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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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AGENDA
7:30 Registration
8:30

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

9:00

Private Rooms
Margaret Calkins

Responder Panel
Larry Minnix, American Association o
f 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

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

    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 (on your own)
    1:30

    Home and Homelike  
    Lois Cutler and Margaret Calkins

    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
    Robert Solomon, Assistant Vice President National Fire Protection Association

    3:15 Break
    3:30

    State Success Stories
    Cathy Lieblich, Pioneer Network State Coalition Liaison
    Carol Shockley, Director Arkansas State Survey Agency
    Mary Gear, Director Oregon State Survey Agency
    Steve Chickering, Consortium Survey and Certification Officer, CMS Regional Office IX
    Ray Rusin, Director Rhode Island State Agency, President of the Association of Health Facility Survey Agencies

    4:15 Public Comment
    5:15 Close