2019 Events
2019 Events
Providing Person-Centered Behavioral Healthcare
July 18, 2019, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm
In this highly-interactive full-day workshop, David Farrell, Cathie Brady, and Barbara Frank will illustrate how to create the conditions for your team’s success in providing high quality behavioral healthcare.
Events from Previous Years
2018 Events
From Reactive to Proactive: A Wellness Model for People Living with Dementia
November 9, 2018, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Join us for a full day workshop with Dr. Al Power learning the pros and cons of nonpharmacological approaches and the needs-based behavioral model.
2016 Events
Issues of Choice and Challenge: Balancing Quality of Life with Safety and Risk
January 11, 2016 at 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Ensuring that residents maintain independence and continue to exercise choice and control over their lives is foundational to the philosophy of person-centered care. But how can providers effectively balance the need for choice and independence with the equally compelling need to safeguard residents’ safety and security?
2014 Events
Bridge Meadows: The power of place, permanence, and purpose
September 19, 2014 at 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Bridge Meadows is a unique multi-generational community located in the Portsmouth neighborhood of North Portland where adoptive parents, foster children, and elders - those over 55 - find a true home built with love and the shared vision of a better tomorrow.
With a Little Help from Our Friends: Creating Community as We Grow Older
September 19, 2014 at 2:00-4:00pm
Elders around the country are proactively creating innovative ways—such as Villages, cohousing, affinity groups and house-sharing— to have social support and community while maintaining independence.
Lunch with Mom n’ Dad: Building Relationships with Elders and Their Families
June 04, 2014 at 1:00-4:30pm
Most people come into long-term care wanting to stay connected to their family, friends, and community. If organizations are truly “person-centered” they will encourage these relationships by including family members as part of the care team and foster new relationships with staff and other residents. Mealtimes offer the perfect opportunity to build upon these relationships.
2013 Events
Accelerating Positive Outcomes Through Easy to Understand (and Successful) Staff Practices
NOV 15, 2013 at 1:00-4:00pm
Positive outcomes for residents don’t just happen by chance. High quality of care and high quality of life are a direct result of good staff paired with effective systems of care and support. This session will highlight four key practices that, when used together, create a foundational system for achieving those high quality outcomes.
What Do We Do Now!? Having Conversations with your Parents about Long Term Care
NOV 13, 2013 at 5:30-7:30pm
How do you decide when a loved one cannot remain at Home without help? What are options and how do you engage your loved ones in choosing? What do you do now? Who can help? Join us for a presentation and facilitated discussion of these issues.
NOV 07, 2013 at 1:00-4:00pm
Flu and cold season will be here soon! Would you like to learn simple ways to reduce the rate of pneumonia by about 50% in elders? By Implementing improved mouth care, research has shown it is possible to dramatically reduce the incidence of pneumonia in nursing home residents and others who need assistance with mouth care.
What Do We Do Now!? Having Conversations with your Parents about Long Term Care
OCT 23, 2013 at 5:30-7:30pm
How do you decide when a loved one cannot remain at Home without help? What are options and how do you engage your loved ones in choosing? What do you do now? Who can help? Join us for a presentation and facilitated discussion of these issues.
Accelerating Positive Outcomes Through Easy to Understand (and Successful) Staff Practices
OCT 23, 2013 at 1:00-4:00pm
Positive outcomes for residents don’t just happen by chance. High quality of care and high quality of life are a direct result of good staff paired with effective systems of care and support. This session will highlight four key practices that, when used together, create a foundational system for achieving those high quality outcomes.
Real-World Approaches to Creating High-Quality Individualized Care for Oregon’s Elders
JULY 25, 2013 at 1:00-4:30pm
Whether you’ve been on the culture change journey for a long time or haven’t yet started, this program is for you! Join us for an afternoon of examining how to initiate or re-examine the comprehensive organizational systems necessary to support high quality, individualized care.
Care for the End-of-Life Caregiver: Renewing the Spirit, Embracing the Work
MAY 2, 2013 at 1:00-4:30pm
MOVE is pleased to bring you an afternoon of thought-provoking discussion about end-of-life care featuring Susan Hedlund. In addition, care providers and professionals representing a variety of settings will share stories and strategies about how to create a person-directed, high quality end-of-life experience for individuals in your care.
Empowering Elders and Building a Culture of Change: It Takes the Whole Team
FEB 12, 2013 at 1:00-4:30pm
To truly change the culture of a senior living setting, we need to create an authentic, bonded community among residents, staff and families. Creating that community, however, can be very challenging, as it requires integrating an organization’s traditional hierarchical model with the resident-centered, community approach.
2012 Events
Empowering Staff: The how-to of self-scheduling, consistent assignment & team leadership
NOV 1, 2012 at 1:00-4:00pm
Empowering your staff to take a more active role in your senior care organization could be the piece you have been missing to move you forward on your culture change journey.
Gay and Grey: Understanding Challenges Facing LGBT Older Adults
AUG 16, 2012 at 1:00-4:00pm
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older adults make up a significant and growing share of America’s 65+ population. The numbers of LGBT older adults are expected to double in size over the next several decades, reaching more than 3 million by 2030.
Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care
MAY 17, 2012 at 9:00am-4:30pm
Based on the award-winning book by G. Allen Power, M.D., this in-depth learning experience uses the framework of Culture Change to create a new approach to caring for people who live with dementia.
