Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Funds

Window to the Arts

This project is a continuation of the project that ended 8/31/24.  It will be continued in three nursing homes with the goal of improving nursing home residents’ quality of life and to combat isolation through live performance and customized, responsive arts experiences.  A creative therapist was incorporated into each event and provided interactive arts workshops following the performances.  Creative therapy interactions will provide the nursing home residents with meaningful experiences that provided sensory stimulation, engagement on a personal level, validation, and comfort.  The program promotes self-expression through singing, music-making, improvisation, and/or songwriting.

Educating and Inspiring Nursing Assistants Through Professional Development

This project will send nursing home staff from four Pennant Healthcare LLC skilled nursing facilities to attend the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Fest 2024 Conference November 7 – 11, 2024.  The goal of the project is to empower nursing assistants to use best practices of resident care and nursing assistant professional standards.  The success of this project will be measured using a 5-point Likert Scale which demonstrates how helpful the training was to the CNA. 

Christian Health Care Center (CHCC)
Start Date: 9/1/24
End Date:  8/31/27

Music Therapy

The Music Therapy project aims to improve resident quality of life by improving their physical, mental, and emotional health.   CHCC will partner with a local music therapist to provide music therapy to residents, particularly those with mobility issues, every other week for a total of 26 weeks per year.  The therapist will use harp music to create a calming and therapeutic environment for residents.  Sessions will include live harp performances, interactive musical activities, and personalized resident interventions aimed at enhancing cognitive function, emotional well-being and overall quality of life.     

$10,920.00

Long-Term Care Consultants, LLC
Start Date: 8/1/24
End Date:  7/31/27

SNFClinic

This project will be implemented in 17 nursing homes in the State of Washington for a three-year period.  The SNFClinic project seeks to provide comprehensive training for nursing facility staff through a centralized technology-based system.  The program will provide these 17 facilities with a centralized system for training, staff management, and resident care resources.  Following the completion of the project, Long-Term Care Consultants, LLC anticipates a reduction in survey deficiencies, improvement in scope and severity tags, improvement in compliance, increase of overall quality of care, reduction in high-risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers, and increase in short-stay residents who made improvements in function.     

$253,980.00

SilverKite MOREArts ArtKits

This project will be implemented in eight skilled nursing facilities in the State of Washington.  This program will provide the nursing home staffs with the tools, skills, and experience to create and facilitate high quality, fun, engaging, and inspiring arts engagement programming for residents.  Each quarter, SilverKite will create classroom sized ArtKits filled with carefully curated arts supplies and arts activity instruction cards for staff members to use in group settings.  Each ArtKit will follow a seasonal theme and include supplies for activities in a range of art forms such as dance, writing, visual arts, and reminiscence.  SilverKite will also provide an online training session for staff members from the participating communities.

Christian Health Care Center (CHCC)
Start Date: 7/1/24
End Date:  6/30/27

Animal Therapy

The Animal Therapy project is designed to cater to the leisure and recreation needs of residents while also emphasizing their psycho-social well-being.  CHCC will partner with Animals as Natural Therapy (ANT) to provide animal therapy to residents and ANT will provide 10 large animal visits and 14 small animals visits each year.  The goals are to increase resident participation in Animal Therapy activities, decrease reported feelings of isolation or loneliness, and maintain a satisfaction rate of 95% or higher regarding the overall Therapeutic Recreation program’s activities and impact on quality of life.   

$14,850.00

Washington Health Care Association

Start Date: 7/1/24
End Date: 6/30/26

Joy and Vitality Through Movement

This project, in partnership with SilverKite Community Arts, will be implemented in 24 WHCA member skilled nursing facilities in the State of Washington.  This is a program to unlock the transformative power of creative movement.  Teaching artists from SilverKite Community Arts will travel to each of the nursing home communities to offer hour long creative movement workshops approximately twice a month for skilled nursing residents.  Workshops will focus on:  creative expression, mobility/stretching, balance, storytelling, connection and fun!  Twice per calendar year residents will showcase their learning with a sharing/performance for family and friends.   

