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Trade Associations


Resource Title AHSA: American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Description The members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (www.aahsa.org) serve 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.
Link http://www.aahsa.org/


Resource Title AOPHA: The Advocate of Not-For-Profit Services for Older Ohioans
Description Founded in 1937, AOPHA, the advocate of not-for-profit services for older Ohioans, is a statewide nonprofit trade association representing over 335 not-for-profit senior housing apartments, home and community-based service providers, assisted living facilities, nursing homes and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs).
Link www.aopha.org


Resource Title OHCA: The Ohio Healthcare Association
Description The Ohio Health Care Association is proud to represents more than 800 nursing facilities, assisted living communities and intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICF/MR). The Association was established in 1946 to meet the needs of the state's growing number of long-term care professionals, which today totals more than 100,000 exceptional men and women who care for Ohio's most frail and vulnerable citizens.
Link http://www.ohca.org/


Resource Title AHCA: The American Health Care Association
Description AHCA represents the long-term care community to the nation at large - to government, business leaders, and the general public. It also serves as a force for change within the long-term care field, providing information, education, and administrative tools that enhance quality at every level.
Link http://www.ahca.org/


Resource Title The Ohio Academy of Nursing Homes
Description The Academy is a Columbus-based trade association representing the interests of the long-term care industry. The Academy's membership includes nearly 230 licensed Ohio facilities representing approximately 23,000 beds. Our membership represents a true cross-section of the nursing home industry, from small sole proprietorships to larger Ohio-based multi-facility companies. Special committees of the Academy focus on skilled care, residential care (rest homes), adult care facilities and MR related issues.
Link http://www.oanh.org/


Person Centered Care Movements
Resource Title Wellspring Model Homepage
Description Wellspring believes the key to an improved resident experience and success is collaboration and cooperation among facilities, staff empowerment, database decision-making and accountability between partner organizations for improved resident outcomes. The core charter group consisted of 11 independent not-for-profit organizations located throughout eastern Wisconsin. Their skilled nursing facilities ranged in size from 63 to 415 beds; in urban as well as rural areas.
Link http://www.wellspringis.org/


Resource Title The Pioneer Network
Description We recognize our need to create ways of living and working together different from the traditional models. The Pioneer Network supports models where elders live in open, diverse, caring communities. Pioneers are working toward transformational system change by both evolutionary and revolutionary means, using Pioneer values and principles as the foundations for change.
Link http://www.pioneernetwork.net/


Resource Title The Green House Project
Description The Green House is intended to de-institutionalize long-term care by eliminating large nursing facilities and creating habilitative, social settings. Its primary purpose is to serve as a place where elders can receive assistance and support with activities of daily living and clinical care, without the assistance and care becoming the focus of their existence.
Link http://thegreenhouseproject.com/


Resource Title The Eden Alternative Homepage
Description The core concept of The Eden Alternative™ is strikingly simple. We must teach ourselves to see the environments as habitats for human beings rather than facilities for the frail and elderly.
Link http://www.edenalt.com/welcome.htm


General Person Centered Care Informational Websites, Books, Case Studies etc.
Resource Title Advancing Excellence
Description A new coalition of groups representing healthcare providers, caregivers, medical and quality improvement experts, government agencies, consumers and others have joined together to launch a new two-year Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes campaign. This national campaign seeks excellence in the quality of life and quality of care for the more than 1.5 million American nursing home residents by enhancing choice, strengthening workforce, and improving clinical outcomes. The campaign supporters believe that quality nursing home care should be an automatic expectation for everyone, nothing less, and are committed to working together to engage nursing homes in the goals of this campaign in order to achieve real progress in quality of care. Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes builds on the work and goals of other initiatives such as the Nursing Home Quality Initiative (NHQI), Quality First, and the culture change movement, bringing these initiatives (and their supporters) together to help foster continued quality improvement in nursing homes.
Link http://www.nhqualitycampaign.org


