Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is next week, and we are all anxious to get together with friends and families. But with COVID infections rising rapidly, safety is also top of mind. We are facing a difficult tradeoff between isolation and protection in our long-term care communities. What can we do? Two medical directors said, "Whatever you do, stay focused on these:
Love one another. And be sure to say it. Tell your co-workers what they did well. Tell your family and friends that you care about them.
Be present in the moment. Enjoy it. Say out loud what the moment is.
Understand that you make a difference, every day, by your example. Whether you want to or not! If you wear your mask longer, your co-workers will too. If you take an extra moment to show kindness to a resident or co-worker, you’ll see other people doing the same.
And here’s another idea from LiveWell’s Coach Ann: Use the Who Am I tool in the LiveWell toolkit to get residents and staff to share something new they learned about themselves because of the pandemic and something they will be excited about when we have a vaccine.
New Community Quality Board Template
We’ve made some improvements to LiveWell that we would like to share with you. After talking with staff from our last collaboratives, we’d like to offer a new template for your quality boards. Designed by Coach Lisa, the new Community Quality Board is divided into sections: What’s Happening, Compliments, Staffing, COVID and Emergency Planning, and How Well Are We Doing. This last area is where you can track falls, medication errors, staffing, satisfaction, and anything else you want to work on.
You can download this template and other useful materials on our website.
We launched the LiveWell Community of Practice!
As part of our commitment to building a community of practitioners, we launched a twice-monthly 30-minute LiveWell Huddle. It’s open to anyone from anywhere who has done LiveWell training in the past. It’s a great opportunity to check in with your peers, reconnect with your coaches, share what you’re doing, and learn from others. Next LiveWell Huddles: 10 am on Nov. 24, Dec. 8, Dec. 22. LiveWell Huddles take place on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Contact Ann at advocatedelmar@gmail.com for more info and Zoom invite.
LiveWell Virtual Learning Cohort #2 Launched!
On November 10, a new cohort of two virtual learning collaboratives launched! From Eastern Oregon, we welcome Alpine House in Joseph, Dorian Place and Wellsprings in Ontario, Flagstone Assisted Living and Flagstone Atrium in The Dalles, and Guardian Angel Homes in Hermiston. On the west side, we welcome Rivera Mansions in Portland and Ivy Court Senior Living in Milwaukie. A big shout out to these communities as they start their LiveWell journey.
Wishing you a wonderful Fall Season from Your LiveWell Team,
— Barbara, Lisa, Ann, Cindy, Laurie, Steve, Marcus, Paula, Serena, and Judy