$238,430.40

Washington Health Care Association

Start Date: 7/1/24
End Date: 6/30/27

Access to Arts

Seniors Creating Art will provide in-person art workshops three times per month to residents in 30 nursing homes.  The goal of the project is to increase access to arts programming for seniors residing in skilled nursing communities so that those participating may experience better overall health and well-being.  Seniors Creating Art will provide the in-person art programs and provide all art supplies needed for use during the art programs.     

Seniors Creating Art

Start Date: 5/1/24
End Date: 4/30/26

Access to Arts – Avamere Skilled Advisors LLC

Seniors Creating Art will provide in-person art workshops twice per month to residents in 13 nursing homes.  The goal of the project is to increase access to arts programming for seniors residing in skilled nursing communities so that those participating may experience better overall health and well-being.  Seniors Creating Art will provide the in-person art programs and provide all art supplies needed for use during the art programs.     

Washington Health Care Association

Start Date: 3/1/24
End Date: 2/28/25

Finding Joy in Their Journey

This project will be implemented in five Washington Health Care Association member skilled nursing facilities.  This training program by Premier Senior Services will help nursing homes develop an approach that will provide optimal care to all residents with dementia. It will equip staff with critical skills and knowledge to help support residents and their families.  Nursing home staff will be able to address each unique need of the residents and provide the necessary care.  Pre-testing and post-testing will be used to determine the knowledge and awareness of the staff, as well as quarterly evaluations monitoring for improvement in resident interaction.

$   8,320.00

Seniors Creating Art

Start Date: 3/1/24
End Date: 2/28/27

Access to Arts - Extension

Seniors Creating Art will provide in-person art workshops three times per month to residents in six nursing homes with the purpose of improving physical and mental health.  The goal of the project is to increase access to arts programming for seniors residing in skilled nursing communities so that those participating may experience better overall health and well-being.  Seniors Creating Art will provide the in-person art programs and provide all art supplies needed for use during the art programs.     

Washington Health Care Association

Start Date: 3/1/24
End Date: 2/28/27

SilverKite MOREArts ArtKits

This project, in partnership with SilverKite Community Arts, will be implemented in eight Washington Health Care Association member nursing homes.  This program will provide the nursing home staff with the tools, skills, and experience to create and facilitate high quality, fun, engaging, and inspiring arts engagement programming for residents.  Each quarter, SilverKite will create classroom sized ArtKits filled with carefully curated arts supplies and arts activity instruction cards for staff members to use in group settings.  Each ArtKit will follow a seasonal theme and include supplies for activities in a range of art forms such as dance, writing, visual arts, and reminiscence.  SilverKite will also provide an online training session for staff members from the participating communities.

$106,455.24

Briarwood at Timber Ridge
Start Date: 4/1/23
End Date:  3/31/26

SNFClinic

This project aims to address the issues of high staff turnover and the need for a centralized system for training, staff management, and resident care resources.  The funding for this project will provide a centralized computer-based system for, among other things, training new hires and ensuring that staff has access to quality in-service and nursing training, as well as care plans, assessments, policies and procedures and other tools.  The use of SNFClinic will benefit nursing home residents by helping to increase staff training and providing services that will increase its overall quality of care.   

$36,200

Seniors Creating Art
Start Date: 3/1/23
End Date:  2/28/26

Access to Arts

This project was implemented in 11 nursing homes over a one-year period (3/1/23 – 2/29/24 in the amount of $89,802.61) and was approved by CMS to continue for an additional two years 3/1/24 – 2/28/26 in the amount of $108,153.10.  Seniors Creating Art will provide in-person art workshops three times per month to residents with the purpose of improving physical and mental health.  The goal of the project is to increase access to arts programming for seniors residing in skilled nursing communities so that those participating may experience better overall health and well-being.  Seniors Creating Art will provide the in-person art programs and provide all art supplies needed for use during the art programs

$197,955.71

LeadingAge Washington

Start Date: 11/1/22
End Date:  10/31/25

SAIDO Learning

This project will be implemented in eight LeadingAge Washington member nursing homes.  SAIDO Learning was developed by the Kumon Learning Therapy Center, part of the Kumon Institute of Education in Japan, as a program designed for individuals with memory impairment. Those with Alzheimer’s and other dementias meet with trained staff for structured sessions of mental exercises focusing on simple arithmetic, writing, and reading aloud to increase engagement of residents. The process fosters confidence and often results in improved abilities and quality of life.   

