Eight members of the Fellowship of Brethren Homes have been awarded
Continuing Education Grants for 2013. The $1,000 grants are funded by
the denomination’s Health Education and Research Fund, which supports
nursing in the Church of the Brethren, and are administered by
Congregational Life Ministries.
The grants are to be used for professional development workshops
focused on clinical concerns and/or supervisory skills, leadership for
in-house training for nursing assistants, or the purchase of reusable
resources for in-service training for nursing staff and/or nursing
assistants. To qualify, a retirement community must be a dues-paying
member in good standing of the Fellowship of Brethren Homes. Invitations
to submit proposals are extended to half of the FBH membership each
year; each community is invited every other year.
The following retirement facilities applied for and received grants for 2013:
The Cedars (McPherson, Kan.) will enhance their respiratory care
program through a grant that provides training for a staff member who
will, in turn, train approximately 30 members of the nursing staff to
perform respiratory therapy procedures on residents.
Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village (Boonsboro, Md.) received funds for
nursing staff to receive advanced training in infection control in
long-term care facilities.
Teepa Snow, an expert in dementia care, will facilitate a two-day
seminar for nursing staff and other staff involved with the care of
people with Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia for the Good Shepherd Home
(Fostoria, Ohio).
The grant to Hillcrest Retirement Community (La Verne, Calif.) will
provide two workshops presented by Action Pact, a leader in culture
change education: The New Face of Leadership in the Household Model and
Creating a Climate for Vibrant Living.
The purchase of a multi-media projector and related equipment for
large group presentations will enable the Palms of Sebring (Fla.) to
improve capability to effectively educate and train nursing staff to
enhance the care and lives of residents.
Online inservice training offered by Care2Learn will be provided to
nursing home administrators, nurses, and certified nursing assistants at
Pinecrest Community (Mount Morris, Ill.) through the grant. Pinecrest’s
initial foray into flexible, cost-effective online learning was funded
by a 2011 Continuing Education Grant.
Spurgeon Manor (Dallas Center, Iowa) will now be able to re-train
staff to use their electronic medical record system to its maximum
potential. This includes medication and treatment administration
records, charting, assessments, MDS and care plans, reports, and
admission information.
Timbercrest Senior Living Community (North Manchester, Ind.) received
a grant to purchase continuing education videos by ElderCare
Communications, which address a variety of patient care topics. Nursing
staff will view the videos independently, the topics of which will be
reviewed and discussed during staff meetings to support learning.
As a ministry to those who are aging and their families, the 22
retirement communities related to the Church of the Brethren are
committed to providing high quality, loving care for older adults. This
group, known as the Fellowship of Brethren Homes, works together on
common challenges such as uncompensated care, long-term care needs, and
nurturing relationships with congregations and districts. See www.brethren.org/homes.
-- Kim Ebersole and Randi Rowan of the Congregational Life Ministries contributed this article.
Source: 4/5/2013 Newsline
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