Try something new for 30 days - Matt Cutts

ARE YOU A GOOD LISTENER?

Are You a Good Listener?

Congratulations

Congratulations!  Faith Meunier, Royal Cape Cod Nursing Home, Buzzards Bay, MA  has recently completed the MEPAP(Modular Education Program for Activity Professionals-Part 1& 2).  This course is one of the steps in becoming Nationally Certified through NCCAP (National Certification Council for Activity Professionals). NCCAP has written the course that meets Federal regulations on activity director qualifications. (F-tag 680). For more information on the MEPAP course and or ce's— #activitydirector http://activitydirector.weebly.com

Happy Thanksgiving!

This Thanksgiving, I am grateful,
 for you, as you continue to work to ensure that all long-term care activity programs give quality care and quality of life to those we serve!

With sincere appreciation,

Bless you


Jane

Congratulations!

Congratulations!  Beth Ann Yoder, Towner County Living Center, ND  has recently completed the MEPAP(Modular Education Program for Activity Professionals-Part 1).  This course is one of the steps in becoming Nationally Certified through NCCAP (National Certification Council for Activity Professionals). NCCAP has written the course that meets Federal regulations on activity director qualifications. (F-tag 680). For more information on the MEPAP course and or ceus— #activitydirector http://activitydirector.weebly.com

ACS Newsletter

Hi all!
Every month I send out a newsletter. 
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Happy Fall!

Friday!

Cool to view!

Do you have any great videos on MEPAP 2  to share?

DO YOU?

DO WE REALLY WANT TO LIVE TO BE 100?
 
What do you think?

Ranking of Nursing Homes

Check out what the rankings are?

Ageist or just funny!

Ageist or just funny!
Saturday Night Live spoof 
Are you using any of these devices in your home?
Any other cool aps?

Technology FYI--
Loneliness and Isolation
Innovative Well Being

When You Remember Me 1990 ♣ Lifetime movies ♣ New Film 2016

What Is Your Learning Style?

Cool site! Click on me to complete your style!

Learning styles refer to the ways we prefer to approach new information.

Let your instructor know how it went.

Activity Research

Activity Research

Just click and read!

Work Place Bully

Work Place Bully Information
Please look at this blog!

LTCSP AND OTHER UPDATES 8/3/2018

New Updates
LTCSP Procedure Guide and Surveyor Materials updated as of August 3, 2018
Please use the link above
Look for the date of 8/3/2018 for current updates in the list.

Check Activity Data!

Please, Journal!

Nursing Home Staffing 2018 Q

https://nursinghome411.org/nursing-home-staffing-2018-q1/

Log on to the above link and follow the directions.

What did you find out about your facility and state?
Would love you to journal on this?

You can also sort from lowest to highest, or highest to lowest for your state.

FYI Fact SHEET- Ombudsman

LTC Ombudsman Fact Sheet

Spotting the Signs of Elder Abuse

Spotting the Signs of Elder Abuse: Abuse can happen to any older person. Learn about the different types of abuse, how to recognize the signs, and where to get help.  

Share this infographic and help spread the word about the spotting the signs of elder abuse. Click on the social media icons above, or copy and paste the URL and post it to your account (Twitter, Facebook, etc.).

Professional Articles

Great reading resource for the profession!Kaiser Health

Are You In Compliance?

Copyright law for the facility.
Copyright

Using Google Drive

Using Google Drive

Google Drive-Everyone is using it!  Here is a great tutorial!
Ja

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Awesome! Thanks a bunch!

A Sample!
Newsletter

Great resource for you!

I would love it if you would go to the following website and sign up
to get emails that give you great management pointers.
Management Resource

Jane

The 9 (or 99?) Ps of Leadership

http://www.greatleadershipbydan.com/2018/06/the-9-or-99-ps-of-leadership.html

Dementia-Care-Practice-Recommendations

Dementia-Care-Practice-Recommendations

This is person-centered--
A must-read for every facility!

Alzheimer's Association 2017 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures

Strategic goals: Do your goals align with the goals of CMS

Click on the following link!  FYI
Strategic Goals - 1

Six Degrees of PR Generations

Six Degrees of PR Generations: We now have to craft news that can loop back and forth in time and morph between media platforms, linked together by a single narrative thread.

Items for documentation!

Items for your Mepap Course
 Click on the link!  Review!
Have Fun!

