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Meeting Archive

Previous meetings listed by location and in reverse chronological order. Use the links below to navigate to a specific educational forum.

Denver Forum
Vail Forum
Northern Colorado Forum
Southern Colorado Forum
Eastern Plains Forum

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Denver Educational Forum

Friday
25 July 2008

Are your residents and families satisfied?

Come learn about why customer satisfaction surveys are so important and some of the best tools to help you achieve success.

Friday
27 June 2008

Medicaid Reimbursement Model

The CCCC is hosting a panel discussion for the Educational Forum to assist and support nursing home providers in understanding the cutting-edge Medicaid Reimbursement Model for long-term care facilities in Colorado, with a special focus on the Pay for Performance Matrix. Beth Irtz of Wind Crest/Erickson Retirement Communities will be facilitating the panel. Please see this flyer (PDF) for more information.
To read the SB 131 final report, go to this page and click the Final Report link.

Friday
23 May 2008

End of Life, Care for the Grieving & Caregivers, and Remembrance Services

Christian Living Communities, Exempla Colorado Lutheran Home, Littleton Manor, and Loveland Good Samaritan Village will participate on a panel that will be facilitated by Jim Kok, chaplain for Christian Living Communities.

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Person-Centered Environments in the Nursing Home

A panel of nursing home administrators will talk about their remodeling projects that involved person-directed care considerations, doing away with traditional nurses stations, transitioning from the traditional med pass routine, and other steps they've taken in their journey through culture change. Part of the CHCA Spring Conference.

Friday
25 April 2008

How does culture change fit into dementia care?

Come learn about the challenges and opportunities of dementia care in a culture change environment.
Amelia Schafer, MS, Education Director, Alzheimer’s Association Colorado Chapter

Amelia Schaefer's presentation is available here. It is a large (6.5 MB) Powerpoint.

Friday
28 March 2008

Active Minds and Culture Change

Zane Robertson with Active Minds will partner with a local long term care community engaged with Active Minds. Active Minds' mission is to expand lives and minds with community based educational programs. They believe in lifelong learning and fostering active minds for life.
Learn more about Active Minds.

Click here to download the PDF Lifelong Learning and the Aging Brain from the 25 March 2008 Denver Educational Forum presentation.

Friday
22 February 2008

Eden Alternative Panel

A panel of Colorado Eden Alternative Mentors and Educators will present about their own experiences with culture change, person directed care and the Eden Alternative. In the Eden Alternatives the philosophy of “growing a garden” in the transformation of nursing homes can cause “FROST”. The panel will dig into their experiences regarding successes and “frost”. Panel members include Holly Raymer, NHA at Christopher House, Donna Gruis, Director of Activities at Good Samaritan Village in Ft Collins, Evy Cugelman, Culture Change Specialist, Piñon Management, Scott Bell Vice President of Operations, Ann Evans, Registered Dietician at Brookside Inn.

Friday
25 January 2008

Beyond Culture Change- Championing the New Culture

Barry and Debbie Barkan, Pioneers in the national Culture Change movement known for their work on development of the Council of Elders and Community Meetings, will be presenting to the CCCC on “Beyond Culture Change- Championing the New Culture”. Come and learn about this new culture the “Joyful Journey” and the “National Champion’s Registry”. Learn more about the Barkans and their work here.

Materials from Barry Barkan's presentation are available here.

Friday
14 December 2007

Survey, Regulations, and Culture Change

Recently our presenter, Peggy Williams, completed a survey in Colorado Nursing Homes regarding culture change and regulatory barriers. Peggy will summarize the perspectives from the survey respondents of perceived regulatory barriers to culture change and the actions survey agencies should take to collaborate with the culture change movement. A summary of recommended actions based on the results of the survey will also be provided.

Peggy Williams has over 20 years experience in long-term care as an interdisciplinary team member, consultant, surveyor, speaker, and educator/trainer. In her career as a Health Facility Surveyor, she maintained the roles of Public Health Advisor for Resident Rights and Quality of Life, State Training Coordinator, and RAI Coordinator. Her more recent long-term care experience has been as a clinical trainer and project manager for the CMS Quality Indicator Survey (QIS) project. Peggy's participation in the South Dakota Culture Change Coalition was instrumental in the development of the Coalition's mission and vision statements and facilitated the involvement of survey agency staff in Coalition activities and in the scope of work carried out by the state's Quality Improvement Organization.

Jeff Jerebker, President of Piñon Management, and Mary Grace Smigiel, RN and Nursing Home Administrator at Parkview Care Center, will close the Educational Forum with a brief overview of the new Medicaid Reimbursement Model for Colorado. This model has been developed by the SB 131 Committee over the last year and the components will be shared with the CCCC.

