During this interactive session, join us in discussing and sharing roadblocks and best practices based on today's earlier presentations. We will cover workforce challenges, staffing agencies and challenges in controlling costs. Participants and moderators will dive into "real life" scenarios, road blocks, facility best practices and identify opportunities for improvement and solutions that will promote optimal care of residents and facility operations.

Learner Objectives:

1. Discuss resources, such as grant funds, available to help address challenges facing the profession/individual nursing facilities.
2. Examine potential reimbursement changes at the state and federal level to ensure facilities may appropriately budget and plan.
3. Identify available training programs for medication aides and the implementation of the program by the state of Michigan.