Advancing Excellence Campaign

July 2007

 

Dear PEER Project Graduate,

 

 

Today I am writing to tell you about an exciting opportunity for you and the residents and staff at the nursing home you call home.  It’s the Campaign for Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes.

 

This is a voluntary two-year campaign for nursing homes.  The campaign goals include creating a culture of person centered, individualized care and an empowered workforce in nursing homes.  The campaign monitors key indicators of nursing home care quality, promotes excellence in care giving for nursing home residents and acknowledges the critical role nursing staff has in providing care.

 

When your nursing home signs up they will agree to work on at least three of the following eight measurable goals:

 

1. Reducing high risk pressure ulcers;

2. Reducing the use of daily physical restraints;

3. Improving pain management for longer term nursing home residents;

4. Improving pain management for short stay, post-acute nursing home residents;

5. Establishing individual targets for improving quality;

6. Assessing resident and family satisfaction with the quality of care;

7. Increasing staff retention; and

Improving consistent assignment of nursing home staff, so that residents regularly receive care from the same caregivers.

 

Please talk with your administrator today and ask them to visit the website www.nhqualitycampaign.org with you and sign on to the campaign.

 

If you have any additional questions about the campaign please talk with you local long term care ombudsman, PEER Coordinator, or contact the State Long term care Ombudsman office at 717-783-7247.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Wilmarie Gonzalez

Pennsylvania State Ombudsman

 

Cc: Administrator