North Carolina
StatesPosted on Tue Sep 12, 2006 at 06:11:33 PM EST
Raleigh, North Carolina
27699-2711
Email: alice "at" ltcenhance.com
The next meeting will be held in Raleigh on May 18th from 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Forest of Duke in Durham. We will meet in the Health and Wellness Center Conference Room. We will meet from noon-1:00 p.m. for committee meetings prior to the Coalition meeting. Directions attached.
North Carolina Coalition for Long Term Care Enhancement Meeting Agenda
Introductions
Review and Acceptance of the Minutes for April
Old Business
Enhancement Grant Program
Committee Reports
1. Membership (Karen Sarine)
2. Education (Jo Kapfer and Heather March)
3. Newsletter (Jill Nothstine and Beth Pate)
New Business
Enhancement Philosophies Update
1. Pioneer Network (Nadine Pfeiffer)
2. Best Friends (Tonya Hiliard)
3. Person Centered Planning (Denise Rogers)
4. Eden Alternative (Alice Carroll)
5. Green House Project (Rhonda Lee)
Educational Session Presentation
Direct Care Workers Conference by Pioneer network (Marilyn Christian, RN and Karen Sarine, SW from The Forest at Duke)
Download the most recent version of the NCCLTCE newsletter HEREIntroductions
Review and Acceptance of the Minutes for April
Old Business
Enhancement Grant Program
Committee Reports
1. Membership (Karen Sarine)
2. Education (Jo Kapfer and Heather March)
3. Newsletter (Jill Nothstine and Beth Pate)
New Business
Enhancement Philosophies Update
1. Pioneer Network (Nadine Pfeiffer)
2. Best Friends (Tonya Hiliard)
3. Person Centered Planning (Denise Rogers)
4. Eden Alternative (Alice Carroll)
5. Green House Project (Rhonda Lee)
Educational Session Presentation
Direct Care Workers Conference by Pioneer network (Marilyn Christian, RN and Karen Sarine, SW from The Forest at Duke)
From the NCCLTCE newsletter:
By Kaye Brown, Ph.D.
If you have not started on your enhancement journey, you are now in the minority. From the license renewal applications just filed with the state, 212 of the 389 licensed nursing homes are committed to changing the way they deliver long-term care by incorporating residential elements into their designs and routines. This yields an overall enhancement rate of 54%. We believe this is likely to be the highest overall rate in the nation. Congratulations to all!!
Here’s what you will find in our state’s enhanced homes: plants (143 homes), birds (133 homes), gardens (117 homes), intergenerational programs involving children (115 homes), resident dogs (112 homes), empowered staff (78 homes), enhanced dining options (73 homes), animals others than dogs, cats and birds (67 homes), resident cats (65 homes), enhancements unique to a particular home (66 homes), staff organized into teams (53 homes) and enhanced building designs emphasizing residential environments (20 homes). All these enhancement tools gained ground this year with the exception of homes housing cats. But the big winners for the year seem to be two markers of increased culture change (staff empowerment and teams) along with new innovative enhancements such as dining options, unique enhancements, and animals other than dogs, cats and birds. Of the 10 homes in the state that are the most enhanced (i.e., each having 10 or more enhancement elements in place), five do not subscribe to a given enhancement philosophy, three are Eden homes and two are affiliated with the Pioneer Network.
The 2004 and 2005 enhancement data demonstrate that the environmental enhancement movement is gaining new ground here in North Carolina through a greatly accelerated rate of growth. In addition, we are seeing an increase in the diversity of enhancement philosophies from previous years. When we began looking at the enhancement data over half a decade ago, the Eden Alternative philosophy was the standard for culture change. Today, most of our enhanced homes are finding their own unique solutions to maintaining their commitment to improving the quality of life for their residents, families, and staff. So catch the enhancement wave today and -- like others -- do it your way! ?
Kaye Brown is the Newsletter’s editor.
You can reach her at: kayeb "at" baa.duhs.duke.edu or 919.668-3348
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