Sharing Innovations in Long-Term Care Quality
NASW is a member of the Health Care Financing Administration’s (HCFA) new project, Sharing Innovations in Quality (SIQ). This project is an effort to address the Nursing Home Reform Act requirements to improve the quality of life for nursing home residents. SIQ aims to develop an ongoing repository of best practices and innovative ideas that can be accessed on line in the near future.
NASW strongly advocates for the important role that professional social work can have in improving quality of life in long-term care, and strongly urges its members to participate in this project. You can participate by submitting innovations, encouraging others to make submissions, and by accessing the information when it comes on-line.
Three kinds of information are being sought:
- Established practices in the form of pamphlets, manuals, books, chapters of books, videos, etc.
- Innovative ideas that have been tested (materials, descriptive papers ).
- Innovative ideas that have not been tested (brief description)
Materials explaining topics, criteria for selection, and submission forms can be accessed on-line from HCFA at: http://cms.hhs.gov/medicare/hsqb/siq/qualhmpg.htm
Don’t worry about "fancy" presentation of your ideas. If you have questions or don’t have access to Internet, you can obtain a copy of the information and submission packet from me:
Anita L. Rosen, Ph.D, Senior Staff Associate, NASW, at email arosen@naswdc.org or
750 First St. NE, Washington, DC 20002-4241
Phone: 202-336-8342
FAX: 202-336-8311
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The National Association of Social Workers is the largest organization of professional social workers with 155,000 members. It promotes, develops and protects the practice of social work and social workers. NASW also seeks to enhance the well-being of individuals, families, and communities through its work and through its advocacy. A professional social worker has a degree in social work and meets state legal requirements. Professional social workers practice in many settings including family service agencies, child welfare, community mental health centers, private practice, schools, hospitals, employee assistance programs, and public and private agencies. Professional social workers are the nation's largest group of mental health services providers.
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is located at 750 First Street, NE, Suite 700, Washington DC 20002-4241. Telephone is 202/408-8600, FAX 202/336-8311 and TTD 202/408-8396.
