We’re issuing our call for session proposals for the 2024 Center for Innovation conference! Click here to see the full details and submit your proposal before the extended deadline of Friday, April 19. We can’t wait to bring the… Read more
Pioneer Networking and the Culture Change Movement
We are glad you are interested in staying up to date with the latest news and events in the culture change movement. Check back here regularly to read blog posts from both Pioneer Network staff and other culture change and person-directed care experts.
Thank you, Naomi Feil
The global movement to improve eldercare lost one of its champions over the holidays when Validation Training Institute founder Naomi Feil passed away on December 24. Naomi’s ability to see the person behind the diagnosis of dementia — and her… Read more
Save the date! Conference coming November 11-13, 2024
It’s official: The Green House Project and Pioneer Network communities will come together for the 2024 Center for Innovation conference in Grand Rapids, Mich.! November 11-13, 2024 will get here sooner than you think, so save the date and stay… Read more
Thank You, Penny Cook!
In case you missed the news over the summer, Pioneer Network said goodbye to former CEO and former Center for Innovation chief culture officer Penny Cook, who formally left the organization in August to pursue new opportunities. The Pioneer and… Read more
Introducing EmpowerED, eLearning from Green House and Pioneer
Together with our new partners at The Green House Project, we’ve launched EmpowerED, a powerful eLearning platform for all types of eldercare organizations looking to infuse person-directed care practices into their day-to-day operations. Click here to learn more and… Read more
It’s almost conference time! Join us in Pittsburgh July 23-26!
Looking for the Pioneer Conference? It’s right here: Ready to Impact, the first conference held in conjunction with our new partners at The Green House Project! We’re bringing all the things you know and love about Pioneer events — fellowship,… Read more
Good Night Good Morning Routines
Sue Ellen Clark Guide, 2022 Pioneering a New Culture of Aging Conference A good night’s sleep is fundamental to health and being human. However, lack of quality sleep is the number one problem that no one is talking about in… Read more
Like, Share and Connect! Using Social Media to Amplify Culture Change
Kristie Kimmett Engagement Manager, Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging When the project team at the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA) was considering how to share information about new resources for dietary leaders and team members, inspiration came from a… Read more
Resident-Directed Reading Groups in Skilled Nursing Communities? Really?
Susan Ostrowski, MA, MS, CCC-SLP Co-Creator and President, Reading2Connect® A skilled nursing resident hovering over a book, reading on her own, absorbed. Two skilled nursing residents, nestled close, reading to each other, sharing thoughts. A group of skilled nursing residents,… Read more
Discovering Ikigai
Angie McAllister Ikigai, a word deeply rooted in Japanese culture has been one that I’ve adopted on a personal level even more over the past few years. Ikigai roughly translated means “reason to live” or more commonly known as “purpose.”… Read more