Iowa Person Directed Care Coalition Updates Educational Material

In accordance with its mission of spreading the word about Person Directed Care, the Iowa Person Directed Care Coalition has updated its educational material in hopes providers will use them to help promote Person Directed Care. The Coalition is encouraging providers to use these materials not only to educate their own staff about Person Directed Care but also to provide their residents and communities with information about the movement that impacts their lives or the lives of their loved ones.

Available for downloading on the IPDCC website (www.iowapersondirectedcare.org) is:

A PowerPoint specific for providers and their employees. This is accompanied by an in-service outline that can be used for record keeping or as a basis for CEU application.
A PowerPoint specific for consumers. Accompanying this is a list of consumer groups providers may want to offer to present to. This is a great opportunity to market your home while spreading the word about PDC! The Coalition has even included a sample letter offering your expertise as a speaker to these local groups.
A brochure for consumers that homes are welcome to print and hand out to consumer groups or professional partners.

Transparencies and desktop presentation materials are available if the PowerPoint presentation is not useable to anyone-just contact Char Teed @ cteed@iaqio.sdps.org.

The Iowa Person Directed Care Coalition brings together individuals and organizations committed to improving care through person directed care activities. For more information on the Coalition, Person Directed Care or to access the materials above visit www.iowapersondirectedcare.org.

Inaugural Iowa Person Directed Care Conference a Success!

The first Iowa Person Directed Care Coalition conference which was held October 19, 2011 was declared an overwhelming success. Over 120 attendees from all corners of the state were mesmerized by Eden Alternative speaker Denise Hyde’s energetic presentations on initiating, implementing and sustaining Person Directed Care in our homes.

Evaluations of the program demonstrated much was learned and much more is wanted (95 of 97 respondents felt the workshop helped them understand PDC while 94 of 97 are interested in attending future workshops on PDC). Due to this positive response the Iowa Person Directed Care Coalition has decided to sponsor two more educational opportunities in 2012. Please be on the lookout for more information on upcoming conferences to advance Person Directed Care throughout Iowa!

For those attendees that wanted to keep in touch with each other (and isn’t networking the best part of conferences?!) we have a link to the list of participants who gave permission to share their contract information. If you would like to add your contact information contact us.

Welcome

The IPDCC brings together individuals and organizations committed to improving care through person
directed care activities. The group works to:

• Identify and address barriers to advancement
• Identify and share resources to help transform our current system
• Provide person directed care education
• Raise public awareness regarding the importance of person directed care

If you have questions, would like more information or would like to join our efforts
call Julie at: 1-866-236-1430