Stories from the Field
Below are some excerpts from various media clips about culture change, including the Pioneer Network's own Innovations in the Quality of Life video. (Click on images to view movie online, or click the bolded words to download each movie to your computer for viewing.)
Carter Catlett Williams, convener of the Pioneer Network, and Charlene Boyd, Pioneer Network Board President, speak with Enrique Cerna of KCTS-TV in this clip from "Brave New Home."
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Dr. Bill Thomas, founder of the Eden Alternative and creator of the Green House, describes the essence of culture change and how we must be mindful to do the challenging work of deep systems change.
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Charlene Boyd, Administrator of Providence Mount St. Vincent, talks about "creating home" in another clip from the documentary, "Brave New Home," produced by KCTS-TV, Seattle's PBS affiliate and Qualis Health, the QIO in the region.
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Megan Hannan of Action Pact, Inc. describes the process of putting the person first and creating person-directed environments for individuals living with dementia.
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LaVrene Norton, Executive Leader at Action Pact, Inc. describes the process of creating a high involvement culture change process in long-term care settings.
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Steve Shields, CEO of Meadowlark Hills in Manhattan, Kansas, speaks at a community forum on culture change held in Providence, RI on May 4, 2006. He describes the importance of boundaries in the Household Model, and the role of self-led teams.
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Linda Bump of Action Pact, Inc. describes the journey of Bigfork Valley Communities to create a person-directed environment.
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Watch a recently produced video overview about culture change by Commonwealth Fund program director Mary Jane Koren, M.D.
Also watch a slide show overview of culture change efforts (produced by the Commonwealth Fund).
Sue Misiorski of the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute discusses her experiences implementing family style dining.
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Rose Marie Fagan, former Executive Director of the Pioneer Network, describes the role of coalitions in the culture change movement.
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Steve Shields describes how his organization approached working with state regulators when they remodeled their existing nursing home into the Household Model.
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Joe Angelelli, Ph.D., Director of Networking & Development for the Pioneer Network, discusses the need to raise consciousness about long-term care and aging on WPSU's Inside/Out program.
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Joanne Rader, a registered nurse with extensive experience helping organizations implement person-directed care practices with persons with dementia, describes some aspects of her pioneering "Bathing without a Battle" work.
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Barry Barkan, founder of the Live Oak Project and early trailblazer, describes the vision of building community in this clip from the St. Louis Accord in June, 2005.
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The movement toward person-directed care is still in the "early adopter" phase, but more and more long-term care organizations are beginning to seek out the resources to make it happen. The common thread throughout all successful culture change stories is leadership buy-in. Even the most well-intentioned efforts will fail without a commitment from the top.
And yet transforming the culture requires leadership development throughout the organization. Champions of Change are committed to transforming practice at all levels.
