/ Arkansas Department of Human Services
Division of Medical Services
Office of Long Term Care Mail Slot S409
P.O. Box 8059
Little Rock, Arkansas 72203-8059
Telephone (501) 682-8487 TDD (501) 682-6789 Fax (501) 682-1197
http:s//www.medicaid.state.ar.us/InternetSolution/General/units/oltc/index.aspx

MEMORANDUM

LTC-A-2008-10

TO: Nursing Facilities; ICFs/MR 16 Bed & Over; HDCs;

ICFs/MR Under 16 Beds; ALF Level I; ALF Level II;

RCFs; Adult Day Cares; Adult Day Health Cares;

Post-Acute Head Injury Facilities; Interested Parties;

DHS County Offices

FROM: Carol Shockley, Director, Office of Long Term Care

DATE: August 4, 2008

RE: Advisory Memo - Notice of Dietary Training Schedule

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The Office of Long Term Care, Survey and Certification Unit, will conduct four (4) one-half day training sessions on revised nutrition and sanitary conditions and MDS updates.

Nursing Home Administrators, Dieticians, Dietary Managers/Supervisors and MDS Coordinators are invited to attend. These training sessions have been approved for 2.5 contact hours for Administrators, Dieticians, Dietary Managers and Nurses.

The agenda for each session is as follows:

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome and Introductions Rose Tabor

(1:00 – 1:15)

9:15 – 11:30 Tags F 325 and F 371 Verline Hardaway

(1:15 – 3:30) Nutrition and Sanitary Conditions

11:30 – 12:00 MDS Updates CeciliaVinson

(3:30 – 4:00)

There will be a fifteen minute break.

The meeting dates and locations are listed below. No advance registration is required.

August 26, 2008 Afternoon Session 1:00 – 4:00p.m.

Albert Pike Temple (Seating Capacity 700)

712 Scott Street

Little Rock, AR

September 3, 2008 Morning Session 9:00 – 12:00 noon

St. Edwards (Seating Capacity 100)

7301 Rogers Avenue

Ft. Smith, AR

September 9, 2008 Morning Session 9:00 – 12:00 noon

National Park Community College (Seating Capacity 100)

101 College Drive

Hot Springs, AR

September 10, 2008 Morning Session 9:00 – 12:00 noon

Mid-South Community College (Seating Capacity 100)

MH108 Magruder Hall

2000 West Broadway

West Memphis, AR

If you need this material in alternative format such as large print, please contact our Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator at 501-682-8307 (voice) or 501-682-6789 (TDD).

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