Resource Title The Institute for Caregiver Education
Description The Institute for Caregiver Education offers a variety of educational products designed to support and enhance cultural transformation in eldercare settings while meeting a range of professional development needs.
Link http://www.caregivereducation.org/services.htm


Resource Title Culture Change in Long Term Care by Audrey S. Weiner and Judy S. Ronch
Description This book will inform you about the theoretical and practical applications of culture change within the institutional long-term care setting. It examines existing models of "positive cultures," emphasizing philosophy, underpinning, and implementation
Link http://www.culturechangenow.com/book-ccltc.html


Resource Title Loomis Communities Culture Change Case Study
Description Case Study: a document explaining the culture change process at Loomis Communities. Dated May 15, 2005
Link http://www.commcorp.org/programs/eccli/documents/eccli-Loomis.pdf


Resource Title National Long Term Care Ombudsmen Resource Center
Description A collaboration of Long Term Care Initiatives from many different states that Nebraska has put together to work on their state Resident Centered Care Projects. Includes a library, quick search and index.
Link http://www.ltcombudsman.org/ombpublic/49_352_3505.cfm


Resource Title Almost Home
Description Almost Home- the documentary of a nursing home culture change. Includes information on the film, essays and definitions related to Person Centered Care.
Link http://www.almosthomedoc.org/


Resource Title Haleigh's Almanac
Description Eden Alternative Associate Training Manual. Comprehensive information on all aspects of culture change..
Link http://www.edenalt.com


Resource Title Getting Started
Description A Pioneering Approach to culture change in long-term care organizations.
Link http://www.pioneernetwork.net


Resource Title The Pioneer Exchange
Description Growing the grassroots culture change movement depends on the energy and input of everyday leaders in aging services. Actively participating on the Pioneer Exchange is a key way to contribute.
Link http://www.pioneerexchange.org/


Resource Title Bathing Without a Battle
Description Individualized problem-solving approach to bathing and personal care of individuals with Alzheimer's Disease.
Link http://www.springerpub.com


Resource Title Bathing Without a Battle
Description Video or DVD. Depicts a better bathing experience for persons with Alzheimer's Disease.
Link http://www.bathingwithoutabattle.unc.edu


Resource Title Life Safety Link Related to Christmas Decorations in LTC Facilities
Description From the ODH website, Question and Answers
Link Click Here!


Resource Title F-Tag Crosswalk to Culture Change
Description This volume of the Crosswalk Series examines each of the selected F-Tags, identifies a link between a primary Culture Change Principle and the regulatory language, and weaves an action-based connection between Culture Change Values and Guidance to surveyors for each regulation. F-Tags are presented in a standardized format that is easy to understand by all levels of nursing home team members, and serves as a valuable tool for achieving meaningful in-service education as well as regulatory compliance.
Link http://www.caregivereducation.org/features/f-tag_crosswalk.htm


Consultants, Programs and Products Related to Person Centered Care
Resource Title BDW ASSOCIATES
Description This is a partnership between Barbara Brock from Communication Art, INC the creator of the RCCT, Wayne Bucher, the owner/administrator of an assisted living facility that has had person-centered in place for almost twenty years, and Diane Waugh. We offer consulting services on changing cultures of care
Phone Number 419 351-7654


Resource Title Action Pact, Inc.
Description Action Pact, Inc. is a company of trainers, consultants and educators who assist nursing homes and other elder care organizations in becoming resident-directed. We do this by encouraging the development of small, familiar communities which provide more opportunities for elders to give care, make decisions and have control over their daily lives.
Link http://www.culturechangenow.com/


Resource Title Culture Change Now! Magazine
Description Culture Change Now! is Action Pact's twice-yearly periodical for long term care professionals interested in Culture Change. It is filled with how-to information and articles of inspiration. All levels of staff and families will enjoy the only publication solely dedicated to culture change!
Link http://culturechangenow.com/mag-ish3.html


Resource Title Fire Retardant Services
Description Application of product that retards burning of all types of materials
Link www.noburn.com/
Ohio Representative: Walt Bremenour 330-231-3045




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