Guest Post: A Positive Outlook, A Puff of Wind

21 December 2011

PHI is pleased to share this guest blog by Mark de Roo, Culture Change Coach for Resthaven Care Communities in Holland, Michigan. Mark de Roo, Culture Change Coach for Resthaven Care Communities shares the following story: On Saturday afternoon, I was in our backyard when I noticed a butterfly in the neighbor’s yard. I thought [...]

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Navigating Hard Times in Long-Term Care: Part 2

21 December 2011

By Renya Larson Renya is an Organizational Change Consultant with PHI’s Training and Organizational Development team. Long-term care organizations are facing unprecedented challenges today. They are coping with an austere fiscal environment as well as seismic changes to the models of care delivery. How can those of us who work in this field find the [...]

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Creating a Welcoming Environment for LGBT Elders

21 December 2011

By Kate Waldo-Fillon Kate is an Organizational Change Consultant with PHI’s Training and Organizational Development team. “Person-directed care” allows nursing home residents and home care clients to be fully themselves by providing supports based on individual needs, rather than institutional formulas. Creating an inclusive environment for elders that identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender [...]

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HHS Announces Funding Opportunity for Health Care Innovations

30 November 2011

The Health Care Innovation Challenge, which will provide up to $1 billion in grants from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to “test creative ways to deliver high-quality health care services and lower costs,” was launched by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on November 14. “The Innovation Challenge is an exciting [...]

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Navigating Hard Times in Long-Term Care: Part 1

28 October 2011

By Kathy McCollett and Susan Misiorski Kathy and Sue are members of PHI’s Training and Organizational Development team. In these challenging economic times, with the eldercare and disability services industry under scrutiny and funding becoming increasingly scarce, we are looking for ways to maximize our resources while still providing for the needs of those we [...]

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Guest post: Easing the Distress of Room Changes

28 October 2011

PHI is pleased to welcome Ann Wyatt, Residential Care Policy and Strategy Consultant at Alzheimer’s Association NYC Chapter, as guest blogger. While most people can imagine how difficult it may be for someone to move into a nursing home for the first time, less understood is how hard it can be for someone to relocate [...]

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PHI Coaching Demonstration Yields Strong Results

29 September 2011

By Susan Misiorski Susan is the National Director of PHI’s Training and Organizational Development team. PHI is pleased to announce the final results of the PHI Center for Coaching Supervision and Leadership (CCSL)! The CCSL yielded important quantitative and qualitative outcomes for employers, employees and residents/clients according to a just-released PHI evaluation summary of the [...]

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CMS Announces Nurse Aide Training Resources

27 September 2011

By Susan Misiorski Susan is the National Director of PHI’s Training and Organizational Development team. An August 12 memorandum from CMS to State Survey Agency Directors announced resources for enhanced nurse aide training. Section 6121 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates the inclusion of training for nurse aides working in nursing [...]

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Culture Change at Greenhouse Legacy Homes

26 September 2011

By Cean Eppelheimer Cean is a Training & Organizational Development Specialist with PHI’s Training and Organizational Development team. PHI and the NCB Capital Impact Green House® Project have been long-time partners in support of quality care and quality jobs in long-term care communities across the country. Early on in the development of the Green House [...]

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Fall Preventions Day

25 August 2011

September 23 is the first day of Fall, and it’s also a day when passionate people across the country will observe the 4th annual National Falls Prevention Awareness Day–through educational presentations, risk screening activities, and other outreach strategies–to get the message out that most falls are preventable for older adults. Falls are the leading cause [...]

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