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Course Description:

This webinar will focus on the Staffing component of Nursing Home Compare’s 5-Star Rating System. You will learn how the staffing rating is calculated and how it impacts your overall 5-Star rating. Tips on how to analyze your data and develop plans to achieve 5-Star status will be discussed, along with application of the elements of QAPI to improve facility 5-Star Ratings and improve staff retention.

Learning Objectives

1. Understand the Staffing component of the 5-Star Rating System.
2. Understand how the Staffing component impacts the overall 5-Star Rating
3. Describe how staffing levels impact resident outcomes and satisfaction.
4. Acquire knowledge to implement best practices for Five-Star staffing improvement using a QAPI approach

Course Content

30 min    Key components of the staffing domain

• Total Nursing hours per resident day
• Registered Nurse Hours per resident day
• Case-mix adjustment
• How to calculate Staffing Rating

20 min       Impact of staffing on resident outcomes and best practices related to staff retention

20 min       Developing a QAPI plan based on 5-Star staffing data analysis

• PIP Team
• Establishing goals for implementation
• Identification of tools for evaluating and monitoring compliance
• Plan for monitoring compliance
• Implementation of changes that will result in 5-Star improvement
• 11:15 Closing Comments/ Q&A

Target Audience:   Director of Nursing, Assistant Director of Nursing, Nurse Managers, Nursing Home Administrators, Nursing staff and leaders, Quality Assurance Director

Method of Payment: There are two methods of payment available:  You can download our PDF, print and fill out the necessary fields and return to us as described on the document.

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