Resources and Links
National Programs, Organizations and Resources
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on the Organizations name to be linked to their website for more information and sign up for their e-newsletters!
Below is a link to
the Long-Term Care Improvement Guide, a practical resource intended to support continuing care communities
in their efforts to bring about culture change. The Guide is 296 pages and can be downloaded free.
http://www.residentcenteredcare.org/LTC%20Improvement%20Guide%20For%20Download.pdf
Action Pact, Inc. (Culture Change Now) is a company of trainers, consultants and educators who assist nursing homes
and other elder care organizations in becoming resident-directed. They work with clients to redesign the way the organization
itself functions, moving from traditional top-down management towards a collaborative effort of self-governing teams.
Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing
Homes The campaign’s unprecedented coalition includes long-term care providers, caregivers, medical
and quality improvement experts, government agencies, consumers and others. The site provides resource tools for the
eight clinical and organization goals that are the focus of this campaign.
Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association is the leading, global voluntary health organization
in Alzheimer care and support, and the largest private, nonprofit funder of Alzheimer research. Our vision is a world
without Alzheimer’s, and since our founding in 1980, we have moved toward this goal by advancing research and providing
support, information and education to those affected by Alzheimer’s and related dementias.
LeadingAge A membership organization serving two million people every day through mission-driven, not-for-profit
organizations dedicated to providing the services people need, when they need them, in the place they call home.
American Health Care Association (AHCA) A federation of affiliated state health organizations, together representing more
than 10,000 non-profit and for-profit assisted living, nursing facility, developmentally-disabled, and subacute care providers
that care for more than 1.5 million elderly and disabled individuals nationally.
B&F Consulting Change can be overwhelming and may feel chaotic during a transition. B & F Consulting Inc.,
founded in 2004, helps providers with the “how” of change by walking people through
how to bring staff together, examine daily operations, and systematically reframe and re-organize the day-to-day of nursing
home life. B & F customizes services to meet provider needs, whether it be stabilizing
staffing, initiating or re-energizing culture change, or building systems to support quality improvement.
The Eden Alternative Creates coalitions of people and organizations that are committed to creating better social and physical
environments for people. The Eden Alternative is dedicated to helping others create enlivening environments and the elimination
of the plagues of Loneliness, Helplessness, and Boredom.
At GERTI (Grow with Evergreen Resources for Transforming Innovations) we believe that education is the key to transforming long-term care and the lives of residents.
We offer educational programs that emphasize culture change and person-centered care. Through these programs we encourage
employees to take pride in their work and improve the quality of life for residents.
The Golden Experience - Kareen King, a Registered Drama Therapist, is inspired by the amazing stories and thoughts that are often expressed when someone
makes the effort to truly acknowledge those who reside and/or work in long-term care communities. She is intrigued with the
idea that as long as there is breath, there is a mission to be accomplished and new horizons to explore. Through original
song and story, she has captured golden moments stemming from her work as an Activities Supervisor at a skilled nursing facility
and beyond. Her mission is to focus on the enrichment needs of lives in long-term care, placing on center stage the value
of both human connection and personal growth. She believes in the potential of every situation and human
being as a golden experience.
The Green House Project
The Green House is a small intentional community for a group of elders and
staff, it is intended to be a vessel for the enactment of the most positive elderhood possible. A radical departure from traditional
skilled nursing homes and assisted living facilities, Green House alters facility size, interior design, staffing patterns,
and methods of delivering skilled professional services.
IDEAS Institute A premier resource of information and environment-behavioral research centered on improving care and
quality of life for people with chronic forms of physical and cognitive decline, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's
disease.
The Live Oak Institute
Mather Lifeways A unique not-for-profit organization based in Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago. We're dedicated
to identifying, implementing, and sharing the best practices for wellness, workforce issues, memory care programs, and caregiver
empowerment. It's home to the LEAP program -- a comprehensive workforce development program that empowers staff,
increases retention, and promotes staff-resident relationships through a model of person-centered care.
My Inner View
The Institute for Caregiver Education (IfCE) is a not-for-profit 501 © (3) organization that provides continuing education and
professional development opportunities for healthcare professionals, including a variety of literacy, language, and life skills
training for entry level staff across all disciplines.
http://www.theconsumervoice.org/
An organization of consumers and advocates who define
and achieve quality for people with long term needs. Provides information and leadership on federal and state regulatory
and legislative policy development, and helps develop models and strategies to improve care and life for residents of nursing
homes and other long term care facilities.
Paraprofessional Healthcare
Institute (PHI)
A non-profit organization working to strengthen the direct-care workforce within our nation’s
long-term care system through developing innovative approaches to recruitment, training, and supervision; client-centered
caregiving practices; and effective public policy.
Pioneer Network
The non-profit organization
that is the clearinghouse of the national grassroots movement that advocates and facilitates deep system change and transformation
in our culture of aging based on person-centered values.
Planetree The Planetree model of care is a patient-centered, holistic approach
to healthcare, promoting mental, emotional, spiritual, social, and physical healing. The Planetree model is implemented in
acute and critical care departments, emergency departments, long term care facilities, outpatient services, as well as ambulatory
care and community health centers.
Second Wind Dreams
A national non-profit organization that fulfills the dreams
of those living in eldercare communities, thereby enhancing their lives and changing the perception of aging.
The Wellspring Program was one of the first efforts to affect culture change and has assisted nursing homes throughout
the country in advancing excellence in their settings. The Wellspring Program offers education, guidance, and tools to nursing
homes to assist in culture change. Wellspring primarily focuses on strengthening clinical and managerial skills of staff,
empowering residents and frontline staff, and creating a high quality of life for residents. One of the strengths of Wellspring
is that it enables nursing homes to affect culture change within their existing physical plant and wherever they are along
the continuum of change.
National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners
The National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners®, LLC was formed in 2001 by a group of professionals with
varying work and personal experiences in the field of dementia care. Their backgrounds include Nursing, Regional Managers,
Geriatric Care Managers, Psychiatry, Dementia Unit Managers, Alzheimer's and related Dementia Care Specialist, Alzheimer's
Educators, Dementia Educators, Therapeutic Recreation, Social Services, Therapist, Pharmacists, Alzheimer's Care Specialist,
Long Term Care Administration, Elder Law, and Home Care Administration. The Council was formed to promote standards of excellence
in dementia and Alzheimer's education to professionals and other caregivers who provide services to dementia clients.
NCCDP Alzheimer's and Dementia Staff Education Week Feb 14th to 21st.
NCCDP is providing a Free tool kit, Free Power Point In-services on many topics, and nomination forms for Nurse Educator
of the year. You do not need to be a member of the NCCDP to download this information. The free tool kit and
free in-services are located at www.nccdp.org and is only available until March 1st 2011.
This a very important tool for Editors of your newsletter, CEU's development,
Department Heads, Director of Nursing, Nurses, CNA's,Trainers and Educators, Administrators, Social Workers, Recreation
Professionals, Rehab Professionals, Medical Directors & Physicans, Hospice Organizations, Retirement Organizations, Support
Group Leaders, etc., who either are working in a Health Care Setting, Volunteer Organization, First Responders sector and
University.
