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As a regional organization, LeadingAge of Maine and New Hampshire closely follows and acts upon a wide range of long-term care issues including financing, legislation, regulation and policy development in Maine and New Hampshire. As an affiliate of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) our members are kept abreast of issues and trends impacting long-term care nationally. Other services include the publication of a monthly newsletter, publication of an annual wage and salary survey/report, maintenance of an expanding membership directory, convening of an annual conference and exhibition and the staffing of membership organizations in both Maine and New Hampshire.

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• FREE “LONG-TERM CARE IMPROVEMENT GUIDE” NOW AVAILABLE!
Planetree and the Picker Institute are making available their just-introduced Long-Term Care Improvement Guide, a FREE practical resource intended to support continuing care communities in their culture change efforts. Like its groundbreaking predecessor, the Patient-Centered Care Improvement Guide, published in 2008 by Planetree and Picker Institute, the guide has been shaped by the perspectives of long- and short-term residents, their family, staff and leadership. Informed by these various perspectives, the guide presents a number of low-cost, high-impact innovations with the potential to make an immediate difference for patients/residents and staff, and tackles the nuances of culture change across the long-term care continuum inclusive of skilled nursing homes, independent and assisted living communities, and rehabilitation centers. To download your free copy of this guide, visit Planetree’s website at www.planetree.org

• Celebrate Age - Annual Conference, May 18-19, 2011
Review the 2011 Annual Conference prospectus for Exhibitors, Sponsors and Advertisers …sign up by February 18th and receive a 10% discount on the booth rate!! Check out the new prospectus ... sign up today!!

2011 Awards Program!!
LeadingAge Maine & New Hampshire is proud to recognize innovative programs and individuals who have distinguished themselves. This year's honorees will be recognized at the Annual Conference during the Breakfast Program on Thursday, May 19, in South Portland, Maine. Review the nomination form here... and submit a recommendation today!!

• 2011 January Meeting - 1/20/11
LeadingAgeMENH Annual Meeting (Portsmouth, NH); Board of Directors' In-Person Meeting was a big success. Check out the presentations below!

Check out the presentations below!
Susan Antkowiak's presentation, "The Basics of Alzheimer's Disease"
Davenport & Barr's presentation, "Find the Sunken Treasure in your Annual Fund"
Ken Harris's presentation, "Bringing It Home: Developing a Livable “Age-Friendly” Community"
Keith Robertson's presentation, "The State of Senior Living

We extend our sincere thanks and gratitude to these business partners who were sponsors for our January 20 Annual Meeting & Education Forum:

PLATINUM SPONSOR
Best Bath Systems (www.best-bath.com)

GOLD SPONSORS
Engelberth Construction (www.engelberth.com)
Trident Project Advantage Group (www.tridentgrp.com)

SILVER SPONSORS
AlliedCook Construction (www.alliedcook.com)
StandUp Gardens (www.standupgardens.com)

• MDS 3.0 Online Training Modules Available at Discounted Member Rate!

As you are aware, the newest, updated version of the MDS assessment tool – MDS 3.0 – will be implemented on October 1. The new protocols will not only affect business and reporting processes, but impact your entire interdisciplinary team. Earlier this summer we shared the news with you that our association has partnered with the New York affiliate (NYAHSA) to offer an online suite of focused, comprehensive training programs designed to not only smooth the transition, but improve the overall reliability and accuracy of your assessments. Two programs are available – The Leadership Overview, designed to educate leaders on what they should know about MDS 3.0 and how it will affect business and operations; and Training for Interdisciplinary Staff, a complete program providing an in-depth review of all MDS 3.0 changes, geared toward MDS coordinators and other team members.

Both modules are available in self-paced online modules, which can be used by as many people as you wish for one low rate. The learning module will consist of a comprehensive, section by section overview of MDS 3.0 (Sections A-Z). Six hours of NAB credit will be offered to one person per purchase. Click here for more information: or contact Linda Smith at NYAHSA at lsmith@nyahsa.org or (518) 449-2707.

• Fall Leadership Forum from the Aging Research Institute (ARI): Aligning Governance Effectiveness with Organizational Effectiveness - these documents have been moved to the archive page.

• HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) to bring their UPCS Inspection Training for Non-Inspectors Program to New England in November!- these documents have been moved to the archive page.

• EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS: - these documents have been moved to the archive page.

• Final Program Award Recipients... Read about their accomplishments - these documents have been moved to the archive page.

•As the Maine and New Hampshire state affiliate of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, we are proud to support AAHSA’s “5 Big Ideas” which represent its Transformational Agenda, with measurable outcomes, in five areas of importance to providers and consumers: Quality, Transitions, Talent, Finance and Technology. - these documents have been moved to the archive page.

•Comments from the out-going and in-coming chairpersons - these documents have been moved to the archive page.

• Professional Development Scholarship Program - these documents have been moved to the archive page.

• Read this wrap-up article from our January 21 Technology Forum! - these documents have been moved to the archive page.

• Preparedness - these documents have been moved to the archive page.

LeadingAge of Maine and New Hampshire
PO Box 339 • New Gretna, NJ 08224-0339
Phone/Fax: 603.391.9881 (call first for faxing)

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