TOPEKA –
The
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) has
recognized 14 adult care homes in Kansas for their achievements in
providing and sustaining
person-centered care for residents in 2016, KDADS Secretary Tim Keck
announced today.
“I
want to congratulate these facilities for doing the hard work of
implementing and maintaining person-centered care, a culture
change which involves rethinking their values and practices from top to
bottom,” Secretary Keck said. “As a result, they are caring for their
residents in a way – and in an environment – that enhances the quality
of life for residents.”
The facilities recognized for their work as person-centered care homes that have moved away from institutional models of care
in 2016 are:
- Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor – Arkansas City, KS
- Heritage Healthcare Center – Chanute, KS
- Kansas Masonic Home – Wichita, KS
The facilities recognized for their work in sustaining person-center care in 2016 are:
- Atchison Senior Village – Atchison, KS
- Attica Long Term Care – Attica, KS
- Bethesda Home – Goessel, KS
- Leonardville Nursing Home – Leonardville, KS
- Sharon Lane Health Services – Shawnee, KS
The facilities recognized for their work as Mentor Homes, facilities that have mentored other adult care homes in implementing
person-centered care in 2016, are:
- Brewster Place – Topeka, KS
- Dooley Center – Atchison, KS
- Evergreen Retirement Community – Olathe, KS
- Medicalodge Columbus – Columbus, KS
- Pleasant View Home – Inman, KS
- Schowalter Villa – Hesston, KS
For
the past 18 years, the Kansas Department of Aging and now KDADS has
recognized nursing homes for successfully
implementing positive culture change through the Promoting Excellent
Alternatives in Kansas Nursing Homes (PEAK) program. As a result,
accommodating the personal preferences of nursing facility residents has
become as important as providing the vital services
and supports their residents need.
KDADS
recognizes that developing person-centered care in all nursing homes
will not happen overnight. Five years
ago, to encourage homes to adopt person-centered care as a minimum
standard, the agency created the PEAK 2.0 program and redesigned the
performance incentives included in the Medicaid nursing home
reimbursement formula to recognize achievement in the areas
of resident choice, staff development, home environment and meaningful
life.
There are more than 705 adult care homes in Kansas, 337 of which are nursing facilities and of those, 174 are enrolled
in the PEAK program.
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