SAN FRANCISCO, CA and BEDFORD, TX May 18, 2022
AGE-u-cate® Training Institute (www.AGEucate.com) has been awarded $139,600 in Civil Monetary Penalty funding by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to help twenty (20) Arizona certified nursing homes improve care for residents living with dementia.
The two-year project is entitled, “Compassionate Touch®: A Clinical Practice to Improve Resident Wellbeing and Promote Quality of Life.”
About Compassionate Touch®:
Compassionate Touch® is an approach that helps nursing facilities create an environment to promote comfort, attachment, inclusion, and love, thereby improving the well-being and quality of life of all residents. This is accomplished by teaching employees how to integrate touch techniques to calm, soothe and connect into their daily care of nursing home residents.
“There is an urgent need to better support persons living with dementia and we look forward to working with Arizona certified nursing homes,” said Pam Brandon, AGE-u-cate® Founder, and CEO. “This program offers simple, effective tools for care partners to connect with, calm, and comfort those in their care.”
The Compassionate Touch® program was developed by Ann Catlin, OTR, LMT, a leading expert in the field of skilled touch in eldercare and hospice. Drawing on 30 years’ experience, Ann has guided professionals and organizations to rediscover ‘touch-as-medicine’ in person-centered dementia care.
About AGE-u-cate® Training Institute
AGE-u-cate® Training Institute delivers evidence-informed, high-impact caregiver education and meaningful life enrichment programs, improving the quality of life for older adults. http://www.ageucate.com
AGE-u-cate® contact: Julie Boggess, VP of Grant Initiatives
Julie.boggess@ageucate.com | 817-857-1157 x 216
AZ Department of Health Services contact: Diane Eckles, Bureau Chief, Bureau Long-term Care | Diane.Eckles@azdhs.gov