Foundation for Long Term Care

Grant Status

Completed

Project Title

Research to Practice: Long Term Care Charge Nurse Peer Mentoring

Award Amount

$160,182

Location

Albany

Website

http://www.nyahsa.org/foundation/

Date Awarded

September 20, 2007

The Foundation for Long Term Care (FLTC) is a private, not-for-profit research and education organization founded in 1978. In keeping with its mission to improve (by research and education) the way care for an aging society is delivered, it has a reputation for outstanding research and demonstration projects and for innovative seminars aimed at keeping health care professionals informed of constant changes in the field. With this grant, FLTC will build upon its successful project, Peer Mentoring for Long Term Care Charge Nurses.

The Peer Mentoring for Long Term Care Charge Nurses project (originally funded by the New York State Department of Health) developed and tested a retention and management skill development program that addressed quality issues caused by under-prepared charge nurses in long-term care and charge nurse shortages. It has shown a statistically significant improvement in retention of long-term care charge nurses. FLTC will (a) conduct statewide training for 180 nursing homes and other care providers in nine regions of the State on how to use the training materials from this project; (b) prepare a cadre of 100 expert trainers so that the training can continue after the grant period; and (c) evaluate impact. Costs of the development, production, evaluation, and statewide dissemination of these training materials are covered by a New York State Department of Health grant. FLTC will offer statewide training to synchronize with the distribution of the training materials in February 2008.