Friday
9 November 2007

Creating Community, the Cornerstone Of Culture Change

Becky Mizel, Dean Barnett, and Lisa Surette will present the importance or creating community within living environments. The session will provide:

  • Insight into the evolution of community within long-term care and our society.
  • The ability to initiate community meetings within your centers.
  • Councils vs. Meetings
  • The importance of integrating community into our centers.
  • The impact of circles.
  • Role-play of a community meeting.

Friday
26 October 2007

LEAP

LEAP is a comprehensive workforce development program that empowers staff, increases retention, and promotes staff-resident relationships through a model of person-centered care. LEAP is an acronym corresponding to the program goals: Learn, Empower, Achieve and Promote

Learn how to build strong relationships among nursing, residents, and families while empowering nursing staff, creating structures for advancement, achieving staff development and retention goals, and producing measurable outcomes. A panel from organizations using LEAP's program will present on their experiences and outcomes using LEAP.

Learn more about LEAP here.

Download the Artifacts of Culture Change PDF mentioned at the 26 October 2007 Denver meeting here.

Friday
21 September 2007

Caring Produces Results

The CCCC is hosting a special Statewide Culture Change learning opportunity with nationally respected David Farrell. David is known for his work on staff retention and workplace practices as a Nursing Home Administrator. He will be presenting about the life of a nursing home administrator and his practices to improve the workplace, support and retain staff, reduce turnover, and empower others.

A PDF of David Farrell's powerpoint presentation from 21 September 2007 is available here.

Friday
24 August 2007

Pioneer Conference Presentations

Mini presentations from sessions from recent Pioneer Network Conference held August 1-3rd in Minneapolis. Those attending will provide insight and information on education and learning from the conference.

Friday
27 July 2007

How Technology Plays a Role in Person Directed Care

Jack York, President of It's Never 2 Late (IN2L) will facilitate a dialog and presentation on the trends in technology in LTC and how the paradigm can shift when the resident and staff are involved.

Friday
22 June 2007

Sierra Healthcare Community

Sierra Healthcare Community serves residents with unique needs. Sierra houses a younger population learning to live where opportunities and boundaries coexist and care is centered around each individual's needs. Hollie Hoyle, NHA, and her staff plus some of the residents from this community in Lakewood will provide the CCCC with methods and best practices for this special model. Their journey has embraced many native American rituals and customs which residents and staff will share.

Friday
25 May 2007

Roundtables for Caregivers

Roundtables for all caregivers to learn from others transforming their nursing homes and assisted living communities to person directed care. Join the CCC in Denver at our regular location and time for an inspiring time dialoging with others about culture change and empowerment of care givers and other front line staff.

or attend the Vail Educational Forum (below)

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Vail Educational Forum

Friday
25 May 2007

Panel of LTC Leaders on the State of Culture Change in Colorado Long Term Care Communities

The CCCC will host the 3rd Annual Educational Forum in Vail, Colorado at the Cascade Resort and Spa in partnership with CHCA's Annual Spring Conference. A panel of Colorado's Long Term Care Communities leaders will discuss culture change and the progress towards person directed care since the 1st annual Educational Forum in Vail 3 years ago. You do not need to be registered for CHCA's Spring Conference to attend this Educational Forum.

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Northern Colorado CCCC Network Educational Forum

Wednesday
9 July 2008

This coalition has been up and running since the fall of 2005. It has been an opportunity to learn, network with your colleagues, and work toward changing the culture of our long-term care facilities. Recently, participation has declined. The coalition cannot continue to exist without your involvement.

For our July meeting we are scheduling a strategic planning session. Your involvement will determine the future of the coalition. It will be about bringing it to the next level and making it a more formal organization. We will work on setting goals for our coalition. Your participation is crucial.

Please email Sharon at if you plan on attending. If you are unable to attend the July meeting but would still like to participate in the coalition, please indicate this in the email. Otherwise the assumption will be made that you no longer want to participate in the coalition if you do not attend the July meeting.

Wednesday
11 June 2008

All members of the Northern Colorado Culture Change Coalition are invited to participate in the next meeting. Lynette McGowan, a representative from the Colorado Culture Change Coalition will provide an update on what is happening across the state with culture change, the state strategic planning, and how the regional coalitions can be a part of all the new and exciting changes.

Wednesday
14 May 2008

A representative from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Health Facilities Division will present an update on culture change and surveys.
Don't forget to invite residents and families to attend!
Don't forget to bring your brown bag lunch!

Wednesday
9 April 2008

Jen Miller, Social Services Director at Lakeview Commons will share her journey as a family member caring for a loved one in a long term care setting.
Don’t forget to invite residents and families to attend!

Wednesday
12 March 2008

Dr. Roger Bermingham, Medical Director and member of Colorado Medical Directors Association, will be talking about the role of the medical director in culture change.
Invite and encourage your medical directors to attend!
Don't forget it is a brown bag lunch.

