Hospice in the LTC Setting - A how to guide to improve communication and quality of life of the LTC resident receiving hospice care.

The Coordinated Task Plan is a recommended process to communicate timely and accurate information when long term care residents are receiving hospice care. The project's aim is to improve communication and quality of life in the LTC hospice resident.

The Coordinated Task Plan training booklet presents an overview of the coordination process developed by the Missouri Association of Homes for the Aging in collaboration with the MO Hospice and Palliative Care Association and the MO Department of Health and Senior Services. This collaboration resulted in the determination of necessary information to be communicated and the development of processes and tools to improve communication between hospice and LTC providers. The Coordinated Task Plan form is available to be imprinted with the hospice name and logo, if desired.

Pandemic Flu - Are You Ready? 
Click here  to access our "toolkit" webpage for up-to-date information on the recent Swine Flu outbreak.

         Advancing Excellence

The Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes  project has been extended for another two years. The Missouri governing group (MO LANE) has decided that Pressure Ulcers will be the main goal for 2009-2010 in Missouri. Missouri did make progress in all goal areas but the group felt more emphasis on Pressure Ulcers was merited.

You can  click here and go directly to the  Pressure Ulcer resources recommended by the MO LANE.  This page also contains resources for the other 7 Goals of the Advancing Excellence Campaign.

For those of you who have not signed up for the Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes, this is the time and place for you to review the program and take the positive step of signing up for the campaign.   Click here and you will be taken to a page that will explain the entire program and also has a direct link to the page w  here you can sign up for the 2009-2010 campaign.