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Creating Home in the Nursing Home:
A National Symposium on Culture Change and the Environment Requirements

April 3, 2008

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Creating Home Background Paper

Creating Home in the Nursing Home: A National Symposium on Culture Change and the Environment Requirements
Federal Environment Regulations and Interpretive Guidelines (download pdf)
AGENDA
8:30

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Thomas Hamilton, CMS Survey and Certification
Bonnie Kantor, Pioneer Network
Karen Schoeneman, CMS Division of Nursing Homes
Carmen Bowman, Facilitator

9:00

Private Rooms
Margaret Calkins: Private vs. Shared bedrooms in Nursing Homes Presentation | Envisioning your future in a nursing home Paper

Responder Panel
Larry Minnix, American Association of Homes and Service for the Aging
Amy Carpenter, Society for the Advancement of Gerontological Environments
Joani Latimer, National Association of State Ombudsman Programs

9:40 Break
10:00

Household and Residential Models
Gaius Nelson: Household Models for Nursing Home Environments Presentation | Paper

Responder Panel
Chris Mallett, American Health Care Association
Jeffrey Anderzohn, American Institute of Architects
Robert Jenkens, The Green House Project

10:40

Lighting and Glare
Elizabeth Brawley: Lighting: Partner in Quality Care Environments Presentation | Paper

Responder Panel
Marianna Kern Gracheck, Long Term Care Professional Leadership Council
Tom Lohuis, Wellspring Innovation Solutions

11:30 Public Comment
12:00 – 1:30 Lunch
1:30

Home and Homelike
Lois Cutler: Nothing is Traditional about Environments in a Traditional Nursing Home Presentation | Paper | Low Cost Practical Strategies Recommendations
Margaret Calkins: Creating Home in a Nursing Home: Fantasy or Reality? Presentation | Paper

Responder Panel
Ray Rusin, Association of Health Facility Survey Agencies
Janet Wells, National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
Nancy Fox, Eden Alternative

2:30

Life Safety Code
James Merrill, CMS Division of Nursing Homes
Nancy McNabb, Director Government Affairs National Fire Protection Association: Codes and Standards Making System Presentation
Robert Solomon, Assistant Vice President National Fire Protection Association: History, Use and Application of NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code® Presentation

3:15 Break
3:30

State Success Stories
Carol Shockley, Director Arkansas State Survey Agency: Strategies to Encourage and Nurture Culture Change Presentation
Mary Gear, Director Oregon State Survey Agency: Culture Change Initiative in Oregon Presentation | MOVE Poster
Ray Rusin, Director Rhode Island State Agency,
President of the Association of Health Facility Survey Agencies: Individualized Care Pilot for Nursing Homes Presentation
Steve Chickering, Consortium Survey and Certification Officer, CMS Regional Office IX: CMS and Culture Change Presentation
Cathy Lieblich, Pioneer Network State Coalition Liaison

4:15 Public Comment
5:15 Close