Advancing Excellence Week
Governor Ted Strickland and the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA) are joining with nursing facilities, their residents and others to recognize quality long-term care during the Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Homes Campaign Awareness Week from January 25 - 31. The national Advancing Excelling in America's Nursing Homes Campaign is a voluntary initiative to help facilities improve quality by setting measureable goals to encourage improvements in care and quality of life for their residents. OHCA, Governor Strickland, ODA Director Barbara E. Director Riley and State Long-term Care Ombudsman Beverley Laubert encourage all Ohio facilities, staff and consumers to demonstrate that they recognize excellence in care by visiting Advancing Excellence and joining the campaign. The Advancing Excellence initiative first started in 2006 and recently began phase two of its campaign. Facilities that participated in the first phase of the campaign have reported faster progress toward reducing the prevalence of pressure ulcers, reducing the use of physical restraints and improving pain management for long-term and short-stay residents.