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SDHCA Board Of Directors Meeting
The SDHCA Board of Directors will hold its Quarterly Board Meeting on July 14, 2011, at the Association Office Conference Room in Sioux Falls. SDHCA, SDALA and SDSLA Members are welcome to the meeting.
Future Educational Dates
June 14 - 15, 2011
Annual Activity Coordinator, Social Services, Nursing & Dietary Workshop
Ramkota Hotel
Sioux Falls, SD
October 10 - 12, 2011
60th Annual Fall Convention
Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center
Sioux Falls, SD
Membership Meeting
The SDHCA Membership Meeting was held on April 12, 2011, at the Ramkota Hotel in Sioux Falls. The Membership held an election for Board of Director positions that will be open in October. The following individuals were elected to fill the following positions:
Treasurer - Dennis Sever, Bethany Lutheran Home, Sioux Falls
Proprietary Multifacility Representative - Pam Wells, Tealwood Care Center, Lake Andes
Non Proprietary Independent Representative - Laura Wilson, Tieszen Memorial Home, Marion
Assisted Living/Senior Living Representative - Nell Rust, Parkview Assisted Living, Bryant
Congratulations to these individuals and thank you to all the candidates that ran for these open positions on the Board of Directors!
Annual Spring Institute
The SDHCA held its Annual Spring Institute on April 12 - 14, 2011, at the Ramkota Hotel in Sioux Falls. There were over 500 attendees at the Institute.
The Institute had many educational sessions for all disciplines. Some of the highlighted sessions were presented by Lanny Butler, Susan Newell and Cory Geffre.
SDHCA would like to thank all the "frontline caregivers" who attended the Institute. The frontline caregivers were recognized at the Welcome Reception.
Mark your calendars and plan on attending the 60th Annual Fall Convention on October 10 - 12, 2011! Thanks to all who attended the Annual Spring Institute!
Snapshots Of The SDHCA Spring Institute
Click Here to view photos from the SDHCA Spring Institute. Take a moment to view the photos.
Annual Summer Workshop
The Annual Summer Workshop will be held June 14 - 15, 2011, at the Ramkota Hotel in Sioux Falls. The complete mailing was sent to your facility in April. Please check this mailing for the timely and pertinent topics to the long term care disciplines dealing with MDS 3.0, documentation, charting, pain management, sanitation in dietary, etc. The program is available to download at www.sdhca.org and click on the Annual Summer Workshop icon.
Individual Council Awards
It is that time of the year to apply for the Individual Council Awards. The application and guidelines for the Individual Council Awards are listed under the Individual Council Awards link on the left side of the Newsletter. Please take a moment to nominate an individual from your facility in activities, dietary, nursing and/or social services.
The nominees must be submitted to the SDHCA office by June 30th! If you have any questions, please call the SDHCA office.
Administrator Of The Year Award
It is that time of the year to complete an application for the Administrator of the Year Award. Please take a moment to nominate your administrator or a colleague for this award. The application form and guidelines are listed under the Administrator of the Year Award link on the left side of the Newsletter.
The application must be submitted to the SDHCA office by June 30th! If you have any questions, please call the SDHCA office.
REMINDER:
THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES ARE DUE IN THE SDHCA OFFICE BY
JUNE 30TH:
¨ INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL AWARD NOMINEES
¨ SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
¨ ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINEES
(Go to our website for the nominations forms at www.sdhca.org and click on awards button.)
Hospice In Assisted Living Centers
At the Annual Spring Institute, there was a session titled "Hospice in ALC - Regulations and Reimbursement." One of the speakers, Nicole Bartel, indicated that she would make her handouts available to the attendees. The following links is her PowerPoint Presentation and updated handout.
Updated Handout
PowerPoint Presentation
National Nursing Home Week 2011
National Nursing Home Week will be observed the week of May 8-14 with the theme of "Fulfilling the Promise." Mother's Day is May 8.
Public Service Announcements (PSAs), which are generally free, can be a great way to share your message. Contact your local radio station to record a PSA. Here are sample 30 second spots to get you started! Contact LuAnn at the SDHCA office if you have any questions.
