September 10, 2025 Live Webinar

Discover how nursing homes are being cited with their annual surveys. The Long-Term Care Survey Process and regulatory language will be reviewed. Each month will delve into a specific survey topic. Common citation examples will be given with interactive discussion from members sharing their survey experiences, best practices, and lessons learned.  Obtain useful tips and tactics for the monthly highlighted topic. Resources and other reference material will be shared.

Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) have become a critical component of infection prevention and control efforts in long-term care settings, directly impacting compliance with F880. As F880 remains a top-cited F-tag, failures to implement or maintain EBP protocols are frequently cited during surveys. This session will examine the CMS expectations for EBP implementation, highlight the difference between Standard Precautions and EBP, and explore how surveyors assess compliance with these critical guidelines. Participants will gain practical insights into how to integrate EBP seamlessly into their daily infection control practices, protect residents from multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), and ensure their facility’s policies and practices align with CMS requirements.

Continuing Education 

1.0 clock hour will be awarded upon successful completion.  

Criteria for successful completion: Attendance at entire event and submission of completed evaluation form. 

LeadingAge Ohio is an approved provider by the Board of Executives of Long Term Services and Supports. Core of knowledge subject areas: Care, Services and Support; Operations; Environment and Quality.  

As stated in the Ohio Administrative Code Rule 4723-14-05, education that has been approved by a board or an agency that regulates a health care profession in Ohio or another jurisdiction is an acceptable option to meet nursing continuing education requirements.

Learner has 10 days from live webinar date to complete course, including obtaining education certificate. 

August 13, 2025 Live Webinar

Discover how nursing homes are being cited with their annual surveys. The Long-Term Care Survey Process and regulatory language will be reviewed. Each month will delve into a specific survey topic. Common citation examples will be given with interactive discussion from members sharing their survey experiences, best practices, and lessons learned.  Obtain useful tips and tactics for the monthly highlighted topic. Resources and other reference material will be shared.

Avoidable falls are a major focus of regulatory scrutiny, with F689 ranking as the third most frequently cited F-tag in Ohio and the eighth most cited Immediate Jeopardy deficiency. Surveyors consistently find that many fall incidents could have been avoided with proper assessments, interventions, and monitoring practices. This session will explore the regulatory expectations under F689, discuss the difference between avoidable and unavoidable falls, and examine why many facilities are cited for Immediate Jeopardy related to falls. Participants will learn practical strategies to enhance fall prevention programs, reduce risks, and align documentation and care practices with CMS expectations.

Continuing Education 

1.0 clock hour will be awarded upon successful completion.  

Criteria for successful completion: Attendance at entire event and submission of completed evaluation form. 

LeadingAge Ohio is an approved provider by the Board of Executives of Long Term Services and Supports. Core of knowledge subject areas: Care, Services and Support; Operations; Environment and Quality.  

As stated in the Ohio Administrative Code Rule 4723-14-05, education that has been approved by a board or an agency that regulates a health care profession in Ohio or another jurisdiction is an acceptable option to meet nursing continuing education requirements.

Learner has 10 days from live webinar date to complete course, including obtaining education certificate. 

HOPE is Here! | LeadingAge Ohio | 2233 North Bank Drive, Columbus, OH 43220

This 3-hour in-person refresher training will prepare hospice team members—particularly clinicians and administrators—for the October 1, 2025 go-live of the CMS-mandated Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE) Tool. This session, titled HOPE is HERE, will provide updated guidance, reinforce best practices, and address real-world implementation challenges using case-based learning and interactive exercises.

Who Should Attend:

• Hospice Nurses
• Team Managers
• Clinical Leadership
• Quality and Compliance Staff
• Administrators preparing for HOPE Tool implementation

Presented by:

Lindsey Buzzard, MBA, LNHA
Director of Home Health and Hospice Regulatory Relations
LeadingAge Ohio

CE statement for HOPE is Here!