Busting the Bias: Elders as Individuals
FEB 7, 2012 at 1:00-4:00pm
It is time for all of us to discard our negative assumptions about aging, personally and collectively. Wendy Lustbader will foster a dialogue based on her new book, “Life Gets Better: The Unexpected Pleasures of Growing Older”.
2011 Events
Tales of Transformation: Moving Your Organization Down the Culture Change Path
NOV 9, 2011 at 1:00-4:00pm
Participants in this program will review the stages of culture change transformation through images and stories that help organizations move from an institutional environment to one that offers all that home provides.
Safety vs. Autonomy in Older Adults: What if Maslow was Wrong?
OCT 19, 2011 at 1:00-4:00pm
This presentation will explore the complex issues involved in trying to honor the personal preferences of older adults within the context of a health care/long-term care environment obsessed with “safety.”
Tales of Transformation: Moving Your Organization Down the Culture Change Path
JULY 12, 2011 at 1:00-4:00pm
“Where do we stand and where do we go from here?”
Generating Synergy for Your Culture Change Journey
JUNE 28, 2011 at 1:00-4:30pm
Enthusiasm for culture change in any setting often meets with the crushing reality of the daily stresses of providing care and the focus on regulatory compliance. Culture change can be the engine for team building while at the same time resulting in clinical improvements and better outcomes for residents and staff.
More than a Meal: Blending Service and Hospitality In a Culture Change Environment
FEB 9, 2011 at 1:00-4:30pm
Culture change research continues to uncover the centrality of dining to building community.
2010 Events
Engaging Your Staff to Improve Clinical Practice and Achieve Excellence
NOV 16, 2010 at 1:00-4:00pm
Engaging your staff in the provision of person-directed care is your greatest asset, and a critical component of culture change in nursing homes and assisted living/residential care facilities.
JULY 15, 2010 at 1:30-4:30pm
Aging services providers across Oregon are working hard to reshape their cultures and practices to enhance the quality of life for the elders they serve. But how much time have you spent ensuring that the death experience is as person-directed as your residents and clients would wish?
Honoring Personhood: The Art of Enhancing Well-being in Elders
APRIL 22, 2010 at 9:00am-5:00pm
Don’t miss Oregon’s biggest culture change event of the year!
How to Promote Culture Change to Consumers, Residents and Families
JAN 27, 2010 at 1:00-4:30pm
If your organization has been looking for ways to educate residents, family members and consumers about your culture change journey, you won’t want to miss this exciting and important MOVE educational program!
2009 Events
Tales of Transformation: Moving Your Organization Down the Culture Change Path
NOV 18, 2009 at 1:00-5:00pm
“Where do we stand and where do we go from here?”
Tales of Transformation: Moving Your Organization Down the Culture Change Path
NOV 3, 2009 at 12:00-4:00pm
“Where do we stand and where do we go from here?”
Gotta Go, Gotta Go, Gotta Go Right Now: Making Your Everyday Practices More Person-Directed
OCT 22, 2009 at 1:00-5:00pm
Have you ever imagined what it would be like to be a resident in your community who requires assistance to go to the bathroom or is awakened at night to be repositioned?
Shared Leadership: The Key to Successful Change
JUNE 3, 2009 at 1:00-4:30pm
An Afternoon with Culture Change Educators Barbara Frank and Cathie Brady.
Opening Your Culture Change Toolbox: A Resource Fair for Providers Seeking Tools for the Journey
APRIL 23, 2009 at 1:00-4:30pm
Join Oregon culture change pioneers at a resource fair designed to introduce culture change tools, share our knowledge and continued endeavors, and celebrate our accomplishments.
A Shared Vision: Surveyor/Provider Perspectives on the Culture Change Journey
JAN 28, 2009 at 1:00-4:30pm
Our first program of 2009 will give you the opportunity to learn from and dialogue with surveyors and providers who have partnered to help change the culture of aging services in Oregon to one that embraces quality of life as much as quality of care.
2008 Events
Tales of Transformation: Moving Your Organization Down the Culture Change Path
OCT 16, 2008 at 1:00-4:30pm
“Where do we stand and where do we go from here?”
Transforming Your Dining Services
JUNE 17, 2008 at 1:00-4:00pm
Come celebrate the launch of a “MOVEable Feast” with the premiere of our new training DVD.
The Person-Centered Approach to Address Employee Absenteeism
MAY 2, 2008 at 12:00-2:30pm
In this presentation, David Farrell will discuss the leadership paradigm shift necessary to curb absenteeism, eliminate understaffed shifts and stabilize staffing.
Leadership Pathways to Culture Change
FEB 13, 2008 at 11:30am-4:00pm
Step into the future of long-term care as Nancy Fox, Executive Director of The Eden Alternative, speaks about the current culture change movement that is sweeping across this country and others. Learn from one who has been there and lived to tell the story!
2007 Events
SEPT 25, 2007 at 1:00-4:30pm
We are excited to host this discussion session with Beth Baker, author of a newly-published book, “Old Age in a New Age: The Promise of Transformative Nursing Homes.”
Building “Buy-in” for Culture Change: Getting the Whole Team on Board
APRIL 26, 2007 at 1:00-4:30pm
A newly-developed educational presentation on culture change.
