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Effective Skills for Meeting Emotional and Professional Needs of Staff

January 31, 2017
Mark Duhrkoop is the executive director of Genesis Life Transitions and a speaker at the OHCA Spring Expo. In this blog post, Marc considers how to deal with conflict in the workplace. In his Spring Expo presentation, “Workplace Conflict, Drama, and Grief: Effective Skills for Meeting Emotional and Professional Needs of Staff,” Marc will address... Read More
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Optimizing Quality of Life for People Living with Dementia

January 26, 2017
Christy Turner is the founder of DementiaSherpa.com and a featured presenter at the OHCA Spring Expo. In this blog post, Christy discusses considerations for enhancing quality of life for residents living with dementia. In her Spring Expo presentation, “9 Ways to Optimize Quality of Life for People Living with Dementia,” she will expand upon this topic... Read More
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ASA’s Generations Journal Highlights Aging Policy and Features OHCA’s Dr. Walt Dawson

January 24, 2017
The American Society on Aging (ASA) has issued the latest edition of their Generations journal with the theme “A Message to the President on Aging Policy.” The magazine examines actionable policy plans for the new administration regarding the economic impact of aging, protecting retirement income, ensuring affordable healthcare, and finding ways to pay for long term... Read More
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Article 8 “Diagnostic Quality”

January 17, 2017
AHCA has published the report “Building Prevention into Every Day Practice: A Framework for Successful Clinical Outcomes.” The framework was built by the AHCA Clinical Practice Committee with the goal of developing solutions for reducing rehospitalizations and adverse events. Quality of care drives business success or failure in long term and post-acute care. This framework... Read More
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