IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES DIVISION

Description

SCHEDULE

8:30 AM - 4:00 PM | 6 CEUs

8:30 AM -10:30 AM | Emergency Preparedness for Aging Populations: A Caregiver's Guide

10:30 AM -10:45 AM | Break

10:45 AM -12:45 PM | The Caregiving Profession and Avoiding Common Traps for Liability

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM | HCQC Regulations

Learning Objectives

PRESENTATION DESCRIPTIONS

8:30 AM -10:30 AM | Emergency Preparedness for Aging Populations: A Caregiver's Guide

Presented by: Heather Lafferty Chief Resilience Officer (CRO) / State Hazard Mitigation Officer (SHMO)

Chief Resilience Officer and State Hazard Mitigation Officer Heather Lafferty will share actionable tools, real-world examples from Nevada's emergency management experience, and frameworks for building resilience that honors the safety, dignity, and independence of aging populations. From creating individualized emergency plans to understanding how disasters intersect with social determinants of health, participants will leave Ready 30 Days and beyond.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the unique access and functional needs of older adults during disasters and how emergencies compound existing vulnerabilities related to social determinants of health

2. Develop practical, individualized emergency preparedness plans that address medication management, medical equipment, mobility challenges, and caregiver continuity

3. Apply inclusive planning strategies and coordination tools to ensure accessible, dignified response and recovery efforts for aging populations across home, community, and facility-based care settings

The goal: to ensure Nevada’s professionals serving older adults are Ready 30 Days and beyond.

10:45 AM -12:45 PM | The Caregiving Profession and Avoiding Common Traps for Liability

Presented by: Heather A. Ijames, Esq.

Caregivers are there when no one else can be and that naturally lends itself to a certain reliance on the caregiver from the client and their immediate family. Your job requires you to have a big heart, but your kindness can lead to casualness and casualness often leads to liability pitfalls. In this program, we will explore common liability pitfalls to avoid and certain legal documents you need to be able to read and understand to make sure you can protect yourself against accusations later.

Heather has been corporate counsel to homeowner associations, municipalities, residential developers, land development firms, technology pioneers, research organizations, contractors, restaurants, retail services, and a multitude of other professions and businesses. She is a business lawyer who provides legal advice for anyone wanting to take their business or organization to the next level.

Heather attended law school at the University of San Diego, and thereafter spent fifteen years in Southern California in civil litigation practice, with an emphasis on contested business transactions and real estate.

In 2015, Heather transitioned to Reno. She opened her law firm to meet the very specific need of fast-growing businesses that need to protect themselves as Reno earns its ranking in the national business community.

Heather's legal arguments and memoranda have been in front of city councils, state legislatures, and even the Governor's Office.

1:00 PM -2:00 PM | Lunch Break

2:00 PM -4:00 PM | HCQC Regulations: Survey Process - The life cycle of an annual survey and complaint survey process, and regulations that are regularly cited for 2025-2026.

Presented by: Johna Rusch, Health Facilities Inspector III and Terri Buster Health Care Facilities Inspector III

The life cycle of an annual survey and complaint investigation process from start to finish. How we assign the annual surveys and complaints, review the SOD at the supervisor level. Description will be provided on how reports are closed and back end tasks associated. The regulations that have been repeatedly cited over the past year and a discussion on hot topics.

The goal: to educate the providers about the inspection process and repeated citations and to educate them about those regulations.

Date/Time:

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | 8:30 am - 4:00 pm

Continuing Education Units:

6 CEUs

Certification Board Information

This training is approved for continuing education units by the boards listed here. Additional specifications can be found below.

NAADAC (The Association for Addiction Professionals)

Qualifies for NAADAC credit: NO

NBCC (National Board for Certified Counselors)

CASAT has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6492. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CASAT is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. (Continuing education hours and CEU's are synonymous for purposes of issuing CEU's from CASAT Learning)

Qualifies for NBCC Credit: Yes

NCB (Nevada Certification Board)

This course is approved by the Nevada Certification Board for the following professional certifications:

• Certified Community Health Workers (CHW)

• Peer Recovery and Support Specialist Certification and PRSS Supervisors (PRSS(-S))

BELTCA Approval - Pending

Presentation materials are not for reproduction or distribution without specific written authorization. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in our courses are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of CASAT.

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