Tuesday Tips: Residents on Hospice

With your hectic schedule, it is sometimes easy to overlook simple compliance issues. Advanced Healthcare Studies’ “Tuesday Tips” will bring you a quick, helpful idea each week that can assist you in your operations related to regulatory compliance.

Who is the Target Market?

In a book on marketing that I recently read by Jay Conrad Levinson and Al Lautenslager the authors addressed the issue of “Who is the target market?” If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, is there still sound?

Use and Safety of Mosquito Repellents

The June 2008 quarterly Adult and Senior Care Update from California Dept. of Social Services suggests ways to reduce the risk of West Nile Disease. Among those recommendations was “Use an effective mosquito repellent containing ingredients such as DEET, picaridin, or oil of lemon eucalyptus.” This blog contains further information from the Centers for Disease Control [...]

Who Visits Assisted Living Residents the Most?

The National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) reported an interesting finding from a recent survey conducted by My InnerView in their July 9, 2007 issue of NCAL’s publication, NCAL Connections. My InnerView Inc. conducted assisted living family satisfaction surveys in 2007. Assisted living residents were asked, “Who visits you most often?” Click here to view [...]

Tuesday Tip: Medication Disposal

With your hectic schedule, it is sometimes easy to overlook simple compliance issues. Advanced Healthcare Studies’ “Tuesday Tips” will bring you a quick, helpful idea each week that can assist you in your operations related to regulatory compliance. We know that many of you implement outstanding practices in your community, and we welcome your ideas [...]

Online First Aid Training Approved by California’s Community Care Licensing

Community Education, LLC in partnership with Joel Goldman from the law firm Hanson Bridgett has obtained written confirmation from Tom Stahl, Chief of CCLD’s Policy Development Bureau, that providers may utilize online first aid training to fulfull the regulatory requirement for staff training in first aid. Below is the direct response from Mr. Stahl: 

Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Prevention

Community Education is very excited to offer our participants new online courses as they are available. Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation was just recently approved for 2 hours of continuing education credit.

Tuesday Tip: Review Your Staff Files

With your hectic schedule, it is sometimes easy to overlook simple compliance issues. Advanced Healthcare Studies’ “Tuesday Tips” will bring you a quick, helpful idea each week that can assist you in your operations related to regulatory compliance.