Improving Care Through Life's End for People in Residential Care: Challenges & Opportunities
Thu, 10/14/2010 - 14:00
Villa Capri at Varenna in Santa Rosa
Program: 3:00 - 6:00 PM; Registration: 2:30 -3:00 PM; *Pre-registration required by Oct 6th. Registration packets mailed to all residential care homes in Sonoma County mid-September. $25 for 3 CEUs, BRN, BBS, RCFE and ARF. Others $15 suggested donation at the door.
Please contact us via email if you would like to receive a registration packet.
Who Should Attend. Administrators/Owners and Staff of Assisted Living Facilities, Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly/Board and Care, and Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled others working in those settings.
Participants will improve knowledge and skills in:
Assisting residents & families to clarify end of life care wishes and goals of care; Honoring residents wishes for limited interventions including palliative and comfort care; Understanding the importance of POLST for honoring a person's wishes across the care continuum.
Speakers:
Pam Carroll, Hospice Administrator, RN, BSN, Sutter VNA & Hospice; Tim Gieseke, MD, Geriatric Care Specialist & Hospice Medical Director; Susan Keller, MA, MLIS, Community Network Journey Project & CA POLST Trainer; Heather Harrison, VP Public Policy, CA Assisted Living Assn; Eloise Tweeten, Tweeten ElderCare Advisors;Betsy Rutana, Licensing Program Manager of Residential Care for the Elderly, CA Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing, Rohnert Park.
Co-sponsored by: The Sonoma County Coalition for Compassionate Care; The Coalition for Compassionate Care of California.
Partial funding is provided by the California HealthCare Foundation
Produced by: The Community Network Journey Project, Susan Keller, MA, MLIS, Director.
Please contact us via email if you would like to receive a registration packet.
Who Should Attend. Administrators/Owners and Staff of Assisted Living Facilities, Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly/Board and Care, and Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled others working in those settings.
Participants will improve knowledge and skills in:
Assisting residents & families to clarify end of life care wishes and goals of care; Honoring residents wishes for limited interventions including palliative and comfort care; Understanding the importance of POLST for honoring a person's wishes across the care continuum.
Speakers:
Pam Carroll, Hospice Administrator, RN, BSN, Sutter VNA & Hospice; Tim Gieseke, MD, Geriatric Care Specialist & Hospice Medical Director; Susan Keller, MA, MLIS, Community Network Journey Project & CA POLST Trainer; Heather Harrison, VP Public Policy, CA Assisted Living Assn; Eloise Tweeten, Tweeten ElderCare Advisors;Betsy Rutana, Licensing Program Manager of Residential Care for the Elderly, CA Department of Social Services Community Care Licensing, Rohnert Park.
Co-sponsored by: The Sonoma County Coalition for Compassionate Care; The Coalition for Compassionate Care of California.
Partial funding is provided by the California HealthCare Foundation
Produced by: The Community Network Journey Project, Susan Keller, MA, MLIS, Director.
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