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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 8, 2008
Institute Team Provides Full-Day Symposium for Oklahoma Association of
Homes and Services for the Aging
OK -The Oklahoma Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
(OKAHSA) chose the Institute for Caregiver Education to be their
sole provider of Person-Centered Care Education for their Annual Spring Conference
on May 8, 2008. The symposium offered training on a variety of
person-centered care practices designed and proven to elevate the
quality of life and the quality of care for residents in nursing home settings.
The Institute team facilitated four sessions including: An Introduction
to Person-Centered Care; The First Year of Implementation; Retention, Work
Force Development and HR Practices; and Making the Business Case. The first
session, An Introduction to Person-Centered Care included
an in-depth look at how we de-value our elders by the nature of our own society’s
perceptions of aging, and how this affects our work in long term care.
The First Year of Implementation focused on initiatives
designed to educate the entire nursing home community, including resident interviews,
employee orientation, buddy-systems and how to communicate new concepts to
families.
Retention, Workforce Development and HR Practices was a two-part
session in which attendees discovered fundamental principles necessary to
move from a traditional model of workforce development that is top-down oriented,
to a model that embraces a flattened hierarchical structure that encourages
empowered decision-making.
The final session, Making the Business Case, answered questions
including “Why should we adopt this change?” “How
much can it cost?” “How will it affect the bottom line clinically
and operationally?” “Will the state and Federal surveyors support
it?” and finally, “How will it affect our presence in the market?”
The Oklahoma Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (OKAHSA),
organized in 1993, represents over 100 not-for-profit, private, fraternal,
religious, and government-sponsored nursing facilities, assisted living, retirement
communities, housing, and adult day service centers. OKAHSA members serve more
than 8,000 persons in facility-based settings. Association members employ over
85,000 people and involve countless volunteers.
The Institute for Caregiver Education is a nationally-recognized leader
in Culture Change education. For more than 15 years the organization
has provided quality caregiver education to nursing homes from California
to Maine. Over the last seven years the IfCE team has educated hundreds of
long-term care professionals on a myriad of Culture Change topics at such
national conferences as ASA, NADONA, AAHSA, AHCA, ACHCA, The Pioneer Network,
the VA Summit and numerous state associations. The Institute for Caregiver
Education is currently a leading Culture Change educator for a number of
state QIO organizations as they work with the 8th Scope of Work and CMS.
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