Script Option 1: Long Term Care professionals add value to life by helping residents lead productive lives and continue growing. National Nursing Home Week begins on Mother's Day, May 8th and continues through May 14th. [name of your facility here] reminds you to enrich the life of someone living in a nursing facility by visiting them during National Nursing Home Week. Call [name of your facility] for a calendar of special events planned for the week.
Script Option 2: Fulfilling the Promise is this year's theme for National Nursing Home Week...celebrating the bonds between residents, caregivers and volunteers during the week of May 8th -14th. If you can see beyond age and illness to understand and appreciate a person's life story, then care giving may be your calling. Join caregivers who are making more than a living, they're making a difference. Visit [name of your facility] during National Nursing Home Week.
Script Option 3: Celebrating the bonds between residents, caregivers and volunteers during National Nursing Home week, May 8th -14th. Many nursing home residents planted the seeds that made our communities grow stronger. Spend time talking and visiting with them this week, remembering and appreciating their life stories at [name of your facility].
Script Option 4: Fulfilling the Promise... celebrating the bonds between residents, caregivers and volunteers during national nursing home week may 8th - 14th. Most nursing home decisions are made after a medical emergency. Having the conversation before the time comes allows families to engage in research and thoughtful communication. For free guides to help, contact [name of your facility] at [phone number].
National Assisted Living Week 2011
To be celebrated September 11-17, 2011 with the theme, "Forever Proud."
Visit www.sdhca.org to find more information on this event.
Newspaper Clippings
There are many articles published in Newspapers throughout South Dakota that are worth taking a look at! Click Here to see if your facility made the news. Not finding an article that made your local paper regarding your facility? Send us a copy to review.
New Diabetes Fact Sheet
CDC
Diabetes affects 8.3% of the U.S. population: 25.8 million people, including 7.0 million people who are undiagnosed. Among U.S. residents aged 65 years and older, 26.9%, had diabetes in 2010. In 2005-2008, based on fasting glucose or hemoglobin A1c levels, 35% of U.S. adults aged 20 years or older had prediabetes (50% of adults aged 65 years or older). Click here to Download Diabetes Fact Sheet.
Osteoporosis Screening
Becky Dorner & Associates
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is an independent panel of private-sector experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine that conducts rigorous, impartial assessments of the scientific evidence and makes recommendations on the effectiveness of a broad range of clinical preventive services. The USPSTF: (1) Recommends screening for osteoporosis in women aged 65 years or older and in younger women whose fracture risk is equal to or greater than that of a 65-year-old white woman who has no additional risk factors, (2) Concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for osteoporosis in men. To read more, click here.
Updated Heart Disease Prevention Guidelines For Women
American Heart Association
The updated guidelines for women focus on what works best in the "real world" vs. clinical research settings, consider personal and socioeconomic factors that can keep women from following medical advice and treatment, incorporate illnesses that increase heart disease risk in women (i.e. lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, pregnancy complications), and help women and their doctors understand risks and take practical steps for the most effective prevention of heart disease and stroke. Click here to access the press release, podcast, video, and guidelines.
CDC: Deadly Superbug "C-Diff" Spreading
CDC
"You feel like you're not going to get better and you feel like you're dying," she said. According to the Centers for Disease Control, C-Diff kills thousands of people every year and that number is growing. "It's between three and six-fold more common than it was just ten years ago," explained Dr. Rocco Riccardi of Lahey Clinic. Antibiotics are the standard treatment, but that doesn't always work... the CDC blames a new strain of the bacteria for the increased cases of the bug. To learn more, click here.
Bifocals And Falls
New York Times
Bifocal and multifocal glasses can disrupt depth perception and could ultimately cause falls in the elderly, according to Australian researchers, who said that people who switched to single-lens glasses performed better on outdoor activities and stairs. However, the study found that some people experienced falls while switching to different glasses. Click here to read the article.
Girl Talk
Melissa, meet Governor Daugaard
Brandon Challenger
Is it possible that pregnancy makes you clueless?
Don't spit out your coffee just yet - it's not me that I refer to.
No, instead, this revelation came to me during the Bethany at the Meadows nursing home groundbreaking a few weeks back. It involved a couple of staff members from Bethany Meadows, our good-natured South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard, and your local newspaper editor simply being in the right place at the right time.
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