$367,381.74

LeadingAge Washington

Start Date: 8/1/22
End Date:  7/31/25

Eversound Resident Engagement and Interaction Project 

This project will provide the Eversound equipment to 12 nursing homes in the State of Washington. Hearing loss and impaired sensory processing are challenges faced by nursing home residents and these are linked to psychosocial distress, decreased well-being, and quality of life.  Training will be provided so staff can use it with residents to enable them to fully engage regardless of their level of hearing loss.  Eversound is referred to as an “engagement amplifier” and is designed to help deliver sounds directly and without distraction into the ears of those with hearing deficiencies or who lack focus due to dementia.   

$257,187.72

Pennant Healthcare, Inc.

Start Date: 7/1/22
End Date:  6/30/25

Moments of Truth to Engage, Nurture, Stimulate, Inspire, Grow and Network (ENSIGN) with It’s Never 2 Late (iN2L)

This extension project will provide the iN2L engagement technology to four additional Pennant Healthcare, Inc. member nursing homes in Washington.  The iN2L is a comprehensive, multi-dimensional approach to engaging residents in life-enriching activities and rehabilitation interventions.  The iN2L offers thousands of computer-based experiences through technology with continuous training and support of staff to ensure program consistency and sustainability.  The goals are to reduce opioids and antipsychotic medications and reduce falls through the use of the technology.  

NewGen Healthcare

Start Date: 5/1/22
End Date: 4/30/25

Increasing Resident Engagement and Interaction with It’s Never 2 Late (iN2L)

This project will provide the iN2L engagement technology to seven nursing homes in the State of Washington.  iN2L is a comprehensive, multi-dimensional approach to engaging residents in life-enriching activities and rehabilitation interventions.  The iN2L offers thousands of computer based experiences through technology with continuous training and support of staff to ensure program consistency and sustainability.  This project seeks to reduce social isolation and increase activity engagement, subsequently improving the quality of life for residents. 

$387,766.16

LeadingAge Washington

Start Date: 3/1/22
End Date: 2/28/25

SilverKite MOREArts ArtKits  

This project, in partnership with SilverKite Community Arts, will be implemented in 11 LeadingAge Washington member nursing homes.  This program will provide the nursing home staff with the tools, skills, and experience to create and facilitate high quality, fun, engaging, and inspiring arts engagement programming for residents.  Each quarter, SilverKite will design and create classroom sized ArtKits filled with carefully curated arts supplies and arts activity instruction cards for staff members to use in group settings.  Each ArtKit will follow a seasonal theme and include supplies for activities in a range of art forms such as dance, writing, visual arts, and reminiscence.  The communities will be able to tailor the ARtKits to their residents’ needs by selecting from a menu of activity options each quarter.  SilverKite will also provide an online training session for staff members from the participating communities.

Josephine Caring Community

Start Date: 12/1/22
End Date: 11/30/24

“Born to be Wild” Easy Rider Grant Cycling Project

This grant provided trishaws and the equipment and training necessary to implement the cycling project with residents at Josephine Caring Community.  Residents were given the opportunity to experience the outdoors, socialize with others, and engage in the familiar and beloved activity of biking, even those with limited mobility.  The project’s goal was to improve the quality of life of the residents and JCC was able to reach these goals when the weather cooperated.  During the last quarter of the project, 75% of residents demonstrated improvement or stability in PHQ9 scores and 100% of residents said they would participate in the rides again.   

