Delivering Trauma Informed Care is Vital in Long Term Care
AHCA Staff
1/12/2022
Trauma
Informed Care (TIC) is an approach to care that requires specific staff
competency and a system of care delivery that provides the necessary
support to care for nursing facility and assisted living residents who
may suffer from trauma.
TIC also is a
regulatory requirement for skilled nursing facilities. At least eight
CMS F-tags cover various aspects of TIC making compliance with this
critical form of care vital to nursing facility survey success and
quality care.
The recently released
Trauma Informed Care Training
contains simple foundational steps and practical recommendations for
implementing a TIC program that can help improve resident outcomes.
Individuals will learn how to screen and assess for trauma and
incorporate TIC into the discharge process. There also is a focus on
building awareness of TIC among staff to help them deliver appropriate
care and deliver meaningful activities and other services from a TIC
perspective.
This nine-module online course
was developed through a joint collaboration between AHCA/NCAL and the
American Association of Post-Acute Care Nursing (AAPACN). The training
is designed to educate long term care providers and nurses about how to
implement TIC in their facilities with staff who are appropriately
trained and competent to care for residents who are at risk for
re-traumatization.
TIC is an important aspect of care given
that 62 percent of adults have had at least one traumatic event and 25
percent have had three or more traumatic events.
The
cost of the program is $350 for AHCA/NCAL members and $650 for
non-members. The program is approved for 5.75 NAB CEs for administrators
and 5.10 AANC continuing education hours for nurses.
Members will need to login to
ahcancalED with their AHCA/NCAL usernames and passwords to
register for the course. For assistance obtaining usernames and passwords, members should e-mail educate@ahca.org with their name and facility contact information.