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Other Literature on Culture Change


Other Literature on Culture Change

Getting Started: A Pioneering Approach to Culture Change in Long Term Care Organizations
The Pioneer Network with Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
August 2004

Culture Change Bibliography

Culture Change in Long-Term Care
Edited by Audrey S. Weiner, President/CEO, The Jewish Home and Hospital Lifecare System, New York, New York
Judah L. Ronch, President, LifeSpan DevelopMental Systems, Poughkeepsie, New York
Hard Cover ISBN: 0-7890-2110-2
Soft Cover ISBN: 0-7890-2111-0

Life Worth Living: How Someone You Love Can Still Enjoy Life in a Nursing Home - The Eden Alternative in Action
by William H. Thomas
September 25, 1996
ISBN: 0964108968
The founder of The Eden Alternative asserts that most American nursing homes spend far too much time treating chronic diseases and too little time providing compassionate care.

Leading in a Culture of Change
Michael Fullan
June 20, 2001
ISBN: 0787953954
Leading in a Culture of Change offers new and seasoned leaders' insights into the dynamics of change and presents a unique and imaginative approach for navigating the intricacies of the change process. Author Michael Fullan, the dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto, is recognized as an international authority on educational reform. He is engaged in training, consulting, and evaluation of change projects around the world. His books have been published in many languages. He is coauthor of What's Worth Fighting For trilogy, author of The Changes Forces trilogy, and author of The New Meaning of Educational Change, Third Edition.

Harvard Business Review on Culture and Change
by Bill Munck, Robert Kegan, Lisa Laskow Lahe, Debra E. Meyerson, Donald Sull, Katherine M. Hudson, Paul F. Levy
May 7, 2002
ISBN: 1578518369
The articles examine why there is resistance to change on the corporate and individual levels and explains the effect of passive aversion to cultural problems on company performance.

Spotlight on Model Workforce Solutions.
Best Practices. 2002 Win;1(1).
The premier issue of the magazine by the American Association of Homes
and Services for the Aging offers features on training and incentives that boost retention, recruiting for skill and commitment as well as building a “culture of wellness.”

A Nurse Leader's Little Instruction Book: The Ultimate Resource for Retaining Staff
by Jeanna Bozell, RN, CPC
ISBN: 0-9729603-0-9

Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes: Quality of Care and Nursing Staff in Nursing Homes.
National Academies Press. 1996:426-452

Peer Mentoring of Nursing Home CNAs: A Way to Create a Culture of Caring.
Carol R. Hegeman MS, Director of Research, Foundation for Long Term Care, Albany, NY. 2003.

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