Avamere Skilled Advisors LLC

Start Date: 5/1/24
End Date: 10/31/24

Wound Care Certification for Improved Resident Care

This project was implemented in 11 skilled nursing facilities to provide wound care training for staff and to certify 22 staff in wound care.  The project included a collaborating partner, the Wound Care Certification Institute, providing the four-day training and one day of the examination.  Participating staff were assessed prior to the training and post-training.  The results were mixed with 18 members of nursing staff attending the training and 12 of those 18 staff were certified.  The goal of a change in clinical skill set of wound care by 20% was exceeded with a 21% increase reported and the goal of change in confidence by 20% in wound care capabilities was exceeded at 24%.

Pennant Healthcare, Inc.

Start Date: 10/1/21
End Date: 9/30/24

Eversound Resident Engagement and Interaction

This project implemented the Eversound Resident Engagement and Interaction project in 13 nursing homes.  This project equipped the 13 nursing homes with the Eversound equipment and provided the necessary training for staff.  Nursing home staff used Eversound with residents enabling them to fully engage regardless of their level of hearing loss.  Eversound is referred to as an “engagement amplifier” and is designed to deliver sounds directly and without distraction into the ears of those with hearing deficiencies or who lack focus due to dementia.

Edmonds Center for the Arts

Start Date: 9/1/22
End Date:  8/31/24

Window to the Arts

This project was implemented in six nursing homes with the goal of improving nursing home residents’ quality of life and to combat isolation through live performance and customized, responsive arts experiences.  A creative therapist was incorporated into each event and provided interactive arts workshops following the performances.  Creative therapy interactions provided the nursing home residents with meaningful experiences that provided sensory stimulation, engagement on a personal level, validation, and comfort.  The program promoted self-expression through singing, music-making, improvisation, and/or songwriting.

Eldergrow LLC

Start Date: 3/1/24
End Date: 8/31/24

Garden Access Responds to Diagnosis & Environmental Needs (GARDEN)

This project implemented the GARDEN program in three LeadingAge Washington member nursing homes from 8/1/21 – 12/31/23.  Eldergrow extended the project in these three nursing homes for an additional six months.  The program brought nature indoors with mobile sensory gardens and gave residents the opportunity to nurture life and feel a sense of purpose.  Eldergrow educators facilitated therapeutic horticulture sessions with residents.  Residents in these communities needed meaningful activities to support their psychosocial and physical wellbeing especially during and following the global health pandemic.

Eldergrow LLC

Start Date: 3/1/24
End Date: 8/31/24

Garden Access Responds to Diagnosis & Environmental Needs (GARDEN)

This project implemented the GARDEN program in four (Providence) LeadingAge Washington member nursing homes from 10/1/21 – 1/31/24.  Eldergrow extended the project in these four nursing homes for an additional six months.  The program brought nature indoors with mobile sensory gardens and gave residents the opportunity to nurture life and feel a sense of purpose.  Eldergrow educators facilitated therapeutic horticulture sessions with residents.  Residents in these communities needed meaningful activities to support their psychosocial and physical wellbeing especially during and following the global health pandemic.

Washington Health Care Association   

Start Date: 7/1/22
End Date: 8/31/24

Garden Access Responds to Diagnosis & Environmental Needs (GARDEN)

This project, in partnership with Eldergrow, implemented the GARDEN program in 18 nursing homes.  The program brought nature indoors with mobile sensory gardens and gave residents the opportunity to nurture life and feel a sense of purpose. Eldergrow educators facilitated therapeutic horticulture classes twice each month. Residents in these communities needed meaningful activities to support their psychosocial and physical wellbeing especially since the onset of the COVID-19 the global health pandemic.

Pennant Healthcare, Inc.   

Start Date: 1/1/22
End Date: 8/31/24

Garden Access Responds to Diagnosis & Environmental Needs (GARDEN)

This extension project, in partnership with Eldergrow, implemented the GARDEN program in four additional nursing homes.  This program brought nature indoors with mobile sensory gardens and gave the residents the opportunity to nurture life and feel a sense of purpose. Eldergrow educators facilitated therapeutic horticulture classes twice each month. Residents in these communities needed meaningful activities to support their psychosocial and physical wellbeing especially during the global health pandemic.

