February 7-8, 2017
QCHF/CAHF Offices
2201 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95816
(916) 441-6400
Please call 916-432-5185 for parking information
March 1-2, 2017
Hyatt Place Anaheim
2035 S. Harbor Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92802
(714) 750-4000

Who should attend: DONs, ADONs, and LTC RNs to The Nurse Leadership class. This two-day class will address all of the key aspects of serving as the Director of Nursing in a Long-Term Care facility. If you are a new DON or have been one for 30 years, this class is for you!
The class will give you the correct tools to successfully perform the duties of Director of Nursing in a Long-Term Care facility.
Topics include:
The Face of Skilled Nursing
Overview of SNF demographics and history
The Role of the DON and Key Partners
Role of DON, NHA, MD, DSD, SSD, AC, RD/DDS, Charge Nurse, CNAs
Regulatory and Reimbursement Framework
Practice Acts/Standards of Care, T22, CFR, Licensure vs Certification, HSC, and other applicable codes and statutes, payment sources, RUGs, MDS, RAI, Level of Care
DON Survival and other “Need to Knows”
Time management, stress management, importance of Policies and Procedures, staffing requirements, budget, abuse requirement reporting, Disaster Preparedness, unusual occurrence reporting, and more
Humans are Our Best Resource
HR practices, communication skills, honoring caregivers, leadership, building teams, consistent assignments, coaching, orientation, training, counseling, staff satisfaction, and more
Residents are our Reason/Quality of Life
Putting yourself in the bed, person directed care, working with families, resident and family satisfaction, admission assessment, managing complaints, Ombudsman’s role, admission orientation, residents' rights, and more
End of Life
Determining capacity, obtaining consent, legally recognized decision makers, POLST, Hospice, advanced planning
Resident Safety/Quality of Care
Risk management, best practices nutrition, avoidable/unavoidable, documentation, assessment and plan of care, reporting of change of condition, SBAR, stand up meetings
Culture of Quality – How to of QAA
Why needed, define, data sources, QIO (HSAG), Advancing Excellence benchmarking, root cause analysis, role of the committee, QITs, data analysis, action planning, implementation, monitoring, how to protect on survey
CAHF Members: $549.00
Non-Members: $1180.00
8:00 am - 5:00 pm (registration begins at 7:30 - lunch is included)
CE Hours: Registrants must be present for both days from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm to receive CE hours (BRN - 16; NHAP - 16 [(p) 9, General 7]).
Questions should be directed to Cheyenne Merced at 916-432-5185 or cmerced@cahf.org