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COURSE OVERVIEW

CMS adopted both the 2012 Life Safety and Healthcare Facilities Codes more than three years ago, establishing many new expectations for inspection, testing and maintenance for the many features of fire protection found in long term care facilities. With this sweeping adoption, there has been an evident tightening of the requirements through stricter implementation resulting in many more deficiencies for nursing facilities. The Life Safety Code establishes minimum criteria for the many protective features and systems such as fire protection, generators, doors, building services, and maintenance activities.

The program will examine all sections of the LSC applicable to skilled nursing and provide forms, policies, and best practice guides for use by healthcare organizations. Using real life examples and survey scenarios, we will explore how these codes apply to nursing facilities, discuss code changes and the increased inspection, testing and maintenance (ITM) requirements, and review common violations.

SPEAKER

Kenneth Daily, LNHA, President, Elder Care Systems Group and Life Safety and Emergency Management Specialist, is founder and President of Elder Care Systems Group, and has a long track record of experience leading people, building teams, and best practices and quality control for healthcare programs. In 2004, Mr. Daily learned firsthand the critical importance of the LSC and Emergency Preparedness when a facility he operated suffered a significant fire event.  No resident or staff member was injured but the facility sustained millions of dollars in damages, taking more than a year to complete reconstruction.  Empowered by this experience, Kenn set to learn and share with health care professionals the importance of compliance with the NFPA’s Life Safety Code to ensure the safest building for those we serve. Mr. Daily has served more than 20 years on the Ohio Health Care Association Board of Trustees.  Mr. Daily serves as the chair of the OHCA’s Life Safety and Disaster Management Committee. He also serves on the AHCA’s Life Safety & Emergency Preparedness Committee as well as the NFPA’s Health Care Section and its Executive Board. Kenn is a frequent and engaging speaker, having lectured nationwide at professional conferences, trainings and other sponsored events sharing insights on long term care operations, quality, survey, disaster management and life safety code as well as authoring and editing numerous articles and professional manuals.