LIFE IS A HIGHWAY · LIFE IS A HIGHWAY BUT LIFE ON THE COUNTRY ROAD IS BETTER Bombala MPS’ Living...
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LIFE IS A HIGHWAY BUT
LIFE ON THE COUNTRY ROAD IS BETTER
Bombala MPS’ Living Well in MPS’ journey
Bombala MPS
Country Roads – existing issues
■ We wanted to change the focus of care for our residents from acute to homelike
■ When the move from the old building to the new
occurred 10 years ago ingrained cultures and terminology came with the move
Country Roads – planning & implementation
How do we change ? ■ The opportunity arose when the facility had a VMO 3 days a
week, leading to a reduction in acute admissions; we could focus our time and energy with our residents
■ The ACI’s Living Well in MPS’ collaborative methodology and learning sets gave us the tools and enthusiasm to tackle the above
■ We did the surveys, reflected on our main issues and started to change small things using a PDSA cycle
Country roads – outcomes & embedding change ■ We to began to create an environment that our residents felt
more at home ■ We did the little things………….. ■ We began to understand that respecting their wishes were
of utmost importance ■ We are looking at getting know them better by changing
the admission paperwork ■ We haven't 'stopped doing the little things………….. ■ We aint there yet, but we understand what is required better
than we did before
Country Roads – take home message
■ Changes can be small & simple ■ Continue to try new things – use the PDSA cycle …..just
because it didn't work first-time around doesn’t’ mean it won’t work the next time with a few adjustments
■ Failure - we can learn from & it can lead to success
Remember to bring both cars to work …. You will be guaranteed to be working on the highway & country
road in the same shift
Warmth and colour
Chickens and companionship
“It’s not home, but it’s homelike” Resident
Outings Outings
“the picnic was great, so nice to be outside and having fun” Resident Resident
Inclusion and relationships
Intergenerational activities
Staff and residents dining
together
Condiments on the table
Celebrations!
“thankyou” Resident
Country Road
■ Julie Mann - Nurse Manager ■Rhonda Stewart Senior Nurse Manager
■Bombala MPS 6458 5777