http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/ Forum: Recent Posts en Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:17:51 +0000 http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/topic.php?id=8#post-16 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:41:16 +0000 kitingwalk833 16@http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/ <p>No bad community, very no bad </p> http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/topic.php?id=7#post-15 Fri, 29 May 2009 14:58:01 +0000 Mary Funseth 15@http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/ <p>Save the date for June 12, 2009 when the Division of Quality Assurance will be providing a webcast devoted to the Quality of Life and Environmental Interpretive Guidelines. </p> <p>You are encouraged to read the document before listening to the webcast. </p> <p>Please feel free to post comments about how your facility will be utilizing this information to provide continuous improvement to the culture of your facility. If you are not a provider please consider sharing your thoughts about how this information will improve the industry. </p> http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/topic.php?id=5#post-14 Fri, 08 May 2009 10:00:34 +0000 Mary Pike 14@http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/ <p>As a Consumer I would like to emphasis the importance of the role Consistent Assignment plays in the quality of care the residents receive. The CNA's I have heard speak about working with Consistent Assignment I felt they were happier once they had the schedules set and working in their facility. Remember Happy Caregivers make for Happy Families. </p> http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/topic.php?id=5#post-13 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:58:43 +0000 Wanda Plachecki 13@http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/ <p>As part of our ongoing plan, we implemented consistent assisgnment across all of our elder care/dementia services...one comment we keep hearing from staff is that it has raised accountability amongst caregivers. Most of our staff indicate it is a more realistic way to provide care. Before consistent assignment, responsible CNA's felt like they had to care for 30+ residents on their living area. Now they have 7 individuals they care for and work with a partner who also has 7. They feel like they have more time to care for those individuals without feeling responsible for everyone who lives in their area. Now we are tweaking other systems such as how resident moves are made, how we decide who to admit to a particular bed, etc. It means a different way of doing business so all have to be involved in the planning and ongoing discussions. </p> http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/topic.php?id=6#post-12 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:34:11 +0000 Vicky Griffin 12@http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/ <p>Carmen Bowman, Regulator turned Educator and nationally recognized speaker will deliver two breakout sessions regarding activities. We're really excited to have her be a part of the conference. </p> http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/topic.php?id=6#post-11 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:54:31 +0000 Donna Zunker 11@http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/ <p>For those who have not attended a FOCUS conference I highly recommend it. The topics are relevant, and the speakers knowledgeable. </p> http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/topic.php?id=6#post-10 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:23:08 +0000 Vicky Griffin 10@http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/ <p>Save the date for this year's conference which will be held 10/22/09 at the Kalahari Resort in WI Dells. </p> http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/topic.php?id=4#post-9 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:02:18 +0000 Jenny Harrison 9@http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/ <p>I encourage anyone who has not seen this webcast to take the time to do so. It is a great overview of culture change and will help you along in your journey! </p> http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/topic.php?id=5#post-8 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:57:35 +0000 Jenny Harrison 8@http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/ <p>Recently, a small group of PDC coalition members attended a national Advancing Excellence Conference in Dallas, TX. At this conference we were reminded of how consistently assigning staff was TRULY the bedrock of beginning a culture change journey in an organization. Changing the way we care is about providing the best environment for our customers (residents/families) and our staff. Have those of you who have made the shift to consistently assigning staff noticed a difference in your resident AND staff satisfaction and outcomes? </p> http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/topic.php?id=4#post-7 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:47:13 +0000 Donna Zunker 7@http://forum.wisconsinpdc.org/ <p>The Wisconsin Coalition for Person Directed Care is excited to bring you our first webcast titled "Changing The Way We Care". This webcast is about 25 minutes long so can be viewed by all facility staff. The discussion in the webcast focuses upon why culture change in nursing homes needs to occur, and how culture change (person directed care) is different from what we are currently doing. </p> <p>Members of the Coalition encourage you to use this Forum as a method to communicate with other culture change facilities whether you are starting or continuing your journey.</p> <p>Donna Zunker </p>