Decoding the PT/OT Component of PDPM

"Your Voice, Your Choice: Shaping Your Future Through Advanced Directives." - What they are, why they matter, and how you can take control of your health and financial decisions, especially when you might not be able to speak for yourself.  Host: Michele Kramer, Director of Health and Wellness Programming with LCS's Health Services Division Guest: Brandy Watson, Director of Independent Living and Nurse Navigator, The Cedars of Chapel Hill  

The podcast explores strategies for SNF teams to thrive under PDPM by adopting daily PDPM huddles. LCS categorizes beneficiaries into four groups, streamlining meetings and emphasizing key drivers during specific phases of the Part A stay.

Do you struggle to understand the complex definitions found in the state operations manual regarding freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation?  In 2024 732 citations have already been cited for abuse in skilled nursing facilities nationwide.  Join us as we discuss the best practices to prevent, investigate, and report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

Join us for the newest podcast on Healthcare Highwire.  During this episode we discuss Generation Z workers.  Generation Z recently entered the workforce-who are these individuals?  What characteristics do they bring to your organization?  This is a generation that questions the status quo-they are our future.  In this podcast learn about recruiting, hiring, and retaining the generation Z worker.

Join Sandy Toole, Director of Life Plan Clinical Services, for the DON Leadership Series as Linda Elder, Clinical Specialist, Kim Held, Senior Clinical Specialist, and Natalie Moore, Senior MDS Specialist, discuss the vaccination protocols and best practices in Long Term Healthcare settings, Today on Healthcare Highwire! 

26:28 Minutes Sandy Toole introduces Jon Back to discuss "Nursing Resiliency" an overview of personal fitness in Physical, Mental, Social, and Spiritual aspects and the benefits of this focus.  The links below will allow LCS employees to review the assessments spoken of in today's podcast. SPIRITUAL TOUGHNESS ASSESSMENT.jpg COMBAT OPERATIONAL STRESS CONTROL.jpg You will need to have access to and be able to log into the LCS instance of OneDrive to have access to these assessments.