Come Together...

RIGHT

NOW !

Featuring Special Guests

Rose Marie Fagan & Karen Schoeneman

6 CE Hours

LNHA, Social
Workers, PCH / ALC, and
other professionals
requiring CEUs

This is an historic opportunity to come together as a diverse group of stakeholders to

learn, collaborate and take action to improve the quality of care and quality of life for
all of the elders that we serve. We have to work together to envision and create the
kind of care that we all want for our loved ones and ourselves.

One person
can only do
so much

We are honored to welcome two of the original founders of the

Pioneer Network and inspirational leaders of the culture change
movement, Rose Marie Fagan and Karen Schoeneman.
Join national leaders in culture change and person-directed care for an
in-depth exploration of the culture change movement from the unique
perspectives of regulators, providers, advocates and consumers.

Learn about the federal and policy developments that are underway,
as well as what is happening at the state, provider and consumer level,
to make this a topic of vital interest and concern to licensors, licensees,
and all who are advocates for quality care throughout the continuum of long-term care, services and
supports.
You will be challenged to expand your perspective and your relationship with this issue, and
discover how the philosophy and principles of person-centered care and self-directed living are
applicable and imperative for all of us.
Once people learn about culture change and person-centered care it is a given that this is what
they want for their loved ones and themselves. Once people know that long-term care can be
different, they start to expect and demand change. Once people understand that they can have
choices, dignity, control, and that quality of life can be better - they dont want to settle for anything
less.

The Culture Change Network of Georgia invites all who are interested in our aging population ~ for
our loved ones and ourselves ~ to attend and participate in the networking, education and
conversation.
We encourage providers, surveyors, regulators, ombudsmen, culture change
advocates, aging services professionals from across the continuum, elders and all of those who care
about them, to attend and lend their voice.

By bringing together all key stakeholder groups and representatives from the entire
spectrum of care, we can work together to break down the many silos that exist in
long-term care and create a true community of caring.

Come Together RIGHT NOW !

It is going to take ALL OF US to create the kind of care
we want for our loved ones and ourselves

8:30

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00

Welcome and Introductions

Proclamation from the Governor Culture Change Day in Georgia
Come Together ... RIGHT NOW ! Part I
Rose Marie Fagan & Karen Schoeneman

10:30

15 MINUTE BREAK

12:15

Networking Luncheon & Community Building

1:00

Come Together RIGHT NOW ! Part II

Rose Marie Fagan & Karen Schoeneman
Implementing Culture Change: Getting Results
Panel Presentation (invited guests)

2:30

15 MINUTE BREAK

4:30

Summit Adjourns

Anyone who knows, interacts with, works with, or provides care and services to elders,
including people who are living with changing cognitive abilities.

Rose Marie Fagan is a co-founder and the founding Executive

Director of the Pioneer Network, a national network of
individuals who are transforming the culture of aging for the 21st
Century. Rose Marie coordinated the seminal meeting of Pioneers
in 1997 in Rochester and co-authored the widely disseminated
final report of that historic occasion. She also coordinated nine
national Pioneer Network conferences from 1999 to 2009, with
attendance growing to over 1000 from 48 states and 5 countries.

Rose Marie Fagan

Rose Marie speaks all over the nation on culture change and helps
educate about how to implement change. Her activities have
included being a resource to states forming statewide networks
and coalitions for culture change. Her most recent initiative, Take

It On 4 Mom, Creating Demand for Culture Change in Nursing

Homes: A Consumer Education & Empowerment Demonstration

Project in Rochester, NY, is educating consumers about person-directed care and their vital role
as change agents.

She began her work in long-term care as Director of the Monroe County Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Program at LIFESPAN. In 1998, she became Project Director of LIFESPAN's Nursing
Home Culture Change Project and in that capacity she was the Project Director for three major
research projects in culture change (1998-2002). Rose Marie has helped to make Rochester a
national center of nursing home culture change, recreating nursing homes as places for living,
rather than for decline.
Her work at LIFESPAN included coordinating the Long-Term Care Community Forum that brings
together providers, regulators, advocates, family members and residents in the Rochester
community to explore together pioneering approaches in long-term care. The forum also
sponsors roundtable discussions for staff. Her involvement in these endeavors continues in an
advisory capacity.
Rose Marie has been honored several times for her visionary work with and on behalf of
residents of nursing homes and all consumers of the entire spectrum of aging services.

Come Together RIGHT NOW !

It is going to take ALL OF US to create the kind of care
we want for our loved ones and ourselves

Karen C. Schoeneman, MPA is currently the owner of Karen Schoeneman Consulting, providing education and consulting in Quality of
Life, Culture Change and Regulatory Affairs.
She retired in 2012 from a twenty-two year career in the CMS
Division of Nursing Homes, which has responsibility for survey and
certification of all nursing homes. While at CMS, Karen specialized in
quality of life and resident rights for nursing home residents.
She is one of the founders of the national Culture Change movement
and the Pioneer Network. She is a co-founder of the Maryland
Culture Change Coalition and a member of the Pennsylvania Culture
Change Coalition.

