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Case
Studies/Reports
Best
practices in long-term
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- Mary
Ann Kehoe, Executive
Director, Good Shepherd
Services (Power
Point Presentation)
In 1994, Good Shepherd
Services was co-founder
of “Wellspring”,
the first long term
care provider alliance
in the nation to
focus on providing
cost-effective quality
through management
paradigm shift, staff
empowerment and the
establishment of
a major line staff
clinical education
program in the form
of care resource
teams.
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Robyn Stone,
Executive Director,
Institute for the
Future of Aging Services
(Power
Point Presentation)
Robyn I. Stone, Dr.P.H.,
is a noted researcher
and internationally
recognized authority
on health care and
aging policy. In
June 1999, she joined
the American Association
of Homes and Services
for the Aging to
establish and oversee
the Institute for
the Future of Aging
Services. She has
done extensive research
evaluating the “Wellspring”
program and the program’s
impact on quality
of care.
- Irene
Fleshner, Senior
Vice President, Genesis
Health Ventures (Power
Point Presentation)
Genesis Health Ventures
is a publicly traded,
eldercare company
with 220 nursing
facilities, 40 assisted
living facilities,
institutional and
retail pharmacies,
rehabilitation and
physician services.
Fleshner has corporate-wide
responsibility for
clinical practice
and program development
and quality improvement.
She has implemented
“At Risk Meetings”
during which patients
at risk of decline
in functioning are
consistently addressed
by interdisciplinary
teams.
- Anne
Coble Voss, Senior
Research Scientist,
Ross Products Division,
Abbott Laboratories
(Power
Point Presentation)
Dr. Voss has been
at Ross since 1993
and is responsible
for clinical research
in the frail elderly
and the development
of novel products
for patients with
cancer. Her areas
of research interests
are the nutritional
status of cancer
patients and outcomes
research in the frail
elderly. She has
initiated a novel
research project
in long-term care,
called PINpoint,
which has gained
national attention
for sustaining reductions
in pressure ulcer
rates.
- Rich
Daehn, Director,
Benedictine Health
Center Nutritional
Centers of Excellence
(Power
Point Presentation)
Rich Daehn has over
18 years of experience
in long-term care
foodservice, during
which he has developed
a Nutritional Centers
of Excellence Program.
Rich has dedicated
his career to changing
the image of dietary
services in long-term
care, and empowering
as well as educating
others.
- Linda
Hollinger-Smith,
Director of Research
Mather LifeWays (Power
Point Presentation)
Dr. Hollinger-Smith
has more than 22
years of experience
working with older
adults in long term
care settings, in
the community, and
in acute care settings
in various staff
and managerial positions.
Dr. Hollinger-Smith
is the principal
investigator on the
“LEAP”
initiative to recruit,
develop, and retain
quality frontline
long-term care staff.
To
contribute to this
section, send information
about best practices
in long-term care to
David Adler at dadler@ahqa.org.
A
number of leaders spearheading
innovations to improve
nursing home care made
presentations at Partnerships
for Success: The Federal
Initiative on Quality
Improvement & Public
Reporting in Nursing
Facilities in Baltimore
in July 2002. For more
on the CONFERENCE.
Quality
Improvement Organizations’
Efforts To Improve
Nursing Home Quality
Quality
Improvement Organizations
(QIOs) are playing
a critical role in
a new federal initiative
to help nursing homes
improve care for residents
who suffer from pain,
delirium, depression,
pressure ulcers, and
loss of everyday functions.
Working under contract
to the U.S. Department
of Health and Human
Services, QIOs are
providing nursing homes
with materials and
technical support needed
to upgrade clinical
and organizational
systems. Nationwide
rollout of the initiative
in November 2002 followed
a PILOT
EFFORT launched
earlier last year in
six states—Colorado,
Florida, Maryland,
Ohio, Rhode Island,
and Washington . Prior
to the national initiative,
QIOs worked on a number
of projects to improve
quality in long term
care facilities:
Recent
reports addressing
quality problems in
nursing homes:
“Malnutrition
and Dehydration in
Nursing Homes: Key
Issues in Prevention
and Treatment.”
National Citizens’
Coalition for Nursing
Home Reform—supported
by the Commonwealth
Fund. June 2000. For
a copy of the REPORT.
“Meeting
Future Health and Long-Term
Care Needs of an Aging
Population.”
Commonwealth Fund.
December 1999. For
a copy of the REPORT.
“Promoting
Quality in Nursing
Homes: The Wellspring
Model.” American
Association of Homes
and Services for the
Aging. January 2001.
For a copy of the REPORT.
“Regulating
US Nursing Homes: Are
We Learning From Experience.”
Kieran Walshe. Health
Affairs. November/December
2001. For a copy of
the REPORT.
American
Society for Gerontology
in Higher Education.
LISTING
contains all of AGHE’s
publications.
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