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Coalition for Nursing Home Excellence
The
vision and mission statements were developed by the co-leaders and the
stakeholders of the Coalition to address the issues related to the care of
the elderly in Arkansas.
Vision:
Create nursing homes in which the elderly, frail, and disabled will
experience the highest quality of life.
Mission:
To change the course of care in nursing homes by addressing immediate and
long term needs. Long-term care for those who require nursing home settings
will be:
Goal 1: Person Directed Care will be
implemented in nursing homes in Arkansas.
Goal 2: Person Directed Care will be
supported by systems in place to sustain continuous quality improvement.
Goal 3: An interdisciplinary team that is
knowledgeable, empathetic and cost effective will implement Person Directed
Care.
Goal 4:
Evaluate the quality and cost benefit
outcomes of Person Directed Care as implemented in Arkansas.
Co-Leaders:
Dr. Cornelia Beck
Dr.
Claudia Beverly
Peggy
Moody
List of Stakeholders
Advancing
Excellence Campaign National Website
News Update:
Culture Change in Nursing Article
AR Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes Website:
http://www.arkansaslane.org/
AR Advancing Excellence in
America's Nursing Homes Program Director:
Carole Ault
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | UAMS College of Nursing
D. W. Reynolds Institute on Aging | John A. Hartford Foundation | Webmaster
Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity
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