Karen Schoeneman, MPA

At CMS, Karen was widely known as the agency lead for culture change. She was the project
lead from CMS for the two CMS/Pioneer Network national symposia on the regulations and the
physical environment (2008) and on dining/food choice (2010).
She has trained over 5000 State surveyors in quality of life and has produced and moderated
several CMS training broadcasts on a variety of topics including culture change, dementia care,
activities, unnecessary drugs and others. She is the co-developer of the culture change measurement tool, the Artifacts of Culture Change (with Carmen Bowman) which is now being used by
hundreds of nursing homes to help them measure their progress in changing their organizational
culture.
Karen is the executive producer of the CMS Hand in Hand person-centered dementia care
training toolkit, mailed by CMS to 15,000 nursing homes in 2012. In addition, she is a
co-developer of the new A Process for Care Planning for Resident Choice, created by the
Rothschild Person-Centered Task Force. Prior to her CMS career, Karen worked 17 years providing social services in large long-term care, state facilities in Pennsylvania.

Come Together RIGHT NOW !

It is going to take ALL OF US to create the kind of care
we want for our loved ones and ourselves

The Art of Aging: Not a Still Life

Come Together RIGHT NOW !
Connecting with Creativity for Expressive
It is going to take ALL OF US to create the kind of care
Communication and Community Building
we want for our loved ones and ourselves

Please complete a form for each person attending

Name ________________________________________ Title __________________________
Organization _________________________________________________________________
Address _____________________________________________________________________
City ________________________________________ State __________ Zip _____________
E-mail ____________________________________________Phone _____________________
Total to attend from my organization: _________
In order for us to plan, please indicate below the one area with which you most identify:
Nursing Home

Assisted Living

Personal Care Home

Retirement Housing / Affordable Housing
Hospice

Adult Day Services

Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRCs)
Developmental Disabilities

Mental Health

Architecture / Design

Elder / Consumer

Family Caregiver / Consumer

CNA / Direct Caregiver

Medical Profession / Nursing

Student

University / Education

Ombudsman
Government Agency (CMS, AAA, Survey, etc.)
Home and Community Based Services (Home Care,
Home Health, Community Agencies)

Government Representative
Social Worker

Other______________________________________________________________________________
Check here if you would like a vegetarian lunch.
Registration fees include continental breakfast, lunch and all training materials.
$100 per person

$60 students (full-time) & elders (retired, not working)

$20 extra for LNHA, Social Workers, PCH / ALC, and other professionals requiring CEUs
$_______ Total (6 CEU hours)

Please complete one form for each person who will attend, noting total number from your organization.
First, fax this completed form to 404-872-1737 to secure your space. For questions, contact Susan Watkins at
swatkins@LeadingAgeGA.org or 404-872-9191 ext. 301
Then, mail this form with your check (made out to Georgia Institute on Aging) to:
Georgia Institute on Aging; 1440 Dutch Valley Place; Suite 120; Atlanta, GA 30324
No on-site registration available. Online hotel reservations available via www.CultureChangeGA.org

Participants will receive 6 CEU Hours for LNHA, Social Workers, PCH / ALC, and other professionals requiring CEUs.
This training has been approved as part of the ongoing training hours required by DCH for Personal Care Homes & Assisted Living Providers.

Anyone who knows, interacts with, works with, or provides care and services to elders, including people who are living
with changing cognitive abilities. To get the most out of this amazing opportunity, we recommend that you send at least
three people from your organization. If you havent already, now is the perfect opportunity to bring together a Culture
Change Committee or Team (whatever you choose to call yourselves). If you all experience the day together, everyone will be on the same page when you go back to your organization and start putting what you learned into practice. In addition, we highly suggest that you send some of your direct-care/C.N.A. staff. As we all know, the direct-care
folks really know the elders best!

Dress comfortably. Remember that its difficult to regulate temperature in large rooms to make everyone comfortable.
Wear layered clothing to be sure that youll be comfortable.

We use photographs to promote the efforts of the Culture Change Network of Georgia. We often videotape conferences to provide educational materials to people who were not able to attend our events. By virtue of your attendance,
the Culture Change Network of Georgia reserves the right to use your likeness in such materials. And we promise to use
your good side!

The Culture Change Network of Georgia is a group of dedicated supporters and stakeholders working as partners to promote and foster culture change to improve the quality of life in all settings where long-term care, services and supports are delivered.

We are committed to change the way Georgians think and feel about aging and disability
by creating the kind of care we want for our loved ones and ourselves.
We are a group of people, organizations and providers who are focused on person-centered living and relationshipcentered care. We are committed to breaking down the silos of long-term care and working to create a community of
caring.
Founded in 2008 to be the clearinghouse of culture change in Georgia, we build common knowledge, support, commitment and relationships among those represented, and coordinate with other existing groups that have similar goals and
interests.
We are committed to defining culture change, increasing awareness, providing education, sharing ideas, and highlighting
programs and promising practices for aging and disability that can be replicated throughout the state to improve the
quality of life for our loved ones and ourselves. This isnt just a nice thing, its the RIGHT thing!

Connect with the NETWORK! www.CultureChangeGA.org

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Clairmont Rd/Decatur
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5. Merge onto I- 85 Access Rd NE
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6. Turn left onto US-23 N/Clairmont Rd NE
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7. Turn right onto Century Blvd NE
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