Stop Leaving Money on the Table: Master MDS Strategies for Reimbursement, Staffing, and Survey Readiness (5.75 CEUs)
For the modern Nursing Home Administrator (NHA), the Minimum Data Set (MDS) is far more than a regulatory requirement; it is the central nervous system of your facility’s operational and financial health. In an era defined by the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), heightened CMS scrutiny, and rigorous minimum staffing mandates, your ability to master MDS […]
Unlock the Power of MDS Data: A Strategic CEU Course for Nursing Home Administrators…
Most nursing home administrators know the Minimum Data Set (MDS) as a form that must be completed. Few fully leverage it as the powerful strategic tool it actually is. Direct Care Training & Resource Center, Inc. is changing that. NHA 1410 — Minimum Data Set (MDS) Strategies for Achievement — is a NAB/NCERS-approved 5.75 CEU […]
Nutrition Is a Care Standard — Is Your AFC Team Trained to Meet It?
What residents eat, how meals are planned, and whether special diets are followed correctly are not afterthoughts in Michigan Adult Foster Care — they are compliance expectations with direct implications for resident health, licensing standing, and quality of life. Nutritional Protocol for Adult Foster Care from Direct Care Training & Resource Center, Inc. gives your […]
Food Safety Is a Resident Rights Issue — Are Your AFC Staff Trained?
In Michigan Adult Foster Care, food safety is not optional — it is a compliance requirement, a resident dignity issue, and a direct care competency that the Michigan Strategic Training Workgroup (STWG) expects every provider to address. Food Safety in Specialized AFC Homes from Direct Care Training & Resource Center, Inc. delivers exactly that. This […]
Why Every AFC Staff Member Needs This Course: Introduction to Human Services and Meeting Special Needs
Working in Michigan Adult Foster Care means showing up every day for some of the most vulnerable people in our communities — individuals with intellectual disabilities, mental illness, autism, TBI, and complex behavioral needs. That work demands more than good intentions. It demands knowledge, skill, and confidence. Introduction to Human Services and Meeting Special Needs […]
Trained for Georgia. Built for the Work You Actually Do.
Macon, GA: There is a version of staff training that checks the box. You know it when you see it — generic content written for no one in particular, delivered in a format that asks nothing of the learner and leaves nothing behind. Georgia Personal Care Home operators have access to something different here, and […]
Continuing Education: The Quiet Force Behind Every Great AFC Provider…
Running an Adult Foster Care home in Michigan is not a static endeavor. The residents change. Their needs deepen. The regulations evolve. And the skills that made you a capable provider on the day you were licensed are not automatically the skills that will carry you through year five, year ten, or year twenty. Continuing […]
Beyond Employment: The Clinical and Environmental Power of Vocational Rehabilitation for Individuals with Mental Illness and Developmental Disabilities…
(A Trade Article with cited references) Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) has traditionally been framed as a pathway to employment. While employment outcomes remain central, a growing body of medical, behavioral, and regulatory evidence demonstrates that VR provides far broader therapeutic value—particularly for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) and intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD). When properly designed, VR […]
Recreational Therapy Under Michigan No-Fault: Standards, Coding,and Practical Billing Guidance
This article, authored by Bruce W. McCollum, MHA, Clinical Reimbursement Expert, provides practical guidance on the application of Recreational Therapy within Michigan’s No-Fault system. Drawing on extensive reimbursement experience, it clarifies coding standards, providerqualifications, and the distinction between therapeuticservices and general recreational activities. The discussion is intended to help providers ensure compliance, strengthen documentation, and […]
A Mixed Bowl of Cost Saving and Potential Impropriety…
Michigan’s no-fault insurance system has never lacked tension between cost containment and the obligation to provide reasonably necessary care to catastrophically injured individuals. That tension appears to be sharpening again as insurers increase scrutiny of medical case management billings, a move many within the post-acute care industry believe could create unintended consequences far more expensive […]