Education News

Vol. 22 Issue 22

Preceptor Training Workshop – This training program will prepare nursing home administrators to serve as Preceptors for students in the Administrator-In-Training (AIT) Program or College-Based Internship required for persons who plan to become licensed nursing home administrators.

This preceptor training meets the requirements of the Board of Nursing Home Administrators, as set forth in Rule 64B10-16.0025, F.A.C.

Featured Trainers:
Terry Goodman, MBA, NHA, President and CEO of Management Consulting Services, LLC

Cathi Q. Mitchell, MPA, CPM, Medical Quality Assurance Investigator, Florida Department of Health,
Division of Medical Quality Assurance, Orlando Investigative Services Office

Join us for an interactive six-hour training workshop and learn about Preceptor Practices including:

• Selecting an AIT or Intern
• The Mentorship Process
• Developing a Facility Training Program
• Utilizing the Training Manual
• Requirements of the Preceptor
• Being a Preceptor

• Concepts of mentorship
• Teaching techniques
• AIT program requirements
• Analysis of expectations and needs of AITs and preceptors
• Domains of practice

Are You Prepared For The New Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Rules - Nearly every employer in the nation will be affected by the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed revisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemptions. Their impact will touch not only how employers classify their exempt and non-exempt employees, but organizations’ bottom line profits. Beginning in 2016, employers will have to pay time-and-one-half overtime pay to many employees for hours worked over 40 in a work week, and who had previously earned a straight salary under one of the White Collar Exemptions. The proposed rules in the FLSA are some of the most significant changes to the workforce in nearly 50 years. That is why you need to attend this webinar.

This webinar will be led by Joel Cullum, Senior Vice President of SESCO Management Consultants. SESCO Management Consultants is a national human resources and employee relations consulting firm located in Bristol, Tennessee. Since 1945, SESCO has been providing professional human resource consulting services to clients throughout the country.

Learning Objectives:

• Provide an overview of the proposed changes and background
• Identify employee classifications that may be affected
• Discuss strategies to comply with the proposed changes

Target Audience: This educational webinar is appropriate for CEOs, COOs, CFOs and others in a leadership position – anyone who has business with exempt and non-exempt employees.

Contact Hours: LeadingAge Florida is providing one contact hours of credit for nursing home administrators licensed in the state of Florida. Approval is pending from the HR Certification Institute.

Registration Information: Please click here to register online with a credit card. To pay with a check, click here to print out a registration form. The registration fee for LeadingAge Florida members is $35. The fee for non-members of LeadingAge Florida is $45.

For More Information:  If you have any questions or would like additional information, please click here or contact Sandie Hugg at (386) 208-6268.

New Developments in Smoke-Free Housing: Impact on HUD Affordable Housing Webinar – HUD will be publishing a rule that will make all public housing smoke-free. We anticipate that will have a ripple effect throughout affordable housing that will eventually build to a pretty large wave …registrants will need to prepare for this policy change.

This webinar will discuss the growing national and State of Florida trend toward establishing smoke-free policies in all varieties of multi-unit housing. Our speaker, Mr. Ron Davis, will be presenting new developments in smoke-free housing which are specifically impacting the HUD affordable housing sector. Mr. Davis will be covering reasons to go smoke-free including financial, legal and marketing benefits, and offering assistance for properties that want to move toward establishing their own smoke-free policy or strengthening an existing policy.

There is no registration fee for this webinar.

Date and Time: Thursday, November 12 – 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT

Target Audience: This educational webinar is appropriate for independent housing - CCRC, HUD Affordable Housing, CEOs, Executive Directors, Property Managers, Housing Administrators, and Service Coordinators.

Registration Information: To register online, please click here. To register with a check by mail, please use this form.

Substitution Policy: Substitutions are welcome by November 9, 2015 via fax or email.

LeadingAge Florida reserves the right to cancel the program due to insufficient enrollment in which case pre-registered participants will be notified. All substitution requests must be sent to Cathy Van Atta by email or faxed to (850) 671-3790.

If you need to acquire your username or password in order to register online, please contact Cathy Van Atta at (850) 671-3700, ext. 100.

For More Information: If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact Sandie Hugg, LeadingAge Florida, at (386) 208-6268.

Benchmarking Your CCRC Webinar – Join us for this informative webinar that will discuss the fundamental importance and use of benchmarking your CCRC and discuss the advantages and potential pitfalls in benchmarking. It will also present Florida CCRC trends using the most recent filed data from the Office of Insurance Regulation.

Learning Objectives
Understand the fundamental importance and use of benchmarking in your community and the limitations of financial ratios.

• Gain insights from Florida CCRC trends using the most recent filed data from the Office of Insurance Regulation.
• Learn about other sources of benchmarking data to use to manage your community.

Date and Time: Tuesday, November 17 – 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT

Target Audience: This educational webinar is appropriate for administrators, finance directors, staff and board members of CCRCs. There is no charge for the webinar; this is a LeadingAge Florida member benefit.

Registration Information: To register online, please click here. To register by mail with a check, please click here. This webinar is FREE for LeadingAge Florida members and $45 for non-members.

For More Information
If you have any questions or would like additional information, please contact Sandie Hugg, LeadingAge Florida, at (386) 208-6268.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the legislative intent of the Nurse Practice Act.
• Identify specific laws and rules which govern the practice of nursing in Florida.
• Explain the levels of nursing practice in the State of Florida and the general scope of practice which accompanies each level.
• Discuss the continuing education requirements for nursing license renewal in Florida.
• Illustrate, through case study, actions which represent violations of the Nurse Practice Act.
• Summarize the disciplinary process and IPN.
• Specify methodologies which the professional nurse can adopt for career maintenance and development within the limits of the law.

Date and Time: Tuesday, December 15 – 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT

Target Audience: This educational webinar is appropriate for all licensed nurses.

Contact Hours: LeadingAge Florida is providing two (2) contact hours of credit for nurses licensed in the State of Florida. Please note: You must attend the entire session to receive CEUs or a certificate of attendance.

Registration Information: To register online, please click here. To register by mail with a check, please click here. The registration fee for LeadingAge Florida members is $50. The fee for non-members of LeadingAge Florida is $65.

For More Information
If you have any questions or would like additional information, please click here or contact Sandie Hugg at (386) 208-6268.

Apply Now for the Scott Boord Career Development Scholarship Program – The Scott Boord Career Development Scholarship Program provides staff from LeadingAge Florida member communities the opportunity to attend either a LeadingAge Florida or LeadingAge educational event held throughout the year.

For more information on the Scholarship Program, please click here. To apply for the Scholarship, please click here.

Please contact Jean Krier if you have any questions regarding the Scott Boord Career Development Scholarship Program.

Upcoming Educational Intensives and Conferences – Below is a list of upcoming LeadingAge Florida webinars, conferences and other events. Mark your calendars for these events and visit the LeadingAge Florida Education calendar here for updates and registration.

2015

October

22 – Preceptor Training, Orlando

November

1-4 – LeadingAge Annual Meeting and Expo, Boston, MA 
   4 – Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Rules, Webinar

12 – New Developments in Smoke-Free Housing:  Impact on HUD Affordable Housing, Webinar 
17–  Benchmarking Your CCRC, Webinar

December

 2 – Negotiating Agreements for Highly Collaborative Relationships, Webinar 
15 - Nurses Rules & Regulations, Webinar

2016

February

9-10- 2016 Legislative Workshop - Advocacy in Action, Tallahassee

July

25-27– 53rd Annual LeadingAge Florida Convention, Boca Raton Club and Resort, Boca Raton