Details to be posted after BELTSS approval has been received

Your registration will be complete upon receipt of the registration form online and payment. All registrations will receive an email confirmation. If you do not receive a confirmation, please contact Corey Markham at (614) 545-9015 or cmarkham@leadingageohio.org.

Substitution and Cancellation Policy: Substitutions, in writing, are welcome at not cost. Cancellations received by two calendar weeks prior to event date will be fully refunded. Cancellations received between 7 and 13 days prior to the event date will be refunded minus a $40 processing fee. No refunds will be issued 6 or fewer days prior to the event date.

Elevate your organization’s compliance and outcomes with the Survey Success Collaborative: Building Sustainable Systems for Compliance Excellence. This engaging collaborative focuses on building systems that sustain regulatory compliance, improve health inspection star ratings, and mitigate financial and liability risks. Participants will explore practical approaches to leveraging electronic medical record (EMR) systems, identifying facility-specific focus areas, and implementing sustainable processes for continuous improvement. The collaborative emphasizes data-driven decision-making, empowering teams to prepare for surveys, understand survey processes, and respond to potential triggers in real time. Participants will gain actionable insights, step-by-step survey preparation tools, and resources to drive their organization’s success. By fostering a culture of shared learning and innovation, this series provides a roadmap to mastering compliance and achieving exceptional results. Join us to transform survey challenges into opportunities for lasting improvement and 5-star outcomes.

Sessions Included in this Collaborative:

July 24, 2025 

2025 Survey Success Collaborative: Building Sustainable Systems for Compliance Excellence - Foundations of Regulatory Compliance and Overview of the Long-Term Care Survey Process (LTCSP)

August 21, 2025 

2025 Survey Success Collaborative: Building Sustainable Systems for Compliance Excellence - Survey Strategy and Risk Evaluation

September 25, 2025  

2025 Survey Success Collaborative: Building Sustainable Systems for Compliance Excellence - Long-Term Care Survey Process (LTCSP) Resident Interviews

October 23, 2025 

2025 Survey Success Collaborative: Building Sustainable Systems for Compliance Excellence - Long-Term Care Survey Process (LTCSP) Mandatory Task Observations

November 20, 2025   2025 Survey Success Collaborative: Building Sustainable Systems for Compliance Excellence Long - Term Care Survey Process (LTCSP) Record Review Process

December 18, 2025 

2025 Survey Success Collaborative: Building Sustainable Systems for Compliance Excellence - Plan of Correction and Past Non-Compliance

Continuing Education for EACH Session: 

1.0 clock hours will be awarded upon successful completion. Pending BELTSS approval. 

Criteria for successful completion: Attendance at entire event and submission of completed evaluation form. 

LeadingAge Ohio is an approved provider by the Board of Executives of Long Term Services and Supports. Core of knowledge subject areas: Care, Services and Supports; Operations; Environment and Quality; Leadership and Strategy. 

As stated in the Ohio Administrative Code Rule 4723-14-05, education that has been approved by a board or an agency that regulates a health care profession in Ohio or another jurisdiction is an acceptable option to meet nursing continuing education requirements.

Through the LeadingAge Ohio Reimbursement Collaborative, we help providers prove that it's not only possible to achieve high quality ratings and strong reimbursement—it’s strategic. High quality and high case mix aren’t mutually exclusive. This collaborative shows how aligning core strategies can strengthen both, because quality and reimbursement should work hand in hand.

In the second half of 2025, this Reimbursement Collaborative will support nursing homes in responding to Ohio’s changes in Medicaid reimbursement. This collaborative will focus on aligning strategies that impact both quality performance and reimbursement outcomes. Each session will help participants identify where QIP measures and PDPM classifications intersect and how system-level changes can drive improvement across both. Participants will also receive facility-specific QIP and PDPM reports to guide data-driven decision-making throughout the series.

