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Reducing Litigation Risk for SNF and AL

Session Title: Managing Changes in Resident Condition

Presentation Date: June 17, 2025

Target Audience:

Administrator, DON, Clinical, Department Managers, Clinical Consultants, Owners, Board of Directors, Compliance Officer, QAPI Team, Regional team, Executive Directors, Nurse
Managers, Operators

Presented By:

  • Janine Lehman, RN, RAC-CT, CLNC, Director of Legal Nurse Consulting

Course Description:

Prompt identification and management of resident changes in condition is critical to optimal outcomes. In this sixth session in the Reducing Litigation Risk series, we’ll delve into key issues around changes in conditions in post-acute care settings. Topics of discussion will include regulatory requirements, common risk areas and standards of care for notification of a resident change in condition. Tips will be shared for the critical elements of identification, assessment, notification and documentation of a change in resident condition with an emphasis on strategies for implementing effective safeguards.

Learning Objectives

  1. Become knowledgeable with the regulatory requirements and standards of care pertaining to a change in resident condition.
  2. Identify the components for effective communication and management of a change in resident condition.
  3. Become familiar with strategies for addressing the critical elements of identification, assessment, notification and documentation of a resident change in condition.  

CE's are available for those that listen to the sessions LIVE.

Continuing Education Information

Nurses:  The Kansas Healthcare Association is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. Each offering is approved for 1.0 contact hour applicable for RN and LPN relicensure (KSBN LT0030-0338)

Administrators:  This course offering is approved for 1.0 continuing education clock hour for each webinar for the Kansas licensed adult care home administrators by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services.  KDADS Health Occupations Credentialing Approved Sponsorship number:  LTS-A0001.

Operators:  This course offering is approved for 1.0 continuing education clock hour for each webinar for the Kansas licensed operators in the core area of Administration by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services.  KDADS Health Occupations Credentialing Approved Sponsorship number:  LTS-A0001.

Social Workers: This course is approved for 1.0 hour of continuing education hour for each webinar for Kansas licensed Social Workers by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board.  Approval number: 17-006.

Dietitians: This course is approved for up to 1.0 continuing education clock hour for each webinar for Kansas Licensed Dietitians by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services. KDADs Health Occupations Credentialing Approved Sponsorship Number: LTS-A0002.

CE's will be provided to those that complete a registration and the follow up attendance verification form. Webinar log in information and dial in information will be provided prior to the webinar.