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Can we use a Hoyer lift in assisted living in Florida?

When a resident is receiving hospice care, specialized equipment including lifts and transfer devices, may be used in their home environment. Importantly, you will want to ensure that any durable medical equipment is included in the interdisciplinary hospice care plan and that staff (and the resident and family as appropriate) are trained by the hospice staff on the safe use of the equipment. Hospice should ensure that the equipment is operated and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. As always, the plan of care should be developed by the hospice in consultation with the assisted living community. The services provided by the assisted living community and the hospice, and any services provided by family and friends must be sufficient to meet the resident’s needs. monica wilson, ms

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Monica Wilson is registered with the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) as an Assisted Living Core training provider and with the Florida Department of Elder Affairs as an Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders training provider. She is an experienced administrator, trainer, facilitator, and educator with a passion for older adults, technology and connecting people and processes.

Can unlicensed, trained staff provide assistance with PRN medications in memory care? In order for unlicensed, trained assisted living staff to provide assistance with PRN or “as needed” medications, the resident requesting the medication must be aware of the need for a medication and the purpose for taking the medication. When trying to answer this question, you should consider if the resident is capable of requesting the medication and understands the need for, and the purpose of taking the medication. PRN medications may be administered by a licensed nurse. I have been working as an assisted living administrator in another state for the past 3 years. Do I need to complete the Florida ALF Core training and state competency exam again? In order to maintain your Florida assisted living administrator credentials, you must complete 12 hours of continuing education every 2 years in topics related to assisted living. This is a fairly broad statement in the regulation. I typically use the ALF Minimum Core training outline as a guide for continuing education topics to maintain my own certification – if you have 12 hours of continuing education in topics addressed on this outline, these should count these toward your 12 hours of continuing education.

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