Wednesday
9 January 2008

Start the New Year with Us

The Northern Colorado Culture Change Coalition would like to invite you to our first meeting of 2008. We are starting the year by talking about the history of Culture Change, tips for getting started, and what is happening in Culture Change at a national level.
Don’t forget it is a brown bag lunch.

Wednesday
12 December 2007

Looking Back Looking Forward

Please join us for FOOD, DRINKS, and DOOR PRIZES! The Northern Colorado Culture Change Coalition is hosting a luncheon to celebrate the year end. Please come to help us review this year's accomplishments and share ideas for the coming year. Remember, this is your coalition and we need your input to make next year a success!

Wednesday
14 November 2007

Medical Director's Role in Culture Change

Presented by Dr. Bermingham. Please invite your medical directors to this meeting.

Wednesday
12 September 2007

Idea Tool Kit

The coalition will be sharing a "tool kit" of ideas for culture change. If you would like to add to the "tool kit" please bring copies to share.

Wednesday
8 August 2007

North Shore's Journey

North Shore Health and Rehab will share their journey into culture change. Please come and hear about their successes and struggles.
Please invite your elders to attend the meeting.

Wednesday
11 July 2007

Building Supportive Teams

A CNA and nursing panel from FairAcres Manor will have a presention on “Building Supportive Teams” and Consistent Staffing Assignments.

Wednesday
13 June 2007

Wisdom of Elders

A panel of elders will discuss what culture change means to them. This is an opportunity for facilities to bring their residents, for residents to ask each other questions and for facility staff to listen to their elders.

11:00am-12:30pm for June only

Wednesday
9 May 2007

Project Visibility

Emily Lewis, Boulder County Aging Services, will present Project Visibility. Project Visibility is a nationally recognized program to educate the community on the needs of older gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people.

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Southern Colorado CCCC Network Educational Forum

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Eastern Plains CCCC Educational Forum

Friday
9 May 2008

We will be sharing information from Carmen Bowman's book Changing the Culture of Care Planning: A Person-Directed Approach. Please invite staff from your buildings who are interested in the care planning process.
Location: Washington County Nursing Home, 465 Main Street, Akron, CO map

Friday
21 March 2008

Donna Gruis from Ft. Collins Good Sam will talk about the recent Barry Barkan presentation and will show a video.
Location: Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center, 122 Hospital Rd., Brush Map

Friday
15 February 2008

Meeting

Eben Ezer Lutheran Care Center, 122 Hospital Rd., Brush, CO

Friday
18 January 2008

First Meeting

First Christian Church, 12915 County Road 37, Sterling

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Index of Meetings by Speaker, Organization, or Topic

Previous meetings are indexed below. Click a link to look at the meeting description.

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A

Active Minds - Denver

B

Barkan, Barry and Debbie - Denver
Bell, Scott - Denver
Bermingham, Roger, MD - No. Colorado March 2008
Bermingham, Roger, MD - No. Colorado November 2007
Building Supportive Teams - No. Colorado

C

Care for the Grieving & Caregivers - Denver
Care Planning Process- Eastern Plains Caring Produces Results - Denver
CDPHE HFD - No. Colorado
CHCA 2007 Spring Conference - Vail
CHCA 2008 Spring Conference - Breckenridge
Creating Community - Denver
Cugelman, Evy - Denver
Customer Satisfaction Surveys - Denver

D

Dementia Care - Denver

E

Eden Alternative Panel - Denver
End of Life - Denver
Evans, Ann- Denver

F

Fairacres Manor - No. Colorado

G

Gruis, Donna - Denver
Gruis, Donna- Eastern Plains

I

Idea Tool Kit - No. Colorado
It's Never 2 Late - Denver

K

Kok, Jim - Denver

L

LEAP - Denver
Lewis, Emily - No. Colorado
Looking Back, Looking Forward - No. Colorado

M

Medicaid Reimbursement- Denver
Medical Director's role - No. Colorado March 2008
Medical Director's role - No. Colorado November 2007
Miller, Jen - No. Colorado
McGowan, Lynette - No. Colorado

N

North Shore Health & Rehab - No. Colorado
N. Colorado Coalition Participation - No. Colorado

P

Person Centered Environments - Breckenridge
Pioneer Conference Presentations 2007 - Denver
Project Visibility - No. Colorado

R

Raymer, Holly - Denver
Remembrance Services - Denver
Robertson, Zane - Denver
Roundtables for Caregivers - Denver

S

Satisfied Residents & Families - Denver
Schafer, Amelia - Denver
Sierra Healthcare Community - Denver
State of Culture Change - Vail
State Culture Change Update - No. Colorado
Strategic Planning - No. Colorado
Surveys & Culture Change - No. Colorado
Survey & Regulations - Denver

W

Williams, Peggy - Denver
Wisdom of Elders - No. Colorado

Y

York, Jack - Denver

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