A Free Community Workshop
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The document announces a free community workshop on March 23rd about person-centered care in long-term care facilities. The workshop will discuss how nursing homes can provide choice, dignity, and privacy for residents by allowing them to spend their days following familiar routines. Attendees will learn about new approaches being used in Louisiana and nationwide to transform nursing homes into places that truly feel like home. Pre-registration is required by the specified deadline.
A Free Community Workshop
- 1. Long-term Care CAN Be Different with Person-Centered Care A FREE Community Workshop March 23, 2011, 9:30 11:30 AM Baton Rouge Crowne Plaza, 4728 Constitution Avenue Refreshments will be served! Is a traditional nursing home where you want to live in your latter years? Are you concerned about a family member who may need care and want them to live in a place that truly feels like their home? Are choice, dignity and privacy important to you? People CAN be given real choices and spend meaningful days following their familiar routines. Join us to learn how were soaring to new heights in nursing homes in Louisiana and across the country. Hear real examples of change and find out how YOU can make change happen. Space is limited, so please register by completing this form and either fax to (225)-342-7144 or mail to the following address below. Governors Office of Elderly Affairs P.O. Box 61 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 Name: ________________________________________________________________ Telephone: ____________________________________________________________ Email: _________________________________________________________________ Do you have a loved one currently living or working in a nursing home? Yes No QUESTIONS? For more information about this event, contact Linda Sadden at 225-342-6872 or toll-free at 866-632-0922. This consumer education session is being offered by LEADER, Louisianas Culture Change Coalition, an organization dedicated to the promotion of improved life and care for consumers of long-term care. Visit our website at www.LaLeader.org to learn more about us.