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	Dining Practice Standards Pioneer Network Food and Dining requirements are core components of quality of life and quality of care in nursing homes. CMS notes that the most frequent questions and concerns received by their staff focus on the physical environment and dining/food policies in nursing homes. Therefore, in 2010 the Pioneer Network and CMS held their second co-sponsored nation symposium Creating Home II National Symposium on Culture Change and the Food and Dining Requirements, sponsored by the Hulda B. & Maurice L. Rothschild Foundation. The including nursing home staff, regulators, provider leadership, researchers, registered dietitians, vendors and advocates for culture change to bring you this Standard of Practice for Individualized nutrition Approaches & Diet Liberalization. Click here to learn more! (PDF)

	Development of the Artifacts of Culture Change Tool The Artifacts of Culture Change tool fills the purpose of collecting the major concrete changes homes have made to care and workplace practices, policies and schedules, increased resident autonomy, and improved environment. It results from study of what providers and researchers have deemed significant things that are changed and are different in culture changing homes compared to other homes. Click here to learn more! (PDF)

	Consistent Assignment Flyer Building strong relationships between residents and staff in order to improve resident quality of care and quality of life is at the heart of consistent assignment. Download this one-page flyer to learn more... Click Here.

	Ohio Nursing Home Mentor Listing Find a mentor in the Ohio nursing home community to help you in your efforts toward providing care that is person-centered. Mentors are listed with information about their areas of experience and if they are open to providing tours to others in the industry. Click here to view list of mentors! To register to become a mentor, click here.

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