MC5 Welcomes 2012 With the new year comes many opportunties,  Just check out the Regional Group Information!  It is evident that the Regional Representatives are fired up following a day long retreat lead by Sam Plaster, Julie Ballard and Zoe Dearing.  The education committee under the leadership of Zoe Dearing is busy planning the annual conference.  Tentative dates are Tuesday May 8 and Wednesday May 9. I'm not sure what the committee is working on, but we can all be sure that it will be something that we won't want to miss - so stay tuned. MC5 is proud to be working with the Missouri LANE on it's current initiative related to staff retention, somethng that is key to the relationship based care that is at the heart of person centered care.  At the national level, the Pioneer Network is preparing to begin the second tier of the Partners in National Learning Collaborative on Using the MDS as the Engine for High Quality Individualized Care.  MC5 has applied to be one of the 5 state coalitions that they will choose to be a part of this initiative.  So... it's looking like 2012 is going to be a great year for MC5 - and for the culture change movement in Missouri.  Thanks to all of you for making this happen - YOU ARE MC5!!	Thoughtful Quotes from the Chairman’s Desk Joan Devine, Board Chair MC5 “Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.”                    ― Hal Borland “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.”                                                          ― Oprah Winfrey  Culture change is like the year’s end…a part of the “going on”… of the journey. How great that even if we don’t get it right the first time, we will get another chance!
Better Days Ahead for You and Me (sung to the tune of “This Land is Your Land”) Download the lyrics to the song that is sweeping the Nation!! click here to download Song Lyrics
Culture Change Blog Here is a link to the new SLCR blog, it includes a page that is committed solely to culture change written by Sam Plaster.  It is new, so if you have any suggestions, please let Sam know. https://health.mo.gov/ltcblog/