Better mental wellbeing for Nursing Home residents
starts here.

ACCME CREDITS WILL BE OFFERED.

While psychotropic medications can be valuable for mental wellness, there are many effective nonpharmacological interventions available. This presentation will introduce various non-drug approaches for residents in nursing facilities. Attendees will learn about a comprehensive bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach to mental health, illustrated with real-life case examples. The session will also cover the development of person-centered strategies to address mental illness, aiming to improve symptoms and reduce the need for PRN (as-needed) medication requests or emergency hospitalizations.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand and apply person-centered care principles in geriatric populations.
2. Recognize the presence and impact of mental illness on nursing facility residents.
3. Develop and implement a comprehensive approach to mental illness using nonpharmacological interventions.

Speakers:

Dr. Anthony Nedelman, PhD

ACCME CREDITS WILL BE OFFERED.

Despite the demands that come with working in a nursing facility, staff are dedicated to their craft and enjoy a deep satisfaction from helping care for residents. The other side of the job brings pressures that can increase susceptibility to exhaustion leading to compassion fatigue and other occupational hazards. This interactive webinar will identify and define elusive work-related conditions and the emotional and physical toll that can occur over time. Content will include strategies to prevent and cope with compassion fatigue through building resiliency and practicing self-care. Nursing facility staff will learn prevention efforts to take care of themselves, both personally and professionally, and consequently residents in care.

Learning Objectives:

1. Review work dynamics that affect a nursing facility staff’s ability to take care of themselves.
2. List potential effects that staff’s secondary trauma can have on their residents.
3. List warning signs of the dedicated but stressed-out nursing facility staff.
4. List practical strategies for building resiliency.

Speakers:

Diana Padilla, MCPC, CARC, CASAC-TASAP

ACCME & NAB CREDITS WILL BE OFFERED.

This training is designed to give a brief overview of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), its symptoms, and how this can manifest in nursing facility residents. We will review ways for supporting and treating PTSD.

Learning Objectives:

1. What is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
2. What are symptoms of PTSD?
3. What are ways to support individuals with PTSD?

Speaker:

Bryan Stephens