February 11th, 2010 is sure to be a date to go down in culture change history, because it is the date for Creating Home in the Nursing Home II – A National Symposium on Culture Change and the Food and Dining Requirements. This will be the single-most important dining and culture change event of the last ten years. If you are a provider, a caregiver, a researcher, an educator, an innovator or anyone else with a stake in culture change, you should pull up a seat at the proverbial table.
Creating Home in the Nursing Home II is a joint effort by the Pioneer Network and CMS, featuring keynote speaker Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee to provide education and support to providers, researchers, policy makers and consumers who are involved in culture change initiatives. Innovations including liberalized diets, buffet-style service and reductions in bib and supplement use have been welcomed by providers, but they often struggle integrating new approaches with the regulatory guidelines. This symposium will address culture change dining initiatives and explore potential regulatory barriers so that both innovators and regulators can come to a common understanding of responses congruent with OBRA ‘87.
If you’ve ever struggled as a provider with how to integrate culture change with your dining programs, this is the event you should attend. For more information about Creating Home in the Nursing Home II: A National Symposium on Culture Change and the Food and Dining Requirements, DOWNLOAD THE SYMPOSIUM BROCHURE. You can also register for the symposium HERE. Seating for this event is limited. For questions, please contact Christie Dobson or give her a call at 585-271-7570.