references

Suggested Learning Needs Codes: 1010, 7100 – CEU 1

Performance Indicators: 2.1.8, 3.1.6

Level of the Lecture: Level 1

9:15am-9:45am – A Day in the Life of Consulting in LTC- Part 1: MDS 3.0/RAI Manual

Presenter: Andrea Maher, RD, LD

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe how to conduct an assessment of a resident’s nutritional status

2. Code Section K correctly and accurately

Suggested Learning Needs Codes: 3020, 7100 – CEU 0.5

Performance Indicators: 10.1.1

Level of the Lecture: Level 1

9:45am-10:00am – Break

10:00-11:00am – A Day in the Life of Consulting in LTC- Part 2: Significant Weight Changes, Pressure Injuries, I-Care Plans

Presenter: Amy Mooney-Geels, RDN, LD, CDM, CFPP

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify how to use the Nutrition Care Process to build a resident centered care plan

2. Describe how to incorporate significant weight changes, enteral feeding, dialysis and skin impairment into resident centered care plans

Suggested Learning Needs Codes: 4190, 5040, 5390 – CEU 1

Performance Indicators: 10.2.1, 10.2.12

Level of the Lecture: Level 1

11:00am-12:00am – Taking Steps to Help Prevent Being Involved in Litigation

Presenter: Kathleen Niedert, MBA, RD, CSG, LD, FADA, FAND, LNHA

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the more frequent documentation errors that might lead to litigation

2. Discuss keys to avoiding litigation

3. Understand that weight loss, malnutrition, dehydration and wounds are standard factors in law suits involving long term care facilities

Suggested Learning Needs Codes: 3010, 7110 – CEU 1

Performance Indicators: 10.5.2, 11.3.4

Level of the Lecture: Level 2

12:00pm-12:30pm – Lunch Break

12:30pm-1:30pm – Business Savvy: Contracts, LLC, Billing

Presenter: Jocelyn Evans, RD, LD and Stephanie Johnson, RDN, LD

Learning Objectives: 7040, 7070

1. Discuss the logistics of starting and maintaining a business

2. Learn about the pros and cons of self-employment in dietetics

Suggested Learning Needs Codes: 7040, 7070 – CEU 1

Performance Indicators: 11.3.6

Level of the Lecture: Level 1

1:30pm-2:30pm – Survey Readiness/Sanitation

Presenters: Stephanie Labenz, MS, RD, LD and Andrea Maher, RD, LD

Learning Objectives:

1. Conduct a sanitation inspection that meets safety and sanitation standards

2. Apply the CMS Kitchen and Dining Observations in your practice

Suggested Learning Needs Codes: 8040 – CEU 1

Performance Indicators: 13.1.1

Level of the Lecture: Level 1

2:30pm-3:00pm – Closing Remarks/Q&A

Deb Edwards – Chair and IDHCC Board & Council Members