Angie’s Weekly Roundup

Angie Szumlinski
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December 19, 2025
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As we close out the year, this episode of HealthCap Weekly Wrap takes a look at the top resources that mattered most to senior living professionals in 2025. From hydration and wound care to elopement prevention and emergency planning, these downloads and webinars offer practical, team-based solutions to support resident care and staff education.

Top Downloads of 2025

  1. 2025 Emergency Preparedness Manual — A comprehensive, customizable guide to help senior living communities prepare for emergencies ranging from severe weather to public health events.
  2. Dehydration in the elderly — An easy-to-reference infographic highlighting common causes, warning signs, and prevention strategies for dehydration in older adults.
  3. Protecting Our Residents — A practical overview of key risk areas in senior living with guidance on proactive strategies to support resident care.
  4. Hydration Toolkit — A hands-on toolkit with actionable ideas to build hydration into daily routines and individualized care plans.
  5. Legionella Toolkit — Step-by-step guidance to help communities develop and maintain a water management program aligned with CDC recommendations.
  6. Emergency Preparedness: Challenges in Senior Living — A focused look at the unique obstacles senior living communities face when planning for and responding to emergencies.
  7. Legionnaires’ Disease: Recognition, Prevention and Response — An educational resource outlining how Legionnaires’ disease develops, how to recognize symptoms, and how to respond effectively.
  8. Elopement Prevention & Wander Management Toolkit — Tools and guidance to help identify elopement risk, understand resident behaviors, and design supportive environments.
  9. Transportation Challenges During Emergencies — Planning considerations to help communities prepare for resident transportation needs during evacuations and emergencies.
  10. Falling For You: A Fall Reduction Tool Kit — A comprehensive toolkit designed to help communities identify fall trends and implement meaningful prevention strategies.

Top Webinars of 2025

  1. Root Cause Analysis — A practical framework for identifying underlying causes of incidents and moving from reaction to prevention.
  2. Can? Should? Must? What’s New from the OIG — A clear breakdown of regulatory requirements versus best practices to support confident decision-making.
  3. Skin and Wound Management Module 1: The Big Picture All Levels of Care — An introductory overview of wound prevention and management across all levels of senior living care.
  4. Importance of a Quality Restorative Nursing Program — A discussion on how restorative nursing supports independence, function, and resident engagement.
  5. Assisted Living – Risky Business? — An exploration of common risk areas in assisted living and how to address them without losing the model’s identity.
  6. Skin and Wound Management Module 2: Reducing Risk of Pressure Injuries — Focused strategies to identify pressure injury risk and reduce occurrence through proactive care.
  7. Skin and Wound Management Module 3: Wound Care – F686 – Licensed Staff — A regulatory-focused session addressing wound care expectations for licensed staff.
  8. Skin and Wound Management Module 4: Wound Care — Practical guidance on wound care techniques and documentation across care settings.
  9. Skin and Wound Management Module 5: Assessment and Treatment of Pressure Injuries — A deeper dive into evaluating pressure injuries and selecting appropriate treatment approaches.
  10. Skin and Wound Management Module 6: Wound Care: Nutrition, and Hydration – SNF — Explores how nutrition and hydration directly impact wound healing and recovery.

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