Created in 1999 via HB 1971 and since 2000 continuously funded through a contract with Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration with the mission of creating an integrated statewide LTC education and research consortium to improve care and quality of life for older adults in the setting of residential care

PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Bernie Roos ADMINISTRATOR: Marilyn Cheung TNH STEERING COMMITTEE Michael Mintzer, Chair Steering Committee Kathy Hyer, Past Chair LuMarie Polivka-West Linda Wilkes Cathy Lieblich Annette Kelly Christine Williams Larry Polivka Jorge Ruiz Ellen Brown Alan Sadowsky Brian Robare Victor Molinari Thomas Wan AHCA Representative FADONA Representative

TNH GOALS Develop conferences, consortia, and collaborations to identify education and technology gaps in residential LTC and develop curriculums to fill those gaps. Improve efficiency and effectiveness of LTC through introduction and refinement of educational technology for training and clinical decision support. Enhance academic and public image of residential LTC.

TNH ACTIVITIES Assess LTC training and curriculum needs Create and validate needed training Develop clinical decision-support technology Enhance interdisciplinary communication Promote QM-related QI and culture change (FMQAI and FPN collaborations)

NOTABLE RECENT TNH CURRICULUMS “Dining at Home” A response to the imperatives of resident dignity and culture change “Depression in Dementia” A response to national concerns for the cost and turmoil due to underrecognition of this important LTC problem

COMPETENCE Knows Shows how Knows how Does Professional authenticity Cognition (Remember) Behavior (Apply)

A nalysis – Identifying the training need and gathering information about the training program and its participants D esign – Blueprinting what should be learned and how D evelopment – Producing training materials and their testing I mplementation – Delivering the training E valuation – Assessing the training’s success (satisfaction and effectiveness) “ADDIE” Curriculum Development System

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TNH’S DVD-BASED BLENDED-LEARNING MODULES

PILOT STUDIES OF PDA USE AND UTILITY IN NHs PDAs viewed by LTC nurses as usable and useful portable tools for reinforcing training and for clinical decision support PDA training modules as reinforcement tools for DVD and other curriculums

TNH Curriculums Trainer-Facilitated Instruction PDA-Based Reinforcement Clinical Support Quality Improvement - Pain Assessment - Falls Prevention - Dementia - Depression - Clinical Communication - Culture Change - Physical Restraints - Pressure Ulcers - CHF & Diabetes TNH WEB SITE

TNH’S BLENDED-LEARNING APPROACH Training Technology Culture of Learning Instructional Design Technology Competencies –Recognizes –Communicates Knows Shows how Knows how Does

LTC needs education strategies and technologies that efficiently provide effective competency-based instruction and clinical support!! TNH has created and introduced training and related education and support technologies that are effective, efficient, and satisfying. TNH is uniquely positioned to support, improve, and disseminate these technologies while continuing its statewide consortium efforts to initiate and promote collaborative training and research in best practices.