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Creating Home in the Nursing Home

Thursday Jan 07 2010

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]

Written by eldering at News

Tagged with: aging cms food nursing_home pioneer_network

Living Arrangements of the Future

Friday Oct 10 2008

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]

Written by eldering at News

Tagged with: intergenerational nursing_home pioneer_network senior_center

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