Date: July 1, 2008
Contact: Barbara Schoof Conant
barbara.conant@aging.ks.gov
Director of Communications
(785) 296-6154
Secretary of Aging to visit Greeley County LTCU
Secretary of the Kansas Department on Aging Kathy Greenlee will visit the Greeley County Hospital Long-Term Care Unit, 506 Third, Tribune, on Wednesday, July 9, to recognize it as one of this year’s PEAK Award winners. The awards were presented at the Governor’s Conference on Aging Services in May to 10 Kansas adult care facilities for their efforts to provide resident-centered care. PEAK stands for Promoting Excellent Alternatives in Kansas nursing homes.
Greenlee will tour the facility at 2 p.m. (1 p.m. Mountain time) Wednesday, July 9, followed by a celebration at 2:30 p.m. (1:30 Mountain time).
“This is the second year the Greeley County Long-Term Care Unit has earned a PEAK Award,” Greenlee said. “This facility and the other PEAK winners are leading the way in adopting and promoting resident-directed care. The result is a more satisfying and rewarding experience for both residents and staff. Such enthusiastic and progressive leadership is one of the reasons Kansas has been recognized nationally as a leader in this change.”
Here are some of the characteristics that make Greeley County LTCU a winner:
Residents get up when they want, choose when and what they want to eat and attend many activities. They have close relationships with their caregivers. Staff members are cross-trained and empowered to make decisions in resident care. A patio area outside the dining room features a gazebo, fountain and pond and raised planters for resident gardening. Staff work on spontaneous activites and can call on community volunteers to make things happen. The community is invited to events at the facility.
Other PEAK winners are: Atchison Senior Village, Atchison; Brandon Woods Retirement Community, Lawrence; Brewster Place Health Center, Topeka; Brookside Retirement Community, Overbrook; Cheney Golden Age Home, Cheney; Johnson County Nursing Center, Olathe; Minneapolis Good Samaritan Center, Minneapolis; Parkside Homes, Hillsboro; and Village Shalom, Overland Park.
KDOA began recognizing adult care homes through the PEAK Awards in 2002. Facilities must submit an application for consideration for the honor. Finalists are visited by a panel of professionals before awards are determined.
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