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Edu-Catering: Catering Education for Compliance and Culture Change in LTC
www.edu-catering.com
Consulting. Catered Training. Keynotes. All-day Workshops. Conference Sessions. Article Writing. Guidance to Culture Change Coaltions.
Carmen has come to be known as a Regulator turned Educator turning her former role of surveyor into educator and bringing a strong knowledge of regulations to any subject. Hers are many: The New CMS Guidance, Quality of Life: The Difference between Deficient, Common and Culture Change Practice, Regulatory Compliance and Culture Change, Eliminating Restraints and Alarms by Engaging the Whole Person, Activity Programming or Meaningful Engagement: What's Missing and What's Required, Culture Change and Assisted Living, Honoring Nurses through Culture Change, Changing the Culture of Care Planning, SOFTEN the Assessment Process.
Under several different contracts with CMS Division of Nursing Homes Carmen has co-developed the Artifacts of Culture Change measurement tool with Karen Schoeneman.
She facilitated and wrote the 80 page background paper for the 4/08 Creating Home: A National Symposium on Culture Change and the Environment Requirements.
She also will be facilitating the Feb. 09 and authoring the background paper for Creating Home II: A National Symposium on Culture Change and the Food and Dining Requirements.
The Artifacts tool and background papers are available at the Pioneer Network website: pioneernetwork.net.
Carmen has authored or co-authored seven workbooks for Action Pact available at culturechangenow.com:
Living Life to the Fullest: A Match Made in OBRA ‘87
Quality of Life: The Difference between Deficient, Common and Culture Change Practice
Building Culture Change Coalitions
Regulatory Support and Considerations for Culture Change
Changing the Culture of Care Planning: A Person-Directed Approach co-authored with Christine Krugh
SOFTEN the Assessment Process workbook and training DVD co-authored with Christine Krugh
You Hold the Key to a Vibrant Daily Home Life – written to residents, co-authored with LaVrene Norton
Carmen hosts a monthly web talk show interviewing an expert on culture change called Conversations with Carmen for Action Pact whereby whole teams of staff caring for residents can hear a jam-packed hour full of culture change ideas and then "go for it." For more information on every month's show go to culturechangenow.com.
Email us at: carmen@edu-catering.com
Visit us at: For workbooks and the web talk show go to: culturechangenow.com |
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