from the diaries -- joe

Hi Pioneers,

CMS Division of Nursing Homes has graciously agreed to let me form a Culture Change Team, and now I have two colleagues, Linda O'Hara, RN, who used to work for a university, and John Thompson, almost Ph.D. who is a former worker with Charlene Boyd at Providence Mt. St. Vincent.  We are pursuing some new CMS culture change projects, one of which will be a satellite webcast called "Resident-Directed Care, What Is It?"  These broadcasts for our surveyors are also available to the public on the internet, and for sale.  Now that we've got a title, we are hoping to highlight on the show what is happening in provision of care.  Here's a chance to spread the word on changes that are happening and how they affect residents and staff.

So if you are someone who works in or consults with a nursing home that has made specific changes in such things as night care, meds and treatments, care planning, etc., please write here in this blog and tell me the story of what you have done and what happened when you did it.  If you know someone who you think would be good as a participant on the show (you included) let me know that too.  

Show is tentatively planned for December. Thanks a lot.  

If you would prefer private communication, contact me at karen.schoeneman@cms.hhs.gov