Sessions Included in this Collaborative:

July 17, 2025

2025 Reimbursement Collaborative: Strategic Solutions for QIP and PDPM Success - Reality Check – Making Sense of Ohio’s Medicaid Reimbursement System

August 21, 2025 

2025 Reimbursement Collaborative: Strategic Solutions for QIP and PDPM Success - Trends That Tell the Story – Understanding Your QIP & PDPM Data

September 18, 2025

2025 Reimbursement Collaborative: Strategic Solutions for QIP and PDPM Success - Getting the Record Right – Documentation That Drives Reimbursement

October 16, 2025 

2025 Reimbursement Collaborative: Strategic Solutions for QIP and PDPM Success - Build the Backbone – Systems That Ensure Accuracy and Accountability

November 20, 2025 

2025 Reimbursement Collaborative: Strategic Solutions for QIP and PDPM Success - QAPI in Action – Using Performance Improvement to Drive Reimbursement

December 18, 2025 

2025 Reimbursement Collaborative: Strategic Solutions for QIP and PDPM Success - From Progress to Permanence – Sustaining Results Beyond the Collaborative 

Continuing Education for EACH Session: 

1.0 clock hours will be awarded upon successful completion. Pending BELTSS approval. 

1.2 CPE hours will be awarded upon successful completion.

Criteria for successful completion: Attendance at entire event and submission of completed evaluation form. 

LeadingAge Ohio is an approved provider by the Board of Executives of Long Term Services and Supports. Core of knowledge subject areas: Care, Services and Supports; Operations; Environment and Quality; Leadership and Strategy. 

As stated in the Ohio Administrative Code Rule 4723-14-05, education that has been approved by a board or an agency that regulates a health care profession in Ohio or another jurisdiction is an acceptable option to meet nursing continuing education requirements.

LeadingAge Ohio is an approved CPE Sponsor from the Accountancy Board of Ohio, CPE.379, expiration date: 5.31.2026.

July 9, 2025 Live Webinar

Discover how nursing homes are being cited with their annual surveys. The Long-Term Care Survey Process and regulatory language will be reviewed. Each month will delve into a specific survey topic. Common citation examples will be given with interactive discussion from members sharing their survey experiences, best practices, and lessons learned.  Obtain useful tips and tactics for the monthly highlighted topic. Resources and other reference material will be shared.

The topic of water management programs under F880 (Infection Prevention & Control) is rapidly emerging as a major area of concern in Ohio’s long-term care surveys, where F880 is currently the most frequently cited deficiency. Recent trends indicate that failures to properly develop, implement, and maintain effective water management programs are a key reason for these citations, placing residents at risk for serious waterborne illnesses like Legionella. This session will provide an in-depth look at the regulatory expectations for water management plans, highlight common pitfalls leading to citations, and discuss best practices for maintaining a compliant program that addresses potential waterborne pathogens. Participants will learn to proactively evaluate their facility’s water management strategies and integrate them into their broader infection prevention and control program to meet CMS standards and ensure resident safety.

Continuing Education 

1.0 clock hour will be awarded upon successful completion.  

Criteria for successful completion: Attendance at entire event and submission of completed evaluation form. 

LeadingAge Ohio is an approved provider by the Board of Executives of Long Term Services and Supports. Core of knowledge subject areas: Care, Services and Support; Operations; Environment and Quality.  

As stated in the Ohio Administrative Code Rule 4723-14-05, education that has been approved by a board or an agency that regulates a health care profession in Ohio or another jurisdiction is an acceptable option to meet nursing continuing education requirements.

Learner has 10 days from live webinar date to complete course, including obtaining education certificate. 

Elevate your organization’s compliance and outcomes with the Survey Success Collaborative: Mastering Strategies for 5-Star Outcomes. This engaging collaborative focuses on building systems that sustain regulatory compliance, improve health inspection star ratings, and mitigate financial and liability risks. Participants will explore practical approaches to leveraging EMR systems, identifying facility-specific focus areas, and implementing sustainable processes for continuous improvement. The collaborative emphasizes data-driven decision-making, empowering teams to prepare for surveys, manage survey processes, and respond to potential triggers in real time. Participants will gain actionable insights, step-by-step survey preparation tools, and post-survey correction resources to drive their organization’s success. By fostering a culture of shared learning and innovation, this series provides a roadmap to mastering compliance and achieving exceptional results. Join us to transform survey challenges into opportunities for lasting improvement and 5-star outcomes.

