Centers & Institutes North Carolina Institute for Public Health Continuing education Office of Continuing Education By name Long Term Care Program | Long Term Care Program |
(formerly Nursing Home Administration)
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| Management | Monday, September 22 |
| Financial Management | Tuesday, September 23 |
| Survey Process | Monday,October 13 |
| Patient/Resident Care | Tuesday, October 14 |
| Personnel Practices/Survival Skills | Monday,December 1 |
| Industry Overview | Tuesday, December 2 |
Session Descriptions
This session uses real case studies to simulate situations experienced by health care facility administrators and aids in the development of decision making skills. It demonstrates how financial, staffing, regulatory, safety and clinical care issues often interact in long term care to create circumstances where the right course of action is unclear and illustrates how management skills can be applied to achieve long term goals.
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Speaker: Jonathan Thomas, NHA
This session is an interactive, experiential workshop that engages participants in the psychosocial dynamics of aging. The goal is to prepare participants to better understand and meet the needs of the aging person and to improve the quality of care by enhancing our understanding of the psychosocial dynamics seniors experience during their aging process.
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Speakers: Dawn Ciokan, RN, NHA and Jean Small, RN
Speaker Assistant: Sharon Welborn
The Social Security Act establishes the framework in which State Agencies carry out the Medicare certification process. The State Agencies perform initial surveys and periodic resurveys of all providers and certain kinds of suppliers. These surveys are conducted to ascertain whether a provider/supplier meets applicable requirements for participation in the Medicare and/or Medicaid programs, and to evaluate performance and effectiveness in rendering a safe and acceptable quality of care. This session covers all aspects of site inspection, survey, and the certification process required of all nursing homes under Federal and North Carolina laws. The subjects covered include accreditation, licensure, reimbursement and preparation for on site surveys. The session also provides CMS forms and rules and regulations used to address deficiencies, resident census data and long term care facility application process. It prepares the administrator for a successful site visit conducted by the North Carolina Division of Facility Services (DFS).
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Speaker: Rhonda Craig, RN, NHA
This session covers the complete aspects of revenue, expenses, reimbursement, cost allocation and capital budgeting necessary to manage successful operations of a long term care facility. It involves student's participation in assigning costs and calculating payment, as well as identifying overruns and irregularities. The session conveys understanding of the impact of payer mix and occupancy on profitability and offers strategies for identifying financial challenges.
Speakers: Brian D. Smith, MHA, LNHA and Roger Clary, CPA
Personnel Practices/Survival Skills
Personnel Practices provides a comprehensive overview of employment rules, employee rights, and regulations governing nursing home staffing from the US Department of Labor. It provides in depth understanding of staffing expense issues ranging from overtime pay to employee termination procedures. It uses actual case studies to acquaint the student with situations where employer skills are critical and elicits student discussion on interviewing techniques and provides trends in human resources.
Speaker: Laura Lucas, NHA
Survival Skills will address exam preparation, the process of interviewing for an administrator position, and how to survive and thrive in this stressful but rewarding profession of long term care administration. Speaker: Jane Baker
Medicaid and Medicare presents information about the Nursing Home Licensure and Certification Section of the Division of Facility Services. The discussion focus's on the standard certification survey and complaint investigations. Other topics including Licensure, the Enhancements Program, MDS and general information regarding the nursing home regulations.
Speaker: Cindy DePorter, MSSWDental Care is designed to enable the participant to answer the following key questions with respect to dental care in the long term care setting: (1) Why it is difficult to integrate a comprehensive oral health program into a long-term care facility? (2) What are the major components of a facility oral health program and how can you create a daily oral hygiene plan? (3) What are the responsibilities of Access Dental Care and the contracted facility? (4) What is the future of special care dentistry in North Carolina?
Speaker: William Milner, DDS
Legal and Ethical Issues addresses the numerous federal and state regulations governing patient care and nursing home facilities. The session outlines legal and ethical issues including patient rights, the right to refuse treatment, seclusion and restraint, competency, medical records, confidentiality, standard of care, and facility regulation. It also covers recent developments or regulatory changes and current case law controversies.
Speaker: J. Kevin Moore, MHA, JD
Medical Director. The speaker will discuss the roles and the responsibilities of the medical director. How the medical director can provide ideas and resources to the facility; as well as how to implement resident care policies, and to coordinate medical care in the facility. What to look for when hiring a medical director as well as your role in retaining a good medical director.
Speakers: Gwen Buhr, MD, Heidi White, MD, and Janel Dehmons, MD
Licensure
To obtain a nursing home administrator's license, one must complete an internship in a NC nursing home, complete this six-day class in Chapel Hill, and successfully pass the state and national examinations. For further information, please call the NC State Board of Examiners for Nursing Home Administrators (919-571-4164) or go to www.ncbenha.org and click on administrator-in-training.
Preparation for Examinations
There is no required preparation for each learning session in this course; however, you will need specific materials to prepare for the state and national exams.
State Exam:
- The Rules and Regulations for the Licensure of Nursing Home Administrators (www.ncbenha.org)
- The Rules and Regulations for the Licensure of the Nursing Home (available online from the NC Office of Administrative Hearings)
National Exam:
- For current refererence materials, please go to www.nabweb.org for the bibliography.
Severe Weather Policy
If severe weather threatens (hurricane, snow, ice, etc.) call 800-458-8125 or the Office Of Continuing Education at 919-966-4032 before driving to Chapel Hill. We will have a recorded message on the answering machine indicating whether the class is still scheduled.
Hotel Information
Participants are responsible for their own accommodations. Please reserve your accommodations well in advance. The primary accommodations in Chapel Hill are:
- Courtyard by Marriott, conveniently located near the Friday Center, 919-883-0700
- Holiday Inn on Highway 15-501 Bypass, 919-929-2171
- Hampton Inn on Highway 15-501 between Durham and Chapel Hill 919-968-3000
- Days Inn on 15-501 Bypass, 919-929-3090
- Hampton Inn and Suites, Chapel Hill-Durham Area, 6121 Farrington Road, Chapel Hill 929-403-8700
Contact Information
Course Director:
Jane Baker
Executive Director, NCBEHNA
3733 National Drive, Suite 228
Raleigh, NC 27612
Phone: 919-571-4164
ncbenha@mindspring.com
Information and Registration:
Lisa Morris, CGMP
Program Manager
Office of Continuing Education
CB# 8165, Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building
UNC-CH School of Public Health
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8165
Phone: 919-843-9261
Fax: 919-966-5692
Course administrator:
Steve Hicks, EdD
Director, Workforce Development
Office of Continuing Education
CB# 8165
UNC-CH School of Public Health
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8165
Phone: 919-966-4756
Fax: 919-966-5692
Tuition and Registration
2008 Tuition: $735 (includes lunch)
Deposit of $50 required upon registration which will be
deducted from the registration fee.
Cancellation: If you cancel at least seven days prior to the beginning date of the course, $25 of the deposit will be refunded and $25 retained as an administrative fee for costs incurred. If you are unable to attend a session that you have registered for, please call 9219-966-1106 and cancel with our office.
Register online, call 919-966-4032, or fax 919-966-5692
