Colorado Culture Change Coalition
The Colorado Accord
Through a generous grant from the Colorado Health Foundation the Colorado Culture Change Coalition held a two day conference on December 4th and 5th hosting nationally recognized leaders in the culture change movement. Nearly 500 people from across the state attended this event, including regulators, legislators, advocates, long-term care owners, operators, and staff, families and people living in long-term care, and other health care professionals. Dr. Bill Thomas, founder of The Eden Alternative, gave the keynote address and urged everyone in the audience to do their part in transforming elder care, declaring, “It can be different.”
At the end of the two day conference, the attendees created an intention statement for moving Colorado toward person-centered elder care:
On December 5, 2008, the attendees at the Colorado Accord commit to unite, integrate and advance our common vision for principles and systems that support person-centered care:
- Enlightened leadership committed to the belief that it can be different
- A community that enables residents to take ownership of their lives and creates home
- A culture where all who live and work together can grow, laugh and love
- Knowledgeable, self-directed work teams who embody service and compassion
- Public policy, partnerships, and education that support continued transformation and evolution of long term care in Colorado
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