The program for each education event can also be viewed and saved in each of LNHA’s online registration event descriptions. We encourage you to download and save the program for future reference.
Click here to view the previous webinar recordings available for registration on-demand.
Virtual Education: COVID-19 OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for Healthcare
July 21, 2021, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. CT
The Louisiana Nursing Home Association invites long-term care professionals to attend a webinar on July 21, 2021, at 1 p.m. CT about Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA’s) new Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for healthcare. This webinar will be presented by Louisiana Workforce Commission OSHA Consultation Manager Corey Gaines.
Acting on President Biden’s executive order from January 2021, OSHA announced an ETS that applies to several high-risk occupations, including nursing facilities and assisted living facilities. This webinar will outline OSHA’s new requirements and will provide useful guidance and resources to help facilities comply with the new COVID-19 ETS regulations. Employers must comply with most of these standards by July 6, 2021. The deadline to register is July 20.
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In-Person Education: Dietary and Food Service Manager Certification Course
August 23-27, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT
The Louisiana Nursing Home Association invites long-term care professionals interested in becoming certified as dietary and food service managers to attend this in-person five-day certification course on August 23-27, 2021, at the Crowne Plaza in Baton Rouge, LA. Presenters will train attendees in various food operations, including food purchasing, preparation and menu management. The course will also review nutrition principles. The assigned clinical practicums will prepare each participant to document nutrition information, ensure food safety and manage work teams. Upon successful completion of the course, each participant will be qualified to become a Director of Food & Nutrition Services by standards and regulations enforced by the Louisiana Department of Health, Health Standards Section, and Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations; Part 483; Requirements for States and Long-Term Care Facilities. Be sure to take this course to be in compliance! The course instructors will be Leigh Anne Burns, RDN, LDN, John Hickson, CCA, CDM/CFPP, and Jeff DeMars, LNFA. The deadline to register is August 16.
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In-Person Education: Resident Activity Director Certification Workshop
October 12-15, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT
The Louisiana Nursing Home Association invites those who desire to become a certified activity director to attend a four-day in-person seminar on October 12-15, 2021, at the Crowne Plaza in Baton Rouge. The certification course, presented by Jeff DeMars, LNFA, ADC-EDU, ACC-BC, CDCS, CDBS, will teach attendees how to identify the activity needs of each resident and will share creative techniques and strategies to implement when planning, developing and delivering quality life-enriching activities for residents in a nursing facility. During the seminar, attendees will complete an onsite clinical practicum at a licensed nursing facility. Upon completion of this certification course, attendees will be certified to work as an activity director in Louisiana nursing facilities. Taking this class every two years as a “refresher” is suggested due to ever-changing policies and procedures.
The deadline to register is October 5.
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In-Person Education: Social Service Designee Certification Workshop
November 10-12, 2021, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT
The Louisiana Nursing Home Association invites social service directors in the long-term care profession to attend the in-person Social Service Designee Certification Workshop on November 10-12, 2021. This three-day training program is a structured educational curriculum that fully orients, educates and certifies those who wish to work in Louisiana nursing facilities as a social service designee / director. The workshop will be presented by Jeff DeMars, BSW, MCCS, LNFA, CDCS, CDBS, CCDC, ADC/EDU, ACC-BC with guest speaker Tazya Bailey, MSW, LMSW.
The deadline to register is November 1.
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