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COURSE OVERVIEW

With assisted living inspections back in full swing, it’s time to consider the top WAC sections the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) licensors have cited over the past year.

This session will cover those top ten citations of 2022 and identify reasons the WAC is an issue for many assisted living providers. Perhaps most importantly, ideas will be shared on the best ways to address these citations and ideas on how to prevent them from recurring.

SPEAKER

Vicki McNealley, PhD, MN, RN, is directly responsible for supporting WHCA member assisted living providers through regulatory clarification, nurse consultation, facility system evaluation, advocacy, and education. Vicki is responsible for developing and implementing WHCA programs to support providers in these areas. As staff liaison for the Assisted Living Quality and Regulatory Executive Advisory Committee, Vicki works with members to promote quality care and services at every level. Vicki spent ten years as the assisted living director for WHCA prior to serving as the Corporate Director of Regulatory Compliance for Village Concepts for over six years. She has extensive experience as a teacher, consultant, and provider and has been involved in assisted living operations and policy work since 1999. Vicki has served as a national award reviewer for the American Health Care Association and worked closely with the American Assisted Living Nurses Association to develop its certification exam. Vicki is a registered nurse with a master’s degree in community health nursing and a doctorate degree in nutrition.