7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

Registration

8:30 to 9:15 a.m.

How to Get It Right: Top 10 Opportunities for Improvement

Serita Evans, Agency for Health Care Administration
Achieving full compliance with regulations to prevent deficiencies has its challenges. This presentation will outline the top 10 opportunities for centers to improve their compliance and ensure better survey outcomes.

9:15 to 10:00 a.m.

Enforcement: Recommended Plans of Correction (RPOC) Cases

Donah Heiberg, Agency for Health Care Administration
To improve compliance, AHCA is tasked with providing enforcement of Recommended Plans of Corrections (RPOC) being implemented. This presentation will review past cases of RPOCs, the events leading to the RPOC, and how the Agency contributed to the implementation by providing firm guidance and appropriate checkpoints to confirm the adjustments.

10:00 to 10:15 a.m.

Break

10:15 to 11:15 a.m.

Update: Medical Marijuana Issues and DNROs/CPR in Assisted Living

Karen Goldsmith, Goldsmith & Grout, P.A. and Kim Broom, Florida Health Care Association
Governor DeSantis signed Senate Bill 182 into law on March 18, 2019. The law allows a qualified physician to determine that smoking is an appropriate route of administration for medical marijuana. However, the issues of how to manage the prescriptions of medical marijuana and of protecting residents from second-hand smoke are still a gray area for long term care providers. This presentation will provide current updates to state law on the use of medical marijuana and what providers need to know when instituting policies and
procedures. Issues surrounding Do Not Resuscitate Orders (DNRO) and CPR will also be discussed.

11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Lunch

12:15 to 1:00 p.m.

Love It or List It: Uncorrected Environmental Issues and Fire Marshal Report Review

Serita Evans, Agency for Health Care Administration
Corrections to poor living environment citations is a growing issue. Compliance often requires direct assistance from AHCA staff and local Fire Marshals. Quality of life in assisted living facilities is impacted by many factors, with safety and physical conditions being two of the most important. This presentation will provide case study materials that highlight the corrections being made and the best practices for better compliance.

1:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Does your Resident Meet Continued Residency Criteria?

Anne Sosiak, Agency for Health Care Administration
The care needs of older adults seeking assisted living continues to evolve. This increase in medical acuity requires the facility to conduct ongoing monitoring of the acute ALF resident for appropriateness of admission and continued residency, even while the resident is receiving the required services identified by the health care provider. Residents who are admitted to hospice services should also be monitored since they require ongoing care planning by the facility and hospice to ensure needs are met. This presentation will address admission clarifications outlined in the ALF Rule and how your facility and staff can be better equipped to meet the changing care needs of your residents.

2:00 to 2:15 p.m.

Break

2:15 to 4:00 p.m.

Risk Management: Identifying, Reporting, and Investigating

Robin Bleier, RB Health Partners, Inc.
Identifying, reporting, and investigating risk events requires understanding of the requirements and principles of risk management. This presentation will identify ways to manage risk to promote quality of care and maintain compliance. An emphasis will be placed on the identification, reporting, and investigation process of risk events. Guidance on proactive strategies that recognize the role staff plays in creating a culture of open communication with non-punitive reporting practices will be discussed (FS Title XXX, Chapter 429.23).