OSHA Blood-Borne Pathogen Train-the-Trainer Program Thursday, September 27, 2018 Mass Senior Care Office, Waltham 9:00 a.m.— 3:00 p.m. (Registration at 8:30 a.m.) Program Overview: This seminar will thoroughly cover the OSHA blood-borne pathogen standard. It is intended to dispel myths and clarify the standard under OSHA federal law and will explore the law and the minimum requirements. During this seminar topics to be addressed include: documentation requirements, vaccines, injury logs, requirements for an effective exposure control plan, prevention and elimination

MDS 3.0 Updates Effective October 1, 2018 Presented in Partnership with Harmony Healthcare International (HHI) Tuesday, September 25, 2018 8:30 am – 11:45 am (Registration begins at 8:00 am) Boxboro Regency Hotel & Conference Center, Boxboro, MA Program Description: Reimbursement has dramatically changed and will continue to evolve for skilled nursing homes over the next two years. Resource Utilization Groups, or RUGs, flow from the Minimum Data Set (MDS) and drive Medicare reimbursement to nursing homes under the Prospective Payment

MDS 3.0 3-Day Competency Program (CHHi-MDS)* Presented in Partnership with Harmony Healthcare International November 27, 28 & 29 , 2018 8:30 am – 4:30 pm each day (Registration begins at 8:00 am) Program Description: This 3-day course offers participants a more comprehensive understanding of the RAI process. Participants will spend half of the course time learning how to accurately code the MDS 3.0 Assessment Tool by navigating through each section with an expert trainer. The Care Area Assessments (CAAs) will

Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement Certification Program (CHHi-QAPI) November 14 & 15, 2018 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Registration starts at 8:00 am) Mass Senior Care Association office, Waltham, MA Program Description: This 2-day course offers participants a robust understanding of the QAPI methodology. Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI) is a data-driven, proactive approach to improving the quality of life, care, and services in organizational settings. CMS requires that healthcare entities implement and effectively demonstrate a program that encompasses