Dates:
February 18-20, 2026
February 25-27, 2026
Times:
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST on each date
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. CST on each date
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. MST on each date
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. PST on each date
Session Description:
CMS Survey Compliance for 2026 is an intensive 12-hour virtual program designed to help nursing home professionals confidently navigate today’s survey environment. This course delivers clear, practical guidance on CMS priorities, surveyor methodology, and the systems needed to achieve sustained compliance, quality outcomes, and resident-centered care. Participants will gain a focused understanding of how CMS evaluates facilities - through Critical Element Pathways, documentation review, staff interviews, and observation - while exploring the most frequently cited deficiencies and strategies to reduce risk. Emphasis is placed on ethical decision-making, effective investigations, interdisciplinary accountability, and operational practices that stand up to survey scrutiny.
Key Topics Include:
- Medical Directors’ role in quality, compliance, and clinical oversight
- Conducting effective investigations beyond the incident
- Ethics and sensitivity in long-term care and assisted living
- CMS Critical Element Pathways and surveyor expectations
- Resident rights, choice, and person-centered care
- CMS Top 10 most-cited deficiencies
- Documentation that clearly supports compliance
Who Should Attend:
- Administrators, Directors of Nursing, Medical Directors, nurse leaders, social services, activities professionals, compliance and QA staff, and interdisciplinary team members involved in survey preparedness.
Register your entire team NOW! Facilities may register up to 5 staff for one economical fee.
CE Credit: 12 hours
- This program has been approved for 12 hours by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long TermCare Administrator Boards (NAB), Approval #20270217-12-A118394-DL
- This program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers, Approval #886421320-6486 for 12 continuing education contact hours.
- This activity has been submitted to the Mississippi Nurses Foundation, Inc. for approval to award contact hours. The Mississippi Nurses Foundation is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
- This program has been approved for 12 hours by the National Certification Council for Activity Professionals, Approval #NCCAP526008-27.
Seminar Sessions:
Session 1: “Medical Directors - Quality & Compliance: Ensuring Excellence in Nursing Home Operations”
Session 2: “Beyond the Incident: Conducting Effective Investigations to Strengthen Safety & Compliance”
Session 3: “Ethics in Action: Navigating Dilemmas in Long Term Care & Assisted Living”
Session 4: “Assuring Compliance: Sensitivity Training for Ethical Care in Aging Services”
Session 5: “Mastering CMS Critical Element Pathways: Ensuring Compliance & Quality in Long Term Care”
Session 6: “Choices That Matter: Empowering Residents Every Day”
Session 7: “Connecting Minds: Creative Care for Residents with Dementia”
Session 8: “What Surveyors See, Why Facilities Struggle, and How to Reduce Risk”
Session 9: “CMS-Compliant Documentation: From Care Planning to Survey Preparedness”
Seminar Registration:
Cost per facility: $595.00 for entire course (up to 5 persons) - A savings of $780!!
Cost per individual: $275 for entire course
