Project Report
| Oct 3, 2012
Goals and Strategies
By Wayne Miya | Executive Director
We have held several strategic meetings with various groups over the past few months:
During our Board/Staff Retreat we discussed our future strategies and how we could get sustainable funding for them. Some of the goals that were discussed were:
- Connect with CCO's in Oregon to become a provider for that organization to care for their clients with HIV/AIDS
- Look into expansion of our Neighborhood Housing and Care Program to include aspects of:
- Caregiver Training and Education for various levels of caregivers and care-giving services
- Home Care and Home Health Care
- Obtain sustainable funding for each of the items above.
We have met with the staff of Health Share Oregon - the largest CCO in Oregon to discuss our involvement.
We are scheduling meetings with FamilyCare and others to discuss similar items.
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Jul 17, 2012
Surveys, Presentations and Strategies
By Wayne Miya | Executive Director
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Nursing Staff Training Session
This