The Agency for Health Care Administration began this project in 2005 in an effort to use federal Civil Money Penalty funds (fines) to support innovative ideas that directly impact quality of care or quality of life of nursing home residents beyond minimum standards. The ideas proposed must be innovative to the facility, the state or to long-term care.
In 2005, projects funded included resident or person centered care models, weight reduction projects, fall reduction, dining enhancements, activity enhancements, education, and pain management. The result of all of these projects has been positive. Many can be used as a model for other facilities who wish to begin to change the culture of their facility or enhance activities for their residents.
Final reports of projects funded in 2005 & 2006:
- Baldomero Lopez Memorial Veterans Nursing Home - Restraint Reduction
- Crestwood Nursing Center - Lighter Living
- Florida Lutheran Retirement Center - A Life Enriching Garden
- Groves Center - Back to the Table (Four other facilities participated)
- Indian River - Meal Tracker
- John Knox Village Orange City - Validation Therapy
- Life Care of Sarasota
- Manor at Blue Water Bay - Hospice Video
- Miami Jewish Home and Hospital - Bed Alarm System
- Ocala Health and Rehabilitation Center - Natural Program
- Pine Lake Nursing Home - Healing Garden
- Rosewood Manor - Alzheimer's Outdoor Area
- Santa Rosa Health and Rehabilitation Center - Anodyne Therapy
- Sunnyside Nursing Home - New Visions
- Tandem Healthcare, Inc. - Dental Study
- The Springs at Boca Ciega Bay - Anodyne Therapy
- Village on the Green - Duet Bicycle
- Westminster Oaks - Wheelchair Buffet
- Westminster Towers Orlando - Person Centered Care Model
- Westminster Woods on Julington Creek - Wheelchair Buffet
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For the fiscal year 2007/08, 18 projects with Florida nursing homes were funded.
In addition, we have provided funding to:
- The Florida Pioneer Network (FPN) who will conduct three educational forums on enhancing the bathing experience in long-term care. FPN will bring Joanne Rader, RN, MN, author of the book and video, "Bathing without a Battle" to Florida to conduct a bathing forum in three parts of the state. The locations will be in Jacksonville, Orlando and Miami on 5/21/07, 5/22/07 and 5/24/07, respectively.
- The Institute for Caregiver Education will provide five one-day symposiums for nursing home professionals across the state of Florida. These symposiums will be directed at facilities interested in bringing Person-Directed Care (Culture Change) practices to their homes. The symposiums will offer training on a variety of care practices that are designed and proven to elevate the quality of life and the quality of care for residents in nursing home settings. The Person-Directed Care day long symposiums would be held in June 2007 in five Florida locations, including: Fort Myers, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Orlando and Miami. The events will consist of five major areas of practice presented in 90-minute sessions. These will include: Culture Change 101, Making the Business Case for Culture Change, Person-Directed Care in the First Year of Implementation, Individualized Dining, and Community Life (a.k.a. "Activities"). Each day will end with a 30-minute "Wrap-Up".
For information on these projects, please contact:
Bernard Hudson
Agency for Health Care Administration
Bureau of Long Term Care Services
2727 Mahan Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32308
or by e-mail at hudsonb@ahca.myflorida.com
or by phone at (850) 488-5861.
