INDIANA – IDOH and the University of Indianapolis Center for Aging and Community offer free virtual courses for skilled nursing facility personnel in areas relevant to the long-term care setting, such as pressure injury and prevention, emergency and disaster management, and abuse and neglect prevention.
Upcoming session:
Abuse and Neglect Prevention in Long-Term Care
May 20
- Taught by Becky Bartle, MSN, RN, HFA
- Topics covered: human dignity for all persons, recognizing abuse and neglect, causes of abuse and neglect of residents, training for staff that prevents stressors, abuse by other residents, abuse by visitors/family members, preventing abuse and neglect and intervening, reporting abuse and neglect, and mechanisms to monitor for potential abuse administratively.
Each course offers long-term care-specific examples. CEUs are available through IDOH for administrators and social workers.
These courses are funded through IDOH using Civil Money Penalty funds. If you have questions, please get in touch with Leah Jones at the University of Indianapolis Center for Aging and Community at Jonesl001@uindy.edu.
