Other Upcoming Events "Mapping a Shared Journey" A Boot Camp Symposium Transformational Leadership Academy Part III: August 13-14 Registration Information

Exhibitors needed!!!! – Download Exhibitor Prospectus and send to those vendors that you do business with and encourage them to be a sponsor or exhibitor at this year’s conference.

Pioneer Network Conference – Little Rock, AR – Aug 12-14, 2009 Coming Together. Creating Community.

Six sites to choose from:
• Columbia
• Kansas City
• Kirksville
• Poplar Bluff
• Springfield
• St. Louis

Webinars

Intimacy Issues in LTC Facilities
The Missouri Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program and the Missouri Association of Nursing Home Administrators are holding nine training sessions across the state on the topic of Intimacy.  3 hours of PC are available for nursing home administrators. Classes start in May; click here for fees and schedules.

“CMS Guidelines Call for Homelike Environments in Nursing Homes” – Article from the PHI Quality Care Through Quality Jobs newsletter, April 16, 2009.  To read article go to:  http://phinational.org/archives/cms-guidelines-call-for-homelike-environments-in-nursing-homes/

CMS Survey and Certification Letter regarding revisions to interpretive guidelines can be found at:  http://www.cms.hhs.gov/SurveyCertificationGenInfo/downloads/SCLetter09_31.pdf