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Pioneer Network, based in Rochester, N.Y., is at the forefront of changing the culture of aging and long-term care of elders in America.  A growing coalition of organizations and individuals from across the nation, Pioneer Network advocates for public policy changes, creates communication, networking and learning opportunities; builds and supports relationships and community; identifies and promotes transformation in practice, services, public policy and research; develops and provides access to resources and leadership; and hosts a national conference to bring together interested parties with a desire to propel this important work.

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CULTURE CHANGE WEBINAR

On Monday, May 19, 2008, The Picker/Commonwealth Fund Quality of Care for Frail Elders program and the Pioneer Network co-hosted an online meeting, "Culture Change in Nursing Homes; How Far Have We Come?"

Commonwealth Fund assistant vice president Mary Jane Koren, M.D., M.P.H., moderated the event. Michelle Doty, Ph.D., the Fund's associate director of research, presented the findings of The Commonwealth Fund 2007 Survey of Nursing Homes. Presenters Bonnie Kantor, Sc.D., executive director of the Pioneer Network, and Karen C. Schoeneman, M.P.A., project officer for the division of nursing homes in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, assessed the ongoing efforts to spread resident-centered care or "culture change" within the nursing home industry.

 

Click this link to download a recording of the event:

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Presentations can be downloaded from:

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"Groundbreaking!"

A sold-out audience gathered for a unique opportunity to learn and be heard on issues of design and the physical environment in elder care settings at Creating Home in the Nursing Home: A National Symposium on Culture Change and the Environmental Requirements on April 3 in Washington, DC, co-sponsored by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Pioneer Network. 

Many of the presentations, recommendations and other material from the conference — including the preconference background paper by Carmen S. Bowman, MHS, ACC of Edu-Catering: Catering Education for Compliance and Culture Change and the full Summary of Recommendations — are now available.  CLICK HERE

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