Cornerstone Healthcare Services, LLC

Start Date: 1/1/22
End Date: 8/31/24

Garden Access Responds to Diagnosis & Environmental Needs (GARDEN)

This extension project, in partnership with Eldergrow, implemented the GARDEN program in five additional nursing homes.  This program brought nature indoors with mobile sensory gardens and gave the residents the opportunity to nurture life and feel a sense of purpose. Eldergrow educators facilitated therapeutic horticulture classes twice each month. Residents in these communities needed meaningful activities to support their psychosocial and physical wellbeing especially during the global health pandemic.

NewGen Healthcare

Start Date: 4/1/21
End Date: 8/31/24

Garden Access Responds to Diagnosis & Environmental Needs (GARDEN) 

This project, in partnership with Eldergrow, implemented the GARDEN program in seven skilled nursing homes.  The program brought nature indoors with mobile sensory gardens and gave the residents the opportunity to nurture life and feel a sense of purpose.  Eldergrow educators facilitated therapeutic horticulture classes twice each month.  Residents in these communities needed meaningful activities to support their psychosocial and physical wellbeing especially during the global health pandemic.

Garden Access Responds to Diagnosis & Environmental Needs (GARDEN)

This project, in partnership with Eldergrow, implemented the GARDEN program in five Cornerstone Healthcare Services nursing homes. The program brought nature indoors with mobile sensory gardens and gave the residents the opportunity to nurture life and feel a sense of purpose. Eldergrow educators facilitated therapeutic horticulture classes twice each month.  Residents in these communities needed meaningful activities to support their psychosocial and physical wellbeing especially during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.

University of Washington
Translational Practice and Training Center, Goldsen Institute, School of Social Work

Start Date: 2/1/21
End Date: 5/31/24

Safe Home: Best Practices for Serving LGBTQ and Racial and Ethnic Vulnerable Populations in Washington State Long-Term Care Communities  

The Safe Home training program addressed the unique barriers vulnerable older adults face in accessing the care they need in up to 36 nursing homes in WA state.  This program was the first CMP funded evidence-based training program to address the distinct and intersecting needs of LGBTQ and racial and ethnic minorities in long-term care communities in the State of Washington.  These skill-based trainings focused on ensuring that direct care staff developed specific and transferable skills resulting in more inclusive care for health disparate, underserved populations.

Washington Health Care Association

Start Date: 3/1/24
End Date: 4/30/24

End of Life Doula Training

This project, in partnership with the Gentle Passage Doula Collective, was successfully implemented in seven Washington Health Care Association member skilled nursing facilities in the State of Washington.  The goal of the project was to prepare and equip staff with tools to enhance their knowledge, skills, and abilities to ease the pain and suffering residents and their families may experience at the end of life.  Staff learned how to provide support by implementing non-medical approaches and appropriate communication skills.  Participants completed a two-hour training each week, as well as a pre-test to determine their existing knowledge base and a post-test to determine their knowledge improvement following the project. 

LeadingAge Washington

Start Date: 10/1/21
End Date: 1/31/24

Garden Access Responds to Diagnosis & Environmental Needs (GARDEN)

This project, in partnership with Eldergrow, implemented the GARDEN program in four additional (Providence) LeadingAge Washington member nursing homes. The program brought nature indoors with mobile sensory gardens and gave residents the opportunity to nurture life and feel a sense of purpose. Eldergrow educators facilitated therapeutic horticulture classes twice each month. Residents in these communities needed  meaningful activities to support their psychosocial and physical wellbeing especially during and following the global health pandemic.

LeadingAge Washington

Start Date: 8/1/21
End Date: 12/31/23

Garden Access Responds to Diagnosis & Environmental Needs (GARDEN)

This project, in partnership with Eldergrow, implemented the GARDEN program in three additional LeadingAge Washington member nursing homes. The program brought nature indoors with mobile sensory gardens and gave the residents the opportunity to nurture life and feel a sense of purpose. Eldergrow educators facilitated therapeutic horticulture classes twice each month. Residents in these communities needed meaningful activities to support their psychosocial and physical wellbeing especially during and following the global health pandemic.

