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	<title>Professional Caregiver Blog &#187; CCLD</title>
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		<title>Promote Your RCFE Online</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/promote-rcfe-online_05-03-2011/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=promote-rcfe-online</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 21:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Resident Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuesday Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s Tuesday Tip is a reminder to take advantage of the free RCFE Facility Questionnaire at www.myccl.ca.gov to help promote your RCFE online.  The Questionnaire invites administrators to enter information online about his/her RCFE such as a program statement, photos, description of services, and more. This comprehensive information, coupled with official CCLD records, will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Aid Training Requirements</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/aid-training-requirements_04-12-2011/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=aid-training-requirements</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/aid-training-requirements_04-12-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assisted Living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resident Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuesday Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[California RCFE regulation 87411 requires that &#8220;staff providing care&#8221; receive appropriate first aid training. A common question is whether nurses who are employed by and RCFE must receive first aid training. This issue is addressed in the RCFE Evaluator Manual, which states: &#8220;Facility employees who are licensed medical professionals do not have to complete first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Privately Paid Personal Assistant Background Checks</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/licensing-updates/privately-paid-personal-assistant-background-checks_02-01-2011/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=privately-paid-personal-assistant-background-checks</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/licensing-updates/privately-paid-personal-assistant-background-checks_02-01-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 20:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Licensing Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuesday Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Background Checks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCLD]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There continues to be some confusion regarding California Community Care Licensing (CCL) policies regarding criminal clearance background checks for privately paid personal assistants.  To clarify, this is the most recent policy from CCL as reported in their Summer 2010 update and in the RCFE Evaluator Manual: To ensure client/resident health and safety, privately paid personal [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>How Long is a Criminal Clearance Good For?</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/administration/long-criminal-clearance-good_11-30-2010/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=long-criminal-clearance-good</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/administration/long-criminal-clearance-good_11-30-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This question comes up frequently: &#8220;How long does my criminal clearance last? Do I have to renew it?&#8221;  Here is the answer from CCL: &#8220;When an individual receives a criminal record clearance, he/she may work, reside or volunteer in a licensed facility. The clearance will remain active as long as the individual is associated to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Things You Need to Know About the RCFE Questionnaire</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/administration/rcfe-questionnaire_07-13-2010/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rcfe-questionnaire</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/administration/rcfe-questionnaire_07-13-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[RCFE providers are receiving notices in the mail regarding a new RCFE Questionnaire available on the CCL website, and many of you aren&#8217;t sure what this is all about.  Here are five things you need to know about the questionnaire: The questionnaire was created as a project with CCLD and the University of California, San [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Stay Current on Drug Information</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/administration/stay-current-drug-information_05-18-2010/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=stay-current-drug-information</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/administration/stay-current-drug-information_05-18-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 05:12:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elderly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Group Home]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Residental Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From time to time we all have questions about medications. Questions like: What is a normal dose? Are there any dangerous side effects with this drug? Is it okay to take these different medications at the same time? Should this be taken with food? You should prepare resources for medication information before the questions arise. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>A &#8220;New Direction&#8221; for Inspections in California</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/administration/direction-inspections-california_05-11-2010/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=direction-inspections-california</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/administration/direction-inspections-california_05-11-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 16:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[licensing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RCFE]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The California Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD) has proposed to increase the frequency of inspections in RCFEs and ARFs (as well as other facility types). Due to budget constraints, CCLD currently conducts compliance inspections of all facilities at least once every five years. Under the new proposal inspections would occur annually under a less time-consuming [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>How Long to Keep Resident Records?</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/administration/long-resident-records_01-12-2010/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=long-resident-records</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/administration/long-resident-records_01-12-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assisted living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCLD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately we have received questions from several <em>Tuesday Tip</em> subscribers asking how long to keep resident records in their California RCFE.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Have You Reviewed the Health and Safety Code?</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/licensing-updates/reviewed-health-safety-code_12-03-2009/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=reviewed-health-safety-code</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/licensing-updates/reviewed-health-safety-code_12-03-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:22:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Licensing Updates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assisted living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[licensing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Residental Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You should also be familiar with the actual Health and Safety Code that the regulations are based on.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Tuesday Tip: Standard Precautions</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/infection-control/tuesday-tip-standard-precautions_11-19-2009/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tuesday-tip-standard-precautions</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/infection-control/tuesday-tip-standard-precautions_11-19-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infection Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assisted living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GH]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although current California regulations refer to "universal precautions," current infection-control techniques have advanced and today "standard precautions" (which include universal precautions) are considered the basic level of infection control.]]></description>
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