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Virginia Culture Change Coalition
Contact Information
Joani Latimer
804-644-2923
jlatimer@thev4a.org
Website: No website at this time
History
The Virginia Culture Change Coalition (VCCC) is a newly formed statewide coalition whose mission is to promote and foster improved and meaningful quality of life for Virginia's elders in multiple care settings. The coalition has identified long-term care as its initial focus in order to support the national and statewide nursing home quality initiatives (NHQI). Held a "Lighting the Flame" day long meeting on 11/1/05.
Organizational Structure
All volunteer – no formal organization.
Funding
No formal funding source.
Major Activities This Year
- Trained 240 nursing home administrators and staff leaders at four locations across the state in the second phase of 'Foundations of Culture Change' training series, and equipped them with an understanding of culture change that goes beyond the surface elements. Administrators learned practical steps for putting into place the principles and practices that promote individualized care to improve both quality of life and clinical outcomes for nursing home residents. They acquired skills for bringing the entire staff on board with the move toward culture change, while acquiring valuable CEU's. Nursing home leaders shared with their peers their own strategies and experiences in implementing culture change and individualized care.
- With significant support from one of the stakeholders on our statewide steering committee, we were able to launch a website for our state coalition to enhance our education and outreach efforts. Plans are underway for a statewide newsletter.
- The coalition is participating in the Pioneer Network's Consumer Education Initiative funded by the Picker Institute. In addition to increasing consumer awareness and involvement in support of quality long-term care, we hope that this effort will also identify additional stakeholders who wish to become engaged in the state coalition's work.
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