CMS REGION 8 OFFICE, DENVER, CO AWARDS AGE-U-CATE™ TRAINING INSTITUTE $299,286.22 FOR READING2CONNECT® PROJECT

Denver, CO, and North Richland Hills, TX. AGE-u-cate Training Institute (www.AGEucate.com) is pleased to announce an award of $299,286.22 in Civil Monetary Penalty funding by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to help thirty (30) Colorado nursing homes improve care for residents living with dementia.

 

The two-year project is titled “Reading2Connect:  A One-of-a-Kind Program to Enhance the Social-Emotional Wellbeing of Long-Stay Residents through the Power of Age/Dementia Friendly Books.”

 

Reading2Connect is a strength-based program that enables nursing home residents to achieve a higher level of well-being through reading independently, expressing their individuality, recalling their pasts, sharing humor, and emotionally connecting with peers, family, and staff.

 

This project aims to integrate Reading2Connect into nursing homes’ life enrichment programs, fostering resident-centered and resident-directed activities.

 

“Reading2Connect addresses the unmet social needs of persons living with dementia. We look forward to working with Colorado nursing homes in bringing this dynamic program to their communities,” states Pam Brandon, AGE-u-cate’s Founder and CEO.

 

The Reading2Connect program is the work of Speech Language Pathologist Susan Ostrowski, MA, MS, CCC-SLP.  Susan holds a master’s degree in remedial reading and a master’s degree in speech pathology from Columbia University.

 

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.

 

Contact Information: 

AGE-u-cate contact:  Julie Boggess, VP of Grant Initiatives

Julie.boggess@ageucate.com  817-857-1157 x 216

Colorado CMP Program Team

cdphe_nhib_grants@state.co.us