Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes
Advancing
Excellence in America's Nursing Homes is a coalition-based
campaign to improve the quality of life for residents and staff in
America's nursing homes.
The campaign's unprecedented
coalition includes long-term care providers, caregivers,
medical and quality improvement experts, consumers, government agencies
and other quality-focused organizations.
The campaign will strengthen the public trust in nursing
home care by focusing on quality improvement and self-regulation. The
campaign acknowledges the critical role of nursing home staff and
consumers in improving quality of care and quality of life for nursing
home residents.
Learn
more about the campaign and its goals.
Advancing
Excellence News
- New Webinar Audio Recording Available
The audio from the May 12, 2009 webinar that focused on
adult learning techniques, Training Staff for Greater Impact: From
Ho-Hum to Dynamic, is now available. Download the audio
recording [may take a few minutes to load], and
the PowerPoint
presentation (or PDF
version).
- Advancing Excellence in the News
When CMS released the Quarter 3, 2008, it completed the
data period for the first two years of the Campaign. Read the press
release and article
that describe the first two years.
- May 2009 Newsletter Posted
Read the new Advancing
Excellence Newsletter. Articles include a review
of the new goals and recently posted videos from the 2008 LANE
Conference. Download the newsletter and send it to your colleagues!
- Restraint Webinar Audio Recording is now
available Download the audio
recording [may take a few minutes to load], and
the PowerPoint
presentation (or PDF
version).
- Interchange 2008 Videos are online!
During the 2008 LANE Conference, 10 sessions were video
recorded. These videos are now available online. Topics vary from
care of the resident with dementia to avoidable hospitalizations.
These are excellent for in-service training programs. View
the list of available videos.
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