{"id":1253,"date":"2013-05-06T18:13:28","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T18:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/?p=1253"},"modified":"2013-05-06T18:13:28","modified_gmt":"2013-05-06T18:13:28","slug":"2009-excellence-in-program-innovation-winner-clinical-practice-where-are-they-now-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/2013\/05\/2009-excellence-in-program-innovation-winner-clinical-practice-where-are-they-now-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2009 Excellence in Program Innovation Winner (Clinical Practice) \u2013 Where Are They Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\">&#8220;Caring Hearts, Helping Minds&#8221; &#8211; Alzheimer\u2019s Training Program for TCH volunteers<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1em;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tchospice.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1266\" title=\"Treasure Coast Hospice\" src=\"http:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/TCH-Black-and-White-with-tag-300x107.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/TCH-Black-and-White-with-tag-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/TCH-Black-and-White-with-tag-1024x365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/TCH-Black-and-White-with-tag.jpg 1180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Description of Award:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> The Awards of Excellence in Program Innovation recognize the accomplishments that hospice and palliative care programs have made as a team or organization in bringing innovative services and programs to their practices and their communities. Winning programs demonstrate creativity and ingenuity. We highlight these programs not only to reward accomplishments, but also to challenge others to adapt these inspirational ideas to their own programs and communities. The sharing of ideas will create the \u201cbest practices\u201d that propel all of us forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Description of the Program We Used at The Awards Ceremony:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Caring Hearts, Helping Minds is a comprehensive educational experience developed by the Volunteer Department and patient visitor volunteers. Participants are equipped with a variety of tools and positive behaviors to enhance communication with patients who have Alzheimer\u2019s disease and their caregivers. The program is designed for volunteers that visit patients in their homes and in residential care settings. Caring hearts and Helping Minds is a 16-hour education program that empowers participants through a positive approach to Alzheimer\u2019s care while deepening understanding of the end-of-life issues related to the disease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Description we received from Carol Taylor-Moore:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> This volunteer program is still in effect. Training is offered to patient visitor volunteers once a quarter. Interest in the program has grown as the general population becomes more aware of this disease process. This program has met its purpose in that we now have patient visitor volunteers who feel comfortable visiting patients with end stage Alzheimer\u2019s. Treasure Coast Hospice has at least one volunteer assigned to every facility we serve. For additional information you may contact Eileen Emery, Director of Volunteer Services at eemery@tchospice.org or 772-233-9832.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<em>\u201cAlzheimer\u2019s patients were once treated as lost, lonely souls drifting in a cloud of haze. Not so anymore. Today we are touching their minds with our caring hearts.\u201d &#8211; AnnMarie St. James, BHA, BBA, Manager of Volunteer Services<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Treasure-Coast-Caring-Hearts-Pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1268\" title=\"Treasure Coast - Caring Hearts Pic\" src=\"http:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Treasure-Coast-Caring-Hearts-Pic-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Treasure-Coast-Caring-Hearts-Pic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/floridahospices.org\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Treasure-Coast-Caring-Hearts-Pic-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Caring Hearts, Helping Minds&#8221; &#8211; Alzheimer\u2019s Training Program for TCH volunteers &nbsp; Description of Award: The Awards of Excellence in Program Innovation recognize the accomplishments that hospice and palliative care programs have made as a team or organization in bringing innovative services and programs to their practices and their communities. 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