This program will address many elements of bereavement programs, including risk assessments, determining risk levels, and setting up bereavement care plans. What are a hospice’s responsibilities when outside referrals to community resources are made? Can hospices offer bereavement services to the community? Join us to learn the answers to these frequently asked questions, along with how to measure the effectiveness of your bereavement program.

 AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

• Identify what conditions of participation are specific to the Hospice Bereavement Program
• Explain who is qualified to administer bereavement services
• Discuss how to determine bereavement risk levels
• Explain how to incorporate a bereavement program into the POC
• Identify various bereavement services that an agency can provide

WEBINAR DETAILS:  Part 5 of this five-part compliance series will review the CoP requirement for bereavement counseling as a core hospice service. It will cover key regulations for bereavement care and provide recommendations for best and preferred practices and program structure. Who is qualified to provide these services? Who will receive these services? Setting up a bereavement plan of care as well as how to implement and measure your bereavement program for effectiveness will be addressed. Bereavement care is not just something a hospice agency implements upon death. It requires ongoing assessments, and many agencies fall short. This webinar will identify all areas where bereavement risk can be identified, discussed, and addressed.

THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:  Hospice

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?  This informative session is designed for executive leadership, bereavement coordinators, volunteer coordinators, chaplains, spiritual counselors, social workers, hospice clinical leadership, and medical directors.

TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT

• Bereavement risk assessment tool (BRAT)
• Sample bereavement plan of care/support letter
• Bereavement process
• Links to valuable resources
• Training log
• PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions

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NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other agencies or those not employed by your agency is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.

MEET THE PRESENTER: Kathy Ahearn, RN, BSN, PHN, ALECC, Inc.

Kathy Ahearn has bachelor’s degrees in nursing and social work and is the CEO and founder of ALECC, Inc., which provides consulting on the post-acute care experience, ranging from clinical staff to executive leadership. She has a unique ability to identify agency challenges and opportunities and quickly provide education, support, and mentoring to organizations. Kathy began healthcare work due to a disabled parent and later a child living with chronic disease. She has experienced healthcare professionally and personally, dedicating her life to it and to working as a change agent for the betterment of all served.

Kathy helped develop pain scales to standardize assessment with the American Pain Society and the Joint Commission. She expanded into medical devices as a Managed Care Director, developing one of the first real-time cloud-based disease-specific software programs to assist patients, clinicians, and managed care organizations to improve outcomes and collect data.

REGISTRATION FEES:     Members- $159           Non-members- $229

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There are no cancellations or refunds.

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