Immediate Jeopardy 5-Week Series
5-Part Full Webinar Series
Provided in partnership with ProActive LTC Consulting
Includes complete recordings of all webinars provided upon each webinar conclusion.
Event Description:
This five-week intensive series offers long-term care professionals an in-depth understanding of the regulatory requirements and processes involved when an Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) has been cited. Tips and strategies will be shared for writing an IJ removal plan and subsequent Plans of Corrections (PoCs), as well as for preparing for the IJ removal and revisit surveys that follow. Sessions 3 through 5 focus on the most commonly cited IJ issues: Abuse, Infection Control, and Accidents/Incidents, with best practices for risk reduction in these areas.
Presented by:
Janine Lehman, RN, RAC-CT, CLNC – Director of Clinical and Legal Nurse Consulting
Janine is a registered nurse with over 30 years of experience in long-term care, working in all nursing capacities. She is MDS Certified through AAPACN and is a certified legal nurse consultant. Her background includes serving as a corporate nurse consultant, and the director of clinical services for a multi-facility, multi-level care organization. She has extensive experience in the RAI process, clinical documentation, legal nurse consulting, restorative nursing programs, fall management, QAPI, and infection control, and has provided training on these topics for State and National organizations.
Shelly Maffia, MSN, MBA, RN, LNHA, QCP, CHC, CLINC, CPC – Vice President of Quality & Compliance
Shelly Maffia is a registered nurse and licensed nursing home administrator with extensive experience in the long-term care setting. She specializes SNF regulatory compliance and nursing home quality improvement. Shelly provides frequent consultation and training to nursing facilities across the nation on regulatory compliance, reimbursement compliance, and quality improvement. She has presented extensively on survey preparedness, QAPI, achieving 5-star QMs, infection prevention and control, PDPM, and ICD-10-CM coding.
Series pricing:
MHCA Members
Cost per webinar – $55 per person
Sign up for whole series – $250
Non-Members
Cost per webinar – $100 per person
Sign up for whole series – $475
5.0 CEUs available in total (1.0 CEU per session)
Schedule: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm each day
Session Descriptions:
Oct. 14 – Writing the Immediate Jeopardy Removal Plan
Discover critical components and timeframes for an IJ removal plan that will improve the likelihood of survey agency approval, as well as expedite the IJ removal survey revisit process. Vital information for developing an IJ removal plan to prove past jeopardy also will be explored.
Oct. 21 – Preparing for the Immediate Jeopardy Revisit and the Plan of Correction
Dive into preparing for the IJ revisit, developing a credible and compliant Plan of Correction (PoC), organizing supporting evidence, and demonstrating lasting systemic change. Learn practical strategies to avoid common pitfalls, ensure survey readiness, and build confidence that your facility is prepared to successfully close out the IJ.
Oct. 28 – Addressing an Immediate Jeopardy Related to Abuse
This presentation will focus on the essential components of an IJ removal plan for deficiencies cited for abuse. Critical components and timeframes of an abuse-related IJ removal will be discussed with actual deficiency examples. Attendees will receive vital information for developing an IJ removal plan to prove past jeopardy.
Nov. 4 – Addressing an Immediate Jeopardy Related to Infection Control
This session will highlight the essential components of an IJ removal plan for deficiencies cited for infection control. Critical components and timeframes of infection control-related IJ removal will be discussed with actual deficiency examples and practical guidance to improve compliance.
Nov. 11 – Addressing an Immediate Jeopardy Related to Accidents/Incidents
Explore essential components of an Immediate Jeopardy removal plan for deficiencies cited for accidents and incidents. Critical components and timeframes of accident/incident IJ removal will be discussed with actual deficiency examples. Attendees will receive vital information for developing an accident/incident IJ removal plan to prove past jeopardy.
Interested in participating in the entire series of these webinars? For one flat reduced rate you’ll automatically be enrolled in each Essential Guide to Responding to an Immediate Jeopardy webinars for 2026, and receive full recordings of the completed webinars. Click HERE for full details and to enroll.