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	<title>Professional Caregiver Blog &#187; CCLD</title>
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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&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rcfe-questionnaire</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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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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		<title>Stay Current on Drug Information</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/administration/stay-current-drug-information_05-18-2010/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;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>
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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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		<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&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;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>
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		<category><![CDATA[ARF]]></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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		<title>How Long to Keep Resident Records?</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/administration/long-resident-records_01-12-2010/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;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>
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		<category><![CDATA[assisted living]]></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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		<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&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;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>
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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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		<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&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;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>
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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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		<title>Tuesday Tip: RCFE Administrator Recertification &#8211; Dementia Training</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/certification-renewal/tuesday-tip-rcfe-administrator-recertification-dementia-training_11-03-2009/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tuesday-tip-rcfe-administrator-recertification-dementia-training</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/certification-renewal/tuesday-tip-rcfe-administrator-recertification-dementia-training_11-03-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Certification/Renewal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alzheimer's disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assisted living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[certification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Continuing Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RCFE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residental Care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When completing your required RCFE Administrator continuing education hours, you must include at least 8 hours on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Tuesday Tip: When Can a Caregiver Begin Medication Training?</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/medications/medication-training_10-29-2009/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=medication-training</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/medications/medication-training_10-29-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assisted living]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Tuesday Tip this week is in reponse to a question regarding when a caregiver can begin assisting residents with medications.]]></description>
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		<title>Tuesday Tip: Crushing Medications for Hospice Residents</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/tuesday-tip-crushing-medications-hospice-residents_10-20-2009/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=tuesday-tip-crushing-medications-hospice-residents</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/tuesday-tip-crushing-medications-hospice-residents_10-20-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospice Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assisted living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CCLD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s Tip is from a California Community Care Licensing (CCLD) policy response to the California Assisted Living Association (CALA) and California Hospice and Palliative Care Association (CHAPCA): Is an exception required for hospice resident medications to be crushed? Per CCLD: &#8220;No exception is necessary in order to crush a resident’s medication to enhance swallowing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tuesday Tip: Activity Calendars</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/activity-calendars_10-14-2009/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=activity-calendars</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/activity-calendars_10-14-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Resident Care]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[ARF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assisted living]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s Tuesday Tip is regarding the posting of activity calendars in a California Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (RCFE) or Adult Residential Facility (ARF). Title 22 Regulations 87219 (RCFE) and 85079 (ARF) require that facilities licensed for seven or more residents post &#8220;notices of planned activities&#8230;in a central location readily accessible to residents, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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