Schedule

Webinars will be held on the fourth Thursday of each month at 1:00 pm.

January 23: Foundations of Regulatory Compliance and Overview of the Long-Term Care Survey Process (LTCSP) 

We will kick off the collaborative with an in-depth exploration of the LTCSP and the foundations of regulatory compliance. This session will guide participants through the critical tools and resources needed to prepare for and navigate surveys, emphasizing the importance of a culture of compliance and readiness

February 27: Survey Strategy and Risk Evaluation 

Learn how to use your facility specific Survey Strategy Worksheet to identify and address risks. This session will cover how to evaluate trends, understand the resident interview process, and incorporate these strategies into daily operations for sustained compliance

March 27:  LTCSP Mandatory Task Observations 

Dive into the LTCSP mandatory tasks, focusing on observation processes across departments. Learn how to conduct effective observations and use findings to enhance compliance and quality improvement

April 24: LTCSP Record Review Process 

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the LTCSP record review process. This session will help participants integrate record reviews into daily compliance activities to sustain survey readiness. Understand the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) role in mastering the LTCSP record review process to strengthen compliance. Learn how to involve clinical, dining, environmental services, and other teams in department reviews and resident record reviews, identifying compliance risks, and implementing sustainable practices. This session will emphasize collaboration and shared responsibility for compliance across all departments

May 22:  Managing the Survey Process 

Prepare your team to manage the survey process confidently. This session will provide best practices for planning, assigning roles, and utilizing real-time tools to ensure compliance during surveys

June 26: Post-Survey Process and Sustainability 

Wrap up the collaborative by mastering the post-survey process, including development of a Plan of Correction (POC). Learn how to incorporate POC processes into year-round compliance efforts and understand the implications of Civil Money Penalties (CMPs)

Registration Instructions

This is a packaged webinar series for organizations. With the purchase of this package, each organization site is entitled to an unlimited number of participants for this series.

The series price is $2400 (LeadingAge Ohio member) and $6000 (non member). The price automatically reflects membership status upon checkout. Please contact Molly Homan at mhoman@leadingageohio.org if there is a discrepancy.

Instructions:

1. One representative per site registers for the webinar series package. A discount code for the site will be emailed to the representative in the confirmation email.
2. The representative shares the registration information found in the confirmation email, including discount code, to others at their site who wish to:
   1. View the webinars individually/in a non-congregate setting and/or
   2. Obtain education credit.

Each person wishing to view the webinar individually and/or obtain education credit must register for the webinar. The site's discount/coupon code will bring the cart to $0 at checkout.

Substitution and Cancellation Policy

Substitutions, in writing, are welcome at no additional cost. Cancellations received by two calendar weeks prior to event date will be fully refunded. Cancellations received between 7 and 13 days prior to the event date will be refunded minus a $40 processing fee. No refunds will be issued 6 or fewer days prior to the event date.

Learners have 10 days from each live webinar date to complete the course.

June 26, 2025 Live Webinar

Ohio’s Medicaid reimbursement system for nursing facilities is undergoing a major overhaul. The state is moving to a nursing-only Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM), and House Bill 96 outlines how that shift will be phased in over the next several years. During this member-only call, we’ll walk through the changes that will impact how your Medicaid rate is calculated and what actions you should be taking now. You’ll also hear how LeadingAge Ohio is preparing to support providers through this change with tailored resources, strategic guidance, and upcoming member initiatives.

Recorded June 17, 2025: LeadingAge Ohio invited all members to join for the All-Member Webinar on June 17 at 11:30AM, where they reviewed more survey results and outline how LeadingAge Ohio plans to respond.

The FY26-27 state operating budget is almost over the finish line.  Get a recap of the changes affecting aging services the Ohio Senate made to House Bill 96 before passing the measure out on June 11, and get a preview of the joint House and Senate conference committee process. You’ll also here about federal action on budget reconciliation.