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According to the federal government Activity Directors in Long Term Care, Assisted Living and Adult DayCare are required to be “Qualified” to conduct activities with the elderly.

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F249
§483.15(f)(2) The activities program must be directed by a qualified professional who-- 

(i)  Is a qualified therapeutic recreation specialist or an activities professional who-- 

• (A) Is licensed or registered, if applicable, by the State in which practicing; and 
•   (B) Is eligible for certification as a therapeutic recreation specialist or as an activities professional by a recognized accrediting body on or after October 1, 1990; or

(ii)   Has 2 years of experience in a social or recreational program within the last 5 years, 1 of which was full-time in a patient activities program in a health care setting; or 

(iii)  Is a qualified occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant; or 

(iv)  Has completed a training course approved by the State.

  INTENT:  (F249) §483.15(f)(2) Activities Director  The intent of this regulation is to ensure that the activities program is directed by a qualified professional. 

DEFINITIONS  “Recognized accrediting body” refers to those organizations that certify, register, or license therapeutic recreation specialists, activity professionals, or occupational therapists.

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Federal Tag F249 “Qualified” Activity Director - DETERMINATION OF COMPLIANCE

Synopsis of Regulation (F249) 

This requirement stipulates that the facility’s program of activities be directed by a qualified professional.    Criteria for Compliance   The facility is in compliance with this requirement if they:

:: Have employed a qualified professional to provide direction in the development and implementation of activities in accordance with resident needs and goals, and the director:   

• Has completed or delegated the completion of the activities component of the comprehensive assessment;
  
• Contributed or directed the contribution to the comprehensive care plan of activity goals and approaches that are individualized to match the skills, abilities, and interests/preferences of each resident; 
   
• Has monitored and evaluated the resident’s response to activities and
  revised the approaches as appropriate; and  
  
• Has developed, implemented, supervised and evaluated the activities program.

If not, cite at F249.  Noncompliance for F249   Tag F249 is a tag that is absolute, which means the facility must have a qualified activities professional to direct the provision of activities to the residents.  Thus, it is cited if the facility is non-compliant with the regulation, whether or not there have been any negative outcomes to residents.  
Noncompliance for F249 may include (but is not limited to) one or more of the following, including: 
•  Lack of a qualified activity director; or 
•  Lack of providing direction for the provision of an activity program; 

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ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR RESPONSIBILITIES   An activity director is responsible for directing the development, implementation, supervision and ongoing evaluation of the activities program.  This includes the completion and/or directing/delegating the completion of the activities component of the comprehensive assessment; and contributing to and/or directing/delegating the contribution to the comprehensive care plan goals and approaches that are individualized to match the skills, abilities, and interests/preferences of each resident.    Directing the activity program includes scheduling of activities, both individual and groups, implementing and/or delegating the implementation of the programs, monitoring the response and/or reviewing/evaluating the response to the programs to determine if the activities meet the assessed needs of the resident, and making revisions as necessary.

  
NOTE:  Review the qualifications of the activities director if there are concerns with the facility’s compliance with the activities requirement at §483.15(f)(1), F248, or if there are concerns with the direction of the activity programs.
A person is a qualified professional under this regulatory tag if they meet any one of the qualifications listed under 483.15(f)(2).

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# posted by Karen Connelly @ 10:01 AM