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	<title>Professional Caregiver Blog &#187; RCFE</title>
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		<title>Bed Rails in an RCFE</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/bed-rails-rcfe_01-03-2012/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=bed-rails-rcfe</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tuesday Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s tip is our favorite type of tip to share; it is in response to a question received from a Tuesday Tip subscriber: &#8220;We have a small dementia care community. Can we have half rail beds in this setting or do they have to have quarter rail?&#8221;  The primary concerns with bed rails are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medication Assistance for Residents with Dementia</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/medications/medication-assistance-residents-dementia_12-20-2011/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=medication-assistance-residents-dementia</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/medications/medication-assistance-residents-dementia_12-20-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuesday Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week’s Tuesday Tip comes in response to a question posted on our blog. “Is a resident with dementia allowed to be retained in an RCFE when she requires her medications to be “fed” to her?” This is a great question, and common challenge encountered in RCFEs. The short answer, is whether a resident has [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Charging for Telephone Services in an RCFE</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/charging-telephone-services-rcfe_11-15-2011/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=charging-telephone-services-rcfe</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/charging-telephone-services-rcfe_11-15-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Resident Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuesday Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RCFE]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Tuesday Tip subscriber recently emailed us to ask if he/she can charge residents in an RCFE for the cost of long distance phone calls. California RCFE regulations clearly allow for reimbursement for long distance calls from private pay residents, however it is important that this is clearly stated in the admission/residency agreement. Here are [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Can I Retain a Resident with MRSA?</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/infection-control/retain-resident-mrsa_06-28-2011/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=retain-resident-mrsa</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/infection-control/retain-resident-mrsa_06-28-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infection Control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuesday Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[community care licensing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mrsa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RCFE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[residential care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The incident of infections from drug-resistant organisms continues to be major problem in the united states and assisted living and residential care providers are increasingly faced with a resident who is infected or colonized with these organisms, such as methicillin-resistant Stapgylococcus Aureus (MRSA) and cancomycin-resitant enterococci (VRE). One of the most important questions for providers [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/promote-rcfe-online_05-03-2011/#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<category><![CDATA[CCLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RCFE]]></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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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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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>
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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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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Visitors</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/visitors_12-14-2010/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=visitors</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/visitors_12-14-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Resident Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RCFE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[residential care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve recently received a few questions about California RCFE regulations related to residents having visitors, particularly residents with dementia.  This issue is addressed in both the RCFE regulations and in the health and safety code. Regulation 87468 states quite clearly that residents have the right &#8220;to have his/her visitors, including ombudspersons and advocacy representatives permitted [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[CCLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RCFE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RCFE Questionnaire]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/?p=924</guid>
		<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>Three Steps to Better Marketing Online</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/communication/steps-marketing-online_05-25-2010/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=steps-marketing-online</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/communication/steps-marketing-online_05-25-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 15:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assisted living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RCFE]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/?p=870</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Providers have faced many challenges over the last few years related to the economy, including challenges related to occupancy and retention. In a poll conducted last year 57% of assisted living and residential care providers told us that &#8220;attracting new residents&#8221; is their biggest challenge. Your online presence and use of the Internet is a [...]]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[RCFE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residental Care]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[seniors]]></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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