Mepap Friday

November 27, 2018, the LTC regulations changed!  Many items were moved and many items were added.
A great resource to see a synopsis ---- Activity Related F tags -----this is from the  NCCAP website.  I have this in my MEPAP folder and resource book. Do you?
Have you checked out NCCAP.org and the regulation page?
Thanks
Ja

ALL STUDENT RESOURCE

MEPAP STUDENTS
Please go to the following link save and or print for your resource book.
Please use the definitions for each Core Content.
Let me know when you have completed this task.
Thanks--
Word Bank

Happy Skilled Nursing Care Week!

How is it going?  What life stories are you making this week?

X Theory-Y Theory-What do you think?

x = y Theory

Using Theory X and Theory Y to Pick the Best Management Style

Time to Watch!! April 22, 2018

Alzheimer's and 10 Years Later
April 22, 2018

ITEMS FROM THE NCCAP WEBSITE

Presentations

·        NCCAP Certification Standards PPT

F-Tags

·        F-TAG 675 QUALITY OF LIFE

·        F-TAG 679 ACTIVITIES

·        F-TAG 680 QUALIFICATION OF ACTIVITY DIRECTOR

·        Activities Related FTags:Excerpts from Advance Appendix PP (CMS.gov)

·        Resident Rights

Checklists

·        Competency Checklist Volunteer

·        Quarterly and Annual Information Sheet

CMS Documents

·        CMS-20057 Resident Council critical pathways

·        CMS-20065 Activities critical pathways

·        CMS-20067-Behavioral-Emotional critical pathways

·        LTCSP Resident Interview Care Areas and Probes

·        LTCSP Resident Observations Care Areas and Probes

·        LTCSP Resident Record Review Care Areas and Probes

LTCSP Resident Representative Interview Care Areas and Probes

Advocating for Nursing Facility Residents Under the Revised Federal Requirements

Advocating for Nursing Facility Residents Under the Revised Federal Requirements

Great Link!  Great read on Advocacy

Is There Such a Thing as Normal Aging?

Is There Such a Thing as Normal Aging?


Check out the CDC report!

The Swot Challenge!

Please journal on the Swot.  Your challenge is to print the Swot grid that you find on the Mind Tool website-complete the grid and share/discuss the results with your instructor.  Be sure to label this in your journal!  Thanks a bunch!
 Swot

Facebook FYI

 Face book download
Click on the above and it tells you how to look at your info!
Just an FYI

Check out the new 2018 Fact Sheet

2018 Alzheimer's Fact Sheet

NCCAP: How to Create Your Own Profile on the Website

GETTING YOUR NCCAP STUDENT ACCOUNT
A MUST WATCH FOR ALL STUDENTS!

NCCAP MEPAP ITEMS

NCCAP ITEM FOR YOU THE MEPAP STUDENT


Items for your tool kit!
T
CODE OF ETHICS
ACTIVITY DIRECTOR CERTIFICATION APPLICATION-PLEASE SUBMIT PAPER COPY TO YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Aging!

What do you think?
Aging Video

Leadership!

LEADERSHIP BY CARSON WENTZ

OLD!

What is Old?

OLD

Team

How do you motivate your team?  If you are not the director, how does the director motivate the team?
Just a thought question!

Free Book for Activity Professionals Week

Free Kindle Book for Activity Professionals Week - There’s No Place Like (Nursing) Home – Stories of Dementia, ...Free Book

Please comment!

This week is National Activity Professionals Week!  You are commended for the awesome job you do!  Thank you for each and every minute you spend in your facility and with the residents.  How are you celebrating the week?  How are you making the week special for your staff. 

Nccap Newsletter!

The NCCAP Newsletter  January 2018

NCCAP Newsletter  Click on me!

It's National Activity Professionals Week!

Start the New Year off with a New Certification!

Montessori for Dementia Engagement Certification

Online Registration & Course is Now

Open to All Allied Healthcare Professionals!

NCCAP Free Online Webinar

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 @7pm est

Essential Oils and Activities

 The benefits of incorporating essential oils into activities.

Presented by Melissa Margotta, ADC, MC

And More!!!

All students! Please journal!

http://www.nccap.org/

Please click on all the headings and explore the site and download items into you NCCAP folder(on your desk top).  All my students must create a Student Profile and send your instructor a copy of the NCCAP acceptance letter.  In CC3 you will need to fill out the application for certification.  Questions—just let me know.

Items to read and down load for your course; but not limited to!

Certification Standards

https://nccap.memberclicks.net/certification-standards

Create a Student Profile

https://nccap.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mcform&view=ngforms&id=35502#/

Federal Regulations

https://nccap.memberclicks.net/federal-regulations

National Exam Information

https://nccap.memberclicks.net/national-exam-information

Free Book

Down Load It

Check the X or Y?

Are you a theory X or Y Leader?

Great journal topic for CC12