Happy Holidays!
What a year, right? We, like you, are eager to put the year behind us. We are also extremely grateful for the connections that we have made with many of you, and for the continued engagement from so many communities throughout Oregon and beyond. We look forward to working with you in 2021!
Community Quotes and Tips
“LiveWell is giving us tools and resources to get projects done that we always wanted to do.”
“LiveWell lit a fire under our butts!”
We are getting great feedback and ideas from communities past and present about how they’re using the LiveWell tools to create a safe environment that enhances the dignity of everyone. Have you tried these?
Track the time and location of falls, lunch breaks, medication errors, call-offs, skin issues
Us the daily huddles to communicate key issues and events
Appreciate employees through compliment cards, food, and gifts. LiveWell communities recommend:
Schedule UberEats or DoorDash to deliver coffee, food, and snacks, especially for the night shift
Create a pop-up Italian soda bar at shift change
Bring delicious energy drinks or coffee to staff
Create a spirit week with prizes like the lunch of your choice. Residents love seeing staff get silly.
Use dot voting or the Who Am I tool to find out what gifts staff want
Know your Risk. Take a moment to do this easy online quiz called CV19 CheckUp. It’s short and confidential. You and your friends or families can take it as many times as you like to assess your risk of getting or spreading COVID-19 and what you can do about it. Many organizations are using CV19 CheckUp to keep their employees focused on personal safety, including LeadingAge, Meals on Wheels, Catholic Charities USA, Caregiver Action Network, and National Alliance for Hispanic Health. Remember to use a mask, physically distance, and stick with your pod.
State Guidance. DHS has developed excellent safety flyers in English and Spanish to print and place in your communities, as well as social media posts that staff can share. A good place to subscribe to the latest information on vaccines, visitation, and county by county safety guidance is DHS’s provider alerts webpage.
Pandemic Fatigue. Pandemic fatigue is real and for some of us, isolation is taking its toll. You Are Not Alone is a campaign to help people of all ages know that people care. Take a look at the links for mental health, domestic violence, and abuse, and post the flyers you find there on social media.
One more chance in 2020 to join a LiveWell Virtual Learning Collaborative!
Our next round starts on March 1. One administrator recently said: “You are doing excellent at adapting your training to Zoom. It’s every bit as good as a classroom location seminar. I know my staff are enjoying, and enthusiastically trying to implement the principles because they see value in the concepts.” Apply on our website.
LW MeetUps + Learning Collaboratives
Our twice-monthly MeetUps are now open to everyone, no matter where you live or work, even if you have not done LiveWell. Sign up on the LiveWell website. These 30-minute events provide an opportunity for staff from different communities to meet one another, share their tips, and support one another. If you are new to LiveWell, this is a great opportunity to meet the LiveWell coaches and learn from your peers.
Viral Snowflakes! How Appropriate :-)
And finally, some fun. Are you crafty? Turns out that viruses and snowflakes have a lot in common. They are both assembled from a small number of components in a repeating pattern. Thanks to Science News, we can share with you detailed plans for Virus Snowflakes Cutouts. These are varsity level, so if you do one, take a picture and share it with your LIveWell Team.
Wishing you a wonderful holiday season from Your LiveWell Team,
— Barbara, Lisa, Ann, Cindy, Laurie, Steve, Marcus, Paula, Serena, and Judy