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The resources section was created to provide nursing homes in Ohio with tools and resources to make positive changes to the home in which their residents live and their employees work. Learn more about the concept of person-centered care and different culture change philosophies of nursing home industry leaders. Read compelling support and rationale for culture change from the industry’s top leaders, including long-term care regulatory officials at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Download a helpful change-readiness assessment, progress self-assessments, or surveys for staff, residents, and families. These tools will help you determine your progress toward providing care that is truly person-centered – and your readiness to implement new changes. Access an archive of change strategies for person-centered care in areas such as bathing, dining, death and dying, and sleeping/waking. Download ideas for recruiting and orienting employees, as well as how to provide employees with consistent assignments. Education & communication tools Use the communication tools to facilitate discussion among staff, residents, and families. Help staff members see nursing home life from the resident’s point of view, and inspire change with the education tools in this section. quality & process improvement tools The first step to testing change strategies usually involves forming a plan and assembling a team. Use the tools in this section to develop and test change ideas and then spread “what works” to other appropriate areas, shifts, departments, and/or staff members. Link to other resources to learn more about culture change and person-centered care in the nursing home industry, including affiliated organizations, textbooks, and audio/visual resources. To access all documents on this CD-ROM, you must meet the following minimum requirements: n A PC with Microsoft Word, Adobe Reader, and Windows Media Player n
Access to the Internet for Web links Contact Ohio KePRO to request a faxed copy of any documents you cannot download from this CD-ROM. |
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To Contact Us E-Mail: ltc@ohqio.sdps.org Provider QIC Line: 1.800.385.5080 Rock Run Center, Suite
100 · 5700 Lombardo Center Drive · Seven Hills, OH 44131 · www.ohiokepro.com Ohio
KePRO, the Medicare Quality
Improvement Organization (QIO) for Ohio, is working with committed hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, and physicians throughout the state who are
dedicated to the common goal of Continuous Quality Improvement for Medicare
beneficiaries. Publication No. 8001-OH-057-3/2006. This resource was prepared by Ohio KePRO, the Medicare
Quality Improvement Organization for Ohio, under contract with the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy.
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