Heart Failure Readmission Program for LTC
Overview
This LTC-specific program prepares staff to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions for residents with heart failure. Through scenario-based learning and real-life decision points, staff build the skills and confidence needed to recognize early warning signs, respond appropriately, and reinforce daily care behaviors that keep residents stable. From symptom monitoring to medication adherence and communication escalation, learners practice applying heart-failure–safe habits during routine care and high-risk moments.
- Early warning recognition: Identify subtle changes in weight, breathing, edema, and energy that signal worsening heart failure
- Daily stability behaviors: Reinforce medication adherence, fluid management, nutrition, and activity routines that support cardiac health
- Escalation & communication scenarios: Practice when and how to communicate changes to nursing, providers, and families to prevent avoidable transfers
Core Prevention Skills — Heart Failure Readmission Prevention
- Recognize early signs of worsening heart failure (weight gain, swelling, shortness of breath, fatigue)
- Understand daily self-monitoring and symptom tracking expectations
- Apply medication, fluid, and sodium management strategies as directed
- Support safe activity and energy-conservation techniques during recovery
- Communicate changes early to the care team to prevent avoidable readmissions
- Infection Prevention at Work
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- Abuse & Neglect in Long-Term Care
- Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Awareness
- Resident Rights and Responsibilities
- Resident Rights and Responsibilities in Long-Term Care
- QAPI in Long-Term Care: Quality That Works
- Director of Nursing: Leadership, Oversight, and Compliance in LTC
- OSHA Fire Safety
- Fire Safety at Work
- OSHA Fire Safety in Long-Term Care
- Bloodborne Pathogen Safety
- Bloodborne Pathogen Safety in Long-Term Care
- Emergency Preparedness
- Emergency Preparedness in Long-Term Care
- HIPAA: Resident Privacy
- HIPAA Compliance: Protecting Patient Privacy
- Fall Prevention
- Fall Prevention in Long-Term Care
- Dementia Care
- Dementia Care in Long-Term Care
- Communication Skills in Long-Term Care
- Communication Skills for Healthcare Teams
- Communication Skills at Work
- Critical Thinking in Long-Term Care
- Critical Thinking for Healthcare Teams
- Antipsychotic Reduction in Long-Term Care
- Immunization Awareness
- Immunization Awareness at Work
- Depression in Long-Term Care
- Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
- Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Long-Term Care
- Diabetes
- Managing Diabetes in Long-Term Care
- Sepsis
- Sepsis Recognition in Long-Term Care
- Wound Care in Long-Term Care
- Infection Prevention on Campus
- Immunization Awareness for Students
- Infection Prevention in Healthcare
- HIPAA: Privacy & Security in Healthcare
- Specialized ESRD & Dialysis Center Training
- Fire Safety in Healthcare Settings
- Emergency Preparedness in Healthcare
- Sepsis Awareness & Prevention in Healthcare
- Immunization Awareness in Healthcare
- Diabetes Management in Healthcare
- Heart Failure Readmission Program for LTC
- Heart Failure Readmission Program for Hospitals
- Sepsis Readmission Prevention for LTC
- Sepsis Readmission Prevention for Hospitals
- Adverse Drug Events Overview for LTC
- Ortho Readmission Program for Hospitals
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- Infection Prevention at Work
- Infection Prevention in Long-Term Care
- Abuse & Neglect in Long-Term Care
- Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Awareness
- Resident Rights and Responsibilities
- Resident Rights and Responsibilities in Long-Term Care
- QAPI in Long-Term Care: Quality That Works
- Director of Nursing: Leadership, Oversight, and Compliance in LTC
- OSHA Fire Safety
- Fire Safety at Work
- OSHA Fire Safety in Long-Term Care
- Bloodborne Pathogen Safety
- Bloodborne Pathogen Safety in Long-Term Care
- Emergency Preparedness
- Emergency Preparedness in Long-Term Care
- HIPAA: Resident Privacy
- HIPAA Compliance: Protecting Patient Privacy
- Fall Prevention
- Fall Prevention in Long-Term Care
- Dementia Care
- Dementia Care in Long-Term Care
- Communication Skills in Long-Term Care
- Communication Skills for Healthcare Teams
- Communication Skills at Work
- Critical Thinking in Long-Term Care
- Critical Thinking for Healthcare Teams
- Antipsychotic Reduction in Long-Term Care
- Immunization Awareness
- Immunization Awareness at Work
- Depression in Long-Term Care
- Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP)
- Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Long-Term Care
- Diabetes
- Managing Diabetes in Long-Term Care
- Sepsis
- Sepsis Recognition in Long-Term Care
- Wound Care in Long-Term Care
- Infection Prevention on Campus
- Immunization Awareness for Students
- Infection Prevention in Healthcare
- HIPAA: Privacy & Security in Healthcare
- Specialized ESRD & Dialysis Center Training
- Fire Safety in Healthcare Settings
- Emergency Preparedness in Healthcare
- Sepsis Awareness & Prevention in Healthcare
- Immunization Awareness in Healthcare
- Diabetes Management in Healthcare
- Heart Failure Readmission Program for LTC
- Heart Failure Readmission Program for Hospitals
- Sepsis Readmission Prevention for LTC
- Sepsis Readmission Prevention for Hospitals
- Adverse Drug Events Overview for LTC
- Ortho Readmission Program for Hospitals
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