Last week PHI reported on the publication of a practical guidebook from the Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes campaign that helps nursing home staff to prepare, implement, and sustain culture change initiatives (see “Manual Offers Guidance for Culture Change in LTC,” April 30).
Now the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AASHA) has provided a similar resource for U.S. states, to help them “initiate or expand culture change efforts in nursing homes.”
The State Investment in Culture Change Toolkit (pdf) describes programs and activities drawn from case studies of seven different states — Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina, Oregon, and Vermont — that have supported culture change activities. It was created by the Institute for the Future of Aging Services, AASHA’s research arm, and supported by The Commonwealth Fund….
AAHSA Releases Culture Change “Toolkit” for States at PHInational.org
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