Increasing Resident Engagement and Interaction with Eversound – COVID & Beyond

This project, in partnership with Eversound, was implemented in seven skilled nursing communities in the State of Washington. Hearing loss and impaired sensory processing are challenges faced by nursing home residents and these are linked to psychosocial distress, decreased wellbeing and quality of life. This project equipped the nursing homes with the Eversound technology and provided the training necessary for staff to use it with residents to enabled them to fully engage regardless of their level of hearing loss. Eversound is referred to as an “engagement amplifier” and is designed to help deliver sounds directly and without distraction into the ears of those with hearing deficiencies or who lack focus due to dementia.

Creating a Culture of Person-Directed Dementia Care

This project provided training for nursing home staff in person-directed dementia care to combat loneliness, helplessness, and boredom for nursing home residents. This project supported the participating nursing homes and combined in-depth training with personalized coaching and consulting.  Residents in these nursing homes benefited from this project through person-directed care strategies that improved quality of life as well as helped to reduce the use of antipsychotics for nursing home residents.

Use of Virtual Reality Technology for Improved Social and Behavioral Support

This project will provide the funding to implement a Virtual Reality (VR) technology project.  The project will utilize VR technology to improve the quality of life and care for residents that are experiencing increased depression, anxiety, failure to thrive, and loneliness as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  It is anticipated that residents will experience an improved quality of life when the VR technology stimulates cognition, reduces anxiety and depression, and boosts morale to reverse some of the emotional and physical impacts cause by the social isolation residents have experienced during the public health emergency. 

Pennant Healthcare, Inc.

Start Date: 8/1/20
End Date: 7/31/23

Garden Access Responds to Diagnosis and Environmental Needs (GARDEN)

This project, in partnership with Eldergrow, implemented the GARDEN program in nine Pennant Healthcare Washington nursing communities.  The program brought nature indoors with mobile gardens and gave residents the opportunity to nurture life and feel a sense of purpose.  Eldergrow educators facilitated therapeutic horticulture classes twice each month.  This project exceeded its goals and residents benefited from increased socialization, cognitive stimulation, sensory stimulation, spatial awareness, motor skills and creative expression, resulting in improved quality of care and life. 

LeadingAge Washington

Start Date: 8/1/20
End Date:  7/31/23

iNSPIRE (Integrate Fun, Sustainable, Programming that is Innovative and Enriches) Extension

This grant brought the It’s Never 2 Late (iN2L) engagement technology to four additional LAW member nursing homes. With the implementation of the iN2L Program, these facilities were able to provide personalized life-enriching, re-engaging, and redirecting activities to residents resulting in increased quality of life for all participants.

LeadingAge Washington

Start Date:  7/15/20
End Date:  7/14/23

Garden Access Responds to Diagnosis and Environmental Needs (GARDEN)

This extension project, in partnership with Eldergrow, implemented the GARDEN program in six additional LeadingAge WA facilities.  The program brought nature indoors with mobile gardens and gives residents the opportunity to nurture life and feel a sense of purpose.  Eldergrow educators facilitated therapeutic horticulture classes twice each month.

$206,781.67

LeadingAge Washington

Start Date: 8/1/21
End Date: 7/31/23

PARO Robotic Therapy Seal Initiative

PARO the Robotic Therapy Seal project provided nursing home staff with the tools to provide more person-centered care.  Resident interaction with PARO potentially satisfies five needs important in person-centered care: comfort, identity, attachment, occupation and inclusion. This project provided 25 LAW skilled nursing facilities with PARO and this contributed to improved resident quality of life.  Resident interaction with PARO addressed isolation, depression, socialization, pacing behavior, anxiety, and may have helped to reduce the use of antipsychotic medications.

Moments of Truth to Engage, Nurture, Stimulate, Inspire, Grow and Network (ENSIGN) with It’s Never 2 Late (iN2L)

This project provided the iN2L engagement technology to nine Pennant Healthcare, Inc. facilities in Washington.  The iN2L is a comprehensive, multi-dimensional approach to engaging residents in life-enriching activities and rehabilitation interventions.  The iN2L offers thousands of computer-based experiences through technology with continuous training and support of staff to ensure program consistency and sustainability.  The goals of the project were to reduce opioids and antipsychotic medications and reduce falls through the use of the technology. 

