This presentation focuses on the unique challenges and considerations associated with co-occurring disorders in nursing facility residents. It explores the intersection of mental health disorders and substance use issues. Learning objectives: Define substance use...
Mental Health 101, Suicide Prevention & De-escalation
This session is an introductory training to help identify, understand, and respond to mental health disorders. It also includes helpful strategies for suicide prevention and de-escalation techniques applicable to nursing homes. Learning objectives: Define and discuss...
SUD 101: The If’s & What’s of Substance Use Disorder Basics
A knowledge of substance use disorders and common behavioral symptoms are essential to understanding how to support residents with substance use disorders within the nursing home environment. This webinar will define substance use terminology, examine signs and...
Understanding Race-Based, Historical, and Intergenerational Trauma in Nursing Facility Residents
Nursing facility residents are impacted by historical and intergenerational trauma that goes deep and wide for many racially minoritized groups in the United States. Whether the trauma is recognized openly or tucked deeply into the subconscious, it is often...
Serious Mental Illness (SMI) in Nursing Facilities: Using A 5-Step Approach to Care
There are many people around the world who suffer from depression, anxiety and other mental illnesses. According to a study published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 65% to 90% of nursing home residents have a mental disorder ranging from common mental...
Building A Better Suicide Risk Assessment: The Nuts and Bolts of the Columbia Protocol C-SSRS
Utilize the Columbia Protocol also known as the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) to learn how to utilize the six simple questions to identify whether a resident is at risk for suicide. The responses will help to assess the severity and immediacy of that...
CARES Serious Mental Illness (SMI) Office Hours
The COE-NF is making the CARES® Serious Mental Illness™ Online Training Program available to CMS-certified nursing facilities at no cost. CARES SMI focuses on how to develop care strategies for individuals diagnosed with a serious mental illness and how it differs...
Managing Substance Use Disorders (SUD) in Nursing Facilities Office Hours
CARES Serious Mental Illness (SMI) Office Hours
The COE-NF is making the CARES® Serious Mental Illness™ Online Training Program available to CMS-certified nursing facilities at no cost. CARES SMI focuses on how to develop care strategies for individuals diagnosed with a serious mental illness and how it differs...
