Live Blogging the Maryland Outreach Experience
NewsPosted on Sat Sep 16, 2006 at 12:20:06 PM EST
The Maryland community forums continue this weekend. Today we're in Frederick, nearing the end of an engaging day involving about 40+ long-term care professionals, family members, advocates, and regulators -- thanks to Homewood at Crumland Farms for hosting us!
The attendees are meeting in groups right now, about to report out about what 5 things they can do to grow culture change in their community right now, with "grow" and "culture change" and "community" all defined by each group. I'm going to post them here in real time as the groups report out:
The attendees are meeting in groups right now, about to report out about what 5 things they can do to grow culture change in their community right now, with "grow" and "culture change" and "community" all defined by each group. I'm going to post them here in real time as the groups report out:
Group 1
Now in the comments section we invite those who have attended the other forums (or anyone else please!) to contribute their own action steps in the comment section below -- or just comment on what the Frederick groups have contributed!1.Promote small regional family councils to support and maintain ongoing family councils -
2. Bring materials (books, videos) to organizations
3. Approach corporate level to initiate culture change.
4. Get from group physical data that supports culture change -- the business case; financial statistics about costs before and after.
5. Communicate to ALL of the staff within a given nursing home about what's possible with culture change.
6. (BONUS): Investigate grants to help organizations do this -- create templates for organizations to use.
Group 22. Bring materials (books, videos) to organizations
3. Approach corporate level to initiate culture change.
4. Get from group physical data that supports culture change -- the business case; financial statistics about costs before and after.
5. Communicate to ALL of the staff within a given nursing home about what's possible with culture change.
6. (BONUS): Investigate grants to help organizations do this -- create templates for organizations to use.
1. Appointment with LTC rehab services board (government board in county) to discuss culture change.
2. Take culture change material back to Maryland Occupational Therapy Board
3. Take information back to book club for community participation re: culture change.
4. Have GNAs (Geriatric Nursing Assistants) sit in on staff hiring interviews -- sit in and contribute to.
5. Continue transition of dining services throughout continuum of CCRC community -- from assisted living into skilled nursing -- to keep the same level of service across environments
Group 32. Take culture change material back to Maryland Occupational Therapy Board
3. Take information back to book club for community participation re: culture change.
4. Have GNAs (Geriatric Nursing Assistants) sit in on staff hiring interviews -- sit in and contribute to.
5. Continue transition of dining services throughout continuum of CCRC community -- from assisted living into skilled nursing -- to keep the same level of service across environments
1. Incorporate culture change into the curriculum of nursing, social work, other allied professions -- build it into the system.
2. Involve developers in the culture change process/discussion
3. Illustrate the benefits of culture change to GNAs or others in entry-level positions -- why is it going to help them?
4. Use culture change as a way to adverstise in the commmunity -- tell your story
5. Incorporate individualized services and activities for persons with cognitive impairments.
Group 42. Involve developers in the culture change process/discussion
3. Illustrate the benefits of culture change to GNAs or others in entry-level positions -- why is it going to help them?
4. Use culture change as a way to adverstise in the commmunity -- tell your story
5. Incorporate individualized services and activities for persons with cognitive impairments.
1. Educate a broad spectrum of decision makers about culture change --administrators, board members, etc.
2. Develop group discussions -- learning circles -- to generate ideas about can be done in each organization (include individuals from all parts of the organization)
3. Develop timeline and set goals -- short-term and long-term goals -- initiate small changes that can be done, like changing the language
4. Review what has been done, evaluate it, what worked, what didn't -- what can we do differently to make it work -- emphasize that it's a journey
5. Plan of action -- more specific to include steps we will take for each goal.
Group 52. Develop group discussions -- learning circles -- to generate ideas about can be done in each organization (include individuals from all parts of the organization)
3. Develop timeline and set goals -- short-term and long-term goals -- initiate small changes that can be done, like changing the language
4. Review what has been done, evaluate it, what worked, what didn't -- what can we do differently to make it work -- emphasize that it's a journey
5. Plan of action -- more specific to include steps we will take for each goal.
1. Show film/DVD "A Tale of Transformation" -- get it out in bulk to different organizations -- write grant to make it happen.
2. Look at financial feasibility for household model -- commmunicate on the corporate level re: culture change.
3. Education to the regulatory agencies re: what households are and how they can operate within regulations
4. First steps -- consistent assignment
5. Communicate with "short-term" residents and organizations that support short-term residents about how to incorporate these principles into those practices
Group 62. Look at financial feasibility for household model -- commmunicate on the corporate level re: culture change.
3. Education to the regulatory agencies re: what households are and how they can operate within regulations
4. First steps -- consistent assignment
5. Communicate with "short-term" residents and organizations that support short-term residents about how to incorporate these principles into those practices
1. Five meal concept from DVD -- start w/ continental breakfast and share the experience with family to involve them in process; do a cost comnparision re: different serving options -- individualized packets vs. serving in bulk
2. Staff patterns -- look at staff schedules; see how flexibility can be built into the system -- maybe full staff doesn't need to be there at 7am if residents are going to be sleeping later.
3. Crossing boundaries and learning -- get new hires cross-trained
4. Giving residents more flexibilty -- create activity areas where they can do more self-directed activities
5. Look into developing a bath-team with consistent staff for "spa" (and hot towels!)
2. Staff patterns -- look at staff schedules; see how flexibility can be built into the system -- maybe full staff doesn't need to be there at 7am if residents are going to be sleeping later.
3. Crossing boundaries and learning -- get new hires cross-trained
4. Giving residents more flexibilty -- create activity areas where they can do more self-directed activities
5. Look into developing a bath-team with consistent staff for "spa" (and hot towels!)
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