The Pioneer Network,
in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
(CMS), will be hosting Creating Home in the Nursing Home, a one-day
symposium, on February 11th in Baltimore. This second national
symposium on culture change will focus on Food and Dining Requirements
and will feature a keynote by Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy
Greenlee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Recommendations from the 2008 symposium, which focused on environment
requirements, resulted in several proposals to the National
Fire Protection Agency and new CMS interpretations of 11 environment
and quality of life regulations. This year's event offers an
opportunity for eldercare providers, consumers, policy makers and
researchers who are involved in culture change initiatives to explore
barriers to implementing innovations in dining (such as buffet-style
service, diets, and reductions in bib and supplement use). Public
commentary is welcome at open mike sessions. Click here for more information or to register.[ Read More]
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As Boomers grow older, they are changing the way our culture views old
age and the possibilities for innovative living arrangements. Boomers
will stay active in the community and be among the healthiest 70 and
80-year-olds in U.S. history. No wonder that new living arrangements
are emerging like intergenerational housing communities, nursing homes
that are more like neighbourhood houses than hospitals, and small homes
on college campuses.Meanwhile, some senior centers are also evolving into progressive café-style environments that
emphasize healthy aging with nutritious, appealing food choices,
exercise classes like yoga and Pilates, and intergenerational volunteer
opportunities. For more information on changing the culture of aging and the long-term care of elders in America, visit The Pioneer Network,
a nationwide coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to
revolutionizing the traditional nursing home model so that in future we
do not have the isolated "geriatric ghettos" of today.[ Read More]
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The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act was passed by
the House Judiciary Committee in July, moving it one step closer to
becoming law. This bill prohibits the signing of an arbitration
agreement as the only method of dispute resolution prior to nursing
home admission, restoring a citizen's right to seek justice in a law
court once they have been admitted to a facility. These pre-admission
agreements protect long-term care facilities from the consequences of
allowing abuse and neglect to occur on their premises. Agreements to
use arbitration to resolve a dispute between a resident and the nursing
home corporation are still allowed, as long as they are entered into voluntarily and are made after the dispute has arisen. Read the full bill or follow its progress through Congress here.[ Read More]
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