LeadingAge Washington

Start Date: 6/1/21
End Date: 5/31/23

PARO Robotic Therapy Seal Initiative

PARO the Robotic Therapy Seal project provided nursing home staff with tools to be able to provide more person-centered care for residents.  Interaction with PARO helps to satisfy five needs important in person-centered care:  comfort, identity, attachment, occupation and inclusion.  This project provided three nursing homes with a PARO Robotic Seal and staff reported that residents experienced a significant contribution to their quality of life.  PARO helps nursing home residents by addressing isolation, depression, socialization, pacing behavior, anxiety, and may also potentially reduce the use of antipsychotic medications.       

LeadingAge Washington

Start Date: 10/1/21
End Date: 3/31/23

Cycling Without Age – “Let’s Go For a Ride” 

This project was implemented in eight LeadingAge Washington member nursing homes.  The project directly benefited nursing home residents by providing the trishaws and/or trikes and provided them with the opportunity to experience the outdoors.  Residents were able to socialize with others and engage in the familiar and beloved activity of biking despite limited mobility.  Residents enjoyed experiencing “the wind in their hair” and were able to enjoy a ride around the surrounding area to get fresh air, a change of scenery, and gain a sense of freedom.  For many residents who have experienced a decrease in function as they have aged, a “bike ride” allowed for reminiscing, sensory stimulation and enjoyment, all of which will contributed to feelings of well-being and an improved quality of life. 

Washington Health Care Association

Start Date: 4/1/22
End Date: 3/31/23

SPARKing Conversation, Connection, and Fun! During COVID-19 and Beyond

This extension project, in partnership with Silver Kite Community Arts, provided individual arts engagement toolkits and online art programming to residents in 17 additional Washington Health Care Association member skilled nursing facilities.  The goals were that the art activities would reduce resident stress, strengthen communication skills and boost self-esteem, resulting in a direct improvement to the residents’ quality of life.  SPARK Boxes contained high quality arts supplies, instructions, and ideas to SPARK conversation, connection, and fun!

LeadingAge Washington

Start Date: 9/1/19
End Date: 12/31/22

Garden Access Responds to Diagnosis and Environmental Needs (GARDEN)

This project, in partnership with Eldergrow, implemented the GARDEN program in 30 LeadingAge facilities.  The program brought nature indoors with mobile gardens and gave residents the opportunity to nurture life and feel a sense of purpose.  Eldergrow educators facilitated therapeutic horticulture classes twice each month.

Tobin & Associates, Inc.

Start Date: 12/1/21
End Date: 11/30/22

LifeBridge© Behavioral Program

This project implemented the LifeBridge© Behavioral Program in 12 nursing homes in Washington State.  This program delivered interdisciplinary program concepts of person-centered care based on individualized care.  LifeBridge© provided virtual specialized full facility training to develop an understanding of the basis and origins of behaviors and the paths of effective interventions for prevention and management.  The program provided a structured day for residents through meaningful interactions which utilize a non-pharmacological strategy by using their mental and physical energies to decrease agitation, isolation and outbursts. 

LeadingAge Washington

Start Date: 12/1/19
End Date: 11/30/22

It’s Never 2 Late (iN2L)

The iN2L engagement technology project provided a comprehensive approach to engaging life enrichment activities, redirection and rehab interventions for residents in three nursing homes.  The project integrated engagement technology, which offered thousands of computer-based experiences; continuous training and support for staff to ensure project sustainability; and data collection and assessment to demonstrate quantitative and qualitative outcomes.  LeadingAge Washington has implemented several iN2L project since 2018.    

New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing

Start Date: 1/1/20
End Date: 11/5/22

Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE)

NICHE is a geriatric care model that positions RNs, LPNs/LVNs and CNAs as leaders on their units to improve the quality and safety of care delivered to older adults. The NICHE program is linked to reductions in falls, inappropriate medications, UTIs, pressure injuries and improved function, and optimized care for people living with dementia.  Participating nursing homes assessed current practices, developed a change project to improve performance on at least one nurse-sensitive quality indicator, and provided staff with continuing professional education and development to effectively manage the geriatric syndromes.  Implementing NICHE began with the Leadership Training Program (LTP), a 12-week, executive-format course for teams of four people responsible for leading advancements in evidence-based practice in their nursing homes.   Unfortunately, due to ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in a lack of nursing home participation, this project concluded earlier than originally planned.       

