Join us for 20 more hours of continuing education at Emeritus @ Villa de Anza in Riverside Friday March 23th and Saturday March 24th. On Thursday March 23th, Trainer Laura Ferrall, will engage students with a day of training on a variety of important and timely topics. Laura will provide students with the latest regulatory updates and changes, the [...]
Join us for 20 more hours of continuing education at Atria Woodbridge in Irvine Thursday March 8th and Saturday March 10th. On Thursday March 8th, Trainer Laura Ferrall, will engage students with a day of training on a variety of important and timely topics. Laura will provide students with the latest regulatory updates and changes, the role [...]
We are pleased to have the opportunity to provide the RCFE/ARF continuing education training at the new Belmont Village of Thousand Oaks. On Saturday February 18th, Trainer Mary Iroz, will engage students with a day of training on a variety of important and timely topics. Mary will address compliance issues and problems and ways to [...]
The first 2012 classroom continuing education class will be held in Corona, Friday January 27th and Saturday January 28th. On Friday, January 27th, Trainer Vicky Torres, LVN/RCFE Administrator/ED/ will work with students on best practices for training care staff to both interact, observe and care for residents with a diagnosis of dementia and Alzheimer’s. Vicky has successfully [...]
Non-ambulatory person Title 22, Chapter 6 Division 8 defines “non-ambulatory person” as “a person who is unable to leave a building unassisted under emergency conditions.” This includes “persons who depend upon mechanical aids such as crutches, walkers and wheelchairs.” It also includes “persons who are unable to respond physically or mentally to oral instructions [...]
Previous law defined bedridden as someone who needs assistance in transferring to and from bed, or assistance in turning or repositioning in bed. This new law defines residents who need assistance in transferring to and from bed, but do not need assistance in turning or repositioning in bed, as non-ambulatory. Bedridden, under this new law, [...]
This new law requires the licensee of an RCFE to include specific information in an eviction notice (notice to quit) that is given to the resident prior to the eviction. The required information is designed to give the resident, or resident’s family, certain facts relating to the eviction and available resources to assist the resident. [...]
This law effective March 2009 expands on the existing emergency disaster plan which requires RCFE facilities to have evacuation procedures in case of a disaster. This law requires the RCFE licensee to prepare an emergency plan for the facility to be “self-reliant” for at least 72 hours immediately following an emergency or disaster. Included in [...]
AB 2370, effective date January 2009 requires the RCFE licensee to provide the following information related to facility rate iincreases: By January 31st of each year, prepare a document that discloses the average monthly rate increases, actual amount and percentage for resident rooms or apartments and additional service fees for each of the previous three years. Provide [...]
Health and Safety Code 1569.155, Rules and Regulations: Provision and Upkeep of Regulation states, “Upon initial licensure, residential care facilities for the elderly shall be provided a printed copy of all applicable regulations by the department without charge. All licensees shall subscribe to the appropriate regulation subscription service and are responsible for keeping current on [...]
