Pennsylvania Culture Change Coalition
Contact Information
Ken Beiler
610-566-1400, ext. 401 or 717-598-1288
Kbeiler@sterlinghcr.com
Website:www.paculturechangecoalition.org
Pennsylvania Culture Change Coalition brochure
History
- Then Auditor General Bob Casey, Jr. convened a symposium in 1999. PCCC grew out of the symposium and was founded in 2000 following a Keystone Research Center paper by Susan Eaton about providing quality care and quality jobs in long-term care.
- Received 10 copies of Getting Started in 2005 from Pioneer Network to facilitate shared learning.
- Convened 1st Pennsylvania Accord in November, 2005 (150 attendees) with Yael Harris.
- Subsequent Accords: November 2006 (300 attendees) with Robyn Stone; November 2007 (500 attendees) with Joanne Rader; November 2008 with Bill Thomas.
- In addition to the yearly Accord, the Coalition has organized over a dozen regional shared learning events since 2005 (held in the communities of active coalition members).
Organizational Structure
Pennsylvania Culture Change Coalition, Inc is a 501 C-3 organization. The Board of Directors includes a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and an Advisory Board.
Funding
PCCC receives some administrative support from the Department of the Auditor General, Office of Policy and Planning. Exhibitors/vendors help cover annual conference expenses and communication tools (e.g., PCCC brochure). The Coalition has also generated revenue from the yearly Accord.
Major Activities This Year
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Continued to expand and improve use of technology for our regular education sessions. These sessions continue to be available to homes free of charge and offer both great educational opportunities and a fantastic venue for networking with others on the journey.
- An average of 250 people have attended the 5 Regional Educational Events that were held across the state at 7 sites this year.
- Began planning the coalition's future Accords (conferences) through 2016.
- Reached out to others across the care continuum including Personal Care, for-profit organizations and home care. Became members of LeadingAge PA, PA Health Care Association (PHCA), PA Home Care Association (PHA) and the South Western PA Partnership on Aging (SWPPA).
- Participated in Pioneer Network's Consumer Education project and held small group meetings with a total of 150 consumers.
- Re-designed and re-launched our website and it is now very user-friendly.
- The coalition's email distribution list contains over 1700 email addresses.