Cycling Without Age During the COVID-19 Pandemic 

This project provided the funding for two trishaws and other equipment to allow residents to experience “the wind in their hair” and enjoy a ride around the surrounding area to get fresh air, a change of scenery, and gain a sense of freedom and bring them joy.  The goals of the project were to increase resident well-being at CHCC during the challenging times brought on by the pandemic and for participating residents to experience a decrease in their PHQ9 Depression Scale scores. 

Dementia Care Practice Recommendations:  Organization-Wide Coaching and Implementation

This project, Dementia Care Practice Recommendations:  Organization-Wide Coaching and Implementation in Washington, provided coaching to 25+ nursing homes in Washington State.  The project promoted person-centered care practices based on the Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Practice Recommendations (DCPR).  Residents in the participating facilities benefitted from increased quality of care.    

Alzheimer’s Association

Start Date: 8/1/21
End Date: 7/31/22

Person-Centered Dementia Care: A Multi-Component Approach for Systems Change 

This project provided training and support and implemented an on-line Person-Centered Dementia Care Program in four nursing communities in the State of Washington over a 12-month project period. The training program was offered in conjunction with the essentiALZ® exam which demonstrates knowledge of quality care dementia practices and empowers staff to handle the complex challenges dementia can bring.  In addition, Project ECHO® (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), an evidence-based distance-learning model, brought together members of the long-term care communities and multidisciplinary experts for a six-session collaborative learning series. Education programs were also available for communities to share with their families to extend this learning community-wide. Though this project was approved in four nursing homes, the Alzheimer’s Association was able to reach and serve staff at 10 nursing homes during the project. 

LifeBio

Start Date: 7/1/21
End Date: 6/30/22

Improving Person-Centered Care Through Engagement, Reminiscence Therapy, and Life Stories

This project recorded individual biographies for residents and delivered a bound LifeBio “Storybook” to ensure staff, family and communities are familiar with each resident’s life history.  The goal was to help “elders” (residents) be known as individuals in order to bring increased meaning to their lives.  The project was implemented in 12 nursing homes over the one-year project period.  The project created 125 stories total, and since being founded in 2000, LifeBio has created more than 14,000 unique and powerful life stories.         

Friend to Friend America

Start Date: 5/1/21
End Date: 4/30/22

Friend to Friend Virtual Connection Program

This project created a safe, efficient, and effective virtual connections environment and provided residents in three nursing homes in the State of Washington the opportunity to participate in video calls with their loved ones.  The goal was to reduce feelings of isolation, depression, and loneliness amongst the residents.  The project’s Virtual Connection’s Manager worked with the nursing home staff to identifying residents, schedule calls with family members and facilitated video calls between residents and their loved ones.     

Washington Health Care Association

Start Date: 4/1/21
End Date:  3/31/22

SPARKing Conversation, Connection, and Fun! During COVID-19 and Beyond

This project, in partnership with Silver Kite Community Arts, provided individual arts engagement toolkits and online art programming to residents in 70 nursing facilities.  The goal was met in that the art activities reduced resident stress, strengthened communication skills and boosted self-esteem, resulting in a direct improvement to the residents’ quality of life.  SPARK Boxes contained high quality arts supplies, instructions, and ideas to SPARK conversation, connection, and fun!

SPARKing Conversation, Connection, and Fun! During COVID-19 This project, in partnership with Silver Kite Community Arts, will provide individual art kits and online art programming to residents in 44 nursing facilities.  The goal is that the art activities will reduce resident stress and increase engagement, resulting in a direct improvement to the residents’ quality of life.  will be able to provide personalized life-enriching, re-engaging, and redirecting activities to residents resulting in increased quality of life for all participants.

$817,561.00