PUBLICATIONS

The KOllaborator: Perspectives in Elder Care

Objectives:

to share information from providers across the country;
to bring illuminating perspectives from national leaders to the table;
to build bridges among long-term care and acute care facilities;
to offer updates from federal agencies and other regulatory bodies; and
to promote Kendal Outreach programs and consulting services.

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Fall-Winter 2009-10 Issue

Topics in this issue:

1 • Kendal Outreach launches new Leading Nurses initiative

2 • Pennsylvania Restraint Reduction Initiative (PARRI) funding renewed
2 • Kendal Outreach offers A Practical Guide to Pressure Ulcer Prevention
3 • Incontinence in Older Adults: Options for realistic, effective treatment
6 • PARRI welcomes Thornwald Home as a new training site
6 • New Kendal Outreach staff member
8 • CAPStone: Improving the bathing experience for elders
10 • Kendal in Chicagoland

10 • Dining service options for long term care residents

12 • Upcoming events from Kendal Outreach

Spring 2009 Issue

Topics in this issue:

2 • More Training Sites for Prevention of Pressure Ulcers
3 • Competence with Compassion™
4 • Crozer Keystone Village
5 • Eliminate Forced Bathing for Residents with Dementia
5 • COLLAGE News
6 • Strong Language from Administrative Law Judge
6 • Another FIRST
7 • Mary Scharf Retires
7 • Peer Mentoring for Restraint Reduction Continues
8 • Missing Voices
9 • My Mother, Your Mother
9 • Willa’s World
10 • Restraint Usage in Pennsylvania

February 2008 Issue

Topics in this issue:

2 • Q & A on Bed Safety
4 • Bed Safety Tips
6 • Bethlen Home Is Training Site
7 • Newest Member of COLLAGE
8 • PARRI Expands Focus
8 • Recipe for Dining Success
9 • Upcoming Events from Kendal Outreach
10• Clinical Issues Forum; Missing Voices, New Video

May 2007 Issue

Topics in this issue:

2 • Improving the Environment for Residents with Dementia
4 • PA Concludes Best Practices Program
4 • Interventions to Promote Sleep in Residents with Dementia
6 • I Know My Resident is in Pain . . . .
7 • Collaborating with the Interdisciplinary Team
8 • Upcoming Events from Kendal Outreach

Kendal Outreach Brochure This is a printable version, designed to be printed double sided.

Project Brochures and Materials

Kendal Outreach publishes a variety of materials related to its projects.

Collage Brochure describes Collage, The Art and Science of Healthy Aging, a membership program for organizations serving older adults through the use of a suite of valid and reliable assessment tools.

Resource Catalog for organizations exploring the provision of restraint free care.

You are welcome to visit the PARRI website to read past issues of the Newsletter of the Pennsylvania Restraint Reduction Initiative. Topics include:

"Our Journey to Freedom" - Windy Hill Village moves to restraint-free care
"Meeting Fundamental Needs" - by Julie Soltis, Valley View Nursing Center
"Fulton County Medical Center Launches Fall Management Training Through PA FIRST"
"Going the Extra Mile on Bed Safety: Questions and Tips for Providers"

Learn more about The Kendal Corporation through the eyes of Kendal staff. Click here to read The Kendal Corporation's "Meeting Ground" Newsletter.