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Click here to view information on the 2010 Symposium speakers, view their slideshows and watch their presentations.
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Dr. Al Power speaks about Dementia Beyond Drugs and his new book released in February “Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care,” published by Health Professions Press. It is available from the publisher (www.healthpropress.com) from the various online stores like Amazon, Borders, and Barnes & Noble, and from the Eden Alternative website, http://www.edenalt.org. |
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Dr. Al Power speaks about Dementia Beyond Drugs and his new book released in February “Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care,” published by Health Professions Press. It is available from the publisher (www.healthpropress.com) from the various online stores like Amazon, Borders, and Barnes & Noble, and from the Eden Alternative website, http://www.edenalt.org. |
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Carmen Bowman, author and former regulator who assisted in writing the 12 new federal regulatory requirements pertaining to culture change, speaks about the updated changes and how they apply to homes and to surveyors. |
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Rhonda Rotterman, Executive Director for the Western New York Alliance for Person-Centered Care facilitates for the conference that hosted 167 attendees from WNY and Rochester. |
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Pictured from left to right: Carter-Catlett Williams, one of the original founders of the Pioneer Network; Steven Shields, author and developer of the Neighborhood concept; Carmen Bowman, author and former regulator who assisted in writing the 12 new federal regulatory requirements pertaining to culture change; Paul T. Hogan, vice president of the John R. Oishei Foundation; Joanne Rader, author and one of the original founders of the Pioneer Network; Dr. Al Power, author and song writer who assisted centers for Medicare and Medicaid services on the eighth scope of practice; Sarah Rowan, PhD, board of directors for the Eden Alternative. |
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Pictured from left to right (top row): Carter-Catlett Williams, one of the original founders of the Pioneer Network; Steven Shields author and developer of the Neighborhood concept; Carmen Bowman, author and former regulator who assisted in writing the 12 new federal regulatory requirements pertaining to culture change; Paul T. Hogan, vice president of the John R. Oishei Foundation; Joanne Rader, author and one of the original founders of the Pioneer Network; Dr. Al Power, author and song writer who assisted centers for Medicare and Medicaid services on the eighth scope of practice; Sarah Rowan, PhD, board of directors for the Eden Alternative.
Pictured from left to right (bottom row): Rhonda Rotterman, executive director for the WNYAPCC, Robert Meiss, CEO Beechwood Homes, Getzville, NY. |
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Carmen Bowman, author and former regulator who assisted in writing the 12 new federal regulatory requirements pertaining to culture change speaks about the updated changes and how they apply to homes and to surveyors. |
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Regulators and Carmen Bowman answer questions from the audience about person-centered care. Pictured from left to right: Karen Brzezinski, Program Manager, Buffalo Division of Residential Services; Joseph Egnaczak, Principal Sanitarian, Western Region Division of Residential Services; Carmen Bowman, speaker, author and former regulator; Cynthia Francis, Program Manager, Rochester Division of Residential Services, Susan Baker, Program Director, Western Region Division of Residential Services. |
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Steven Shields, developer of the Neighborhood concept, author and administrator for Meadowlark Hills, speaks about the functionality of the concept and why person-centered care is so important. “It began to dawn on me piece by piece that this whole way that we 'care' for elders should make all of us feel sick." ~Steve Shields |
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Joanne Rader, author of several articles but most famous for her book "Bathing Without a Battle" is a nurse specializing in dementia care. She had only to hear the screams coming from the shower room to know that the typical nursing home bath was causing extreme distress. To find out exactly why, Rader asked a Certified Nursing Assistant to give her a shower… |
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Sarah Rowan, PhD, Board of Directors for the Eden Alternative (www.edenalt.org) speaks to the group about how her husband Joseph was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and after several unsuccessful attempts at conventional institutional nursing homes, he went to live in a home that focused on the individual, built relationships and a location where love mattered. As a result of this experience, Sarah speaks all over the world about the importance of person-centered care and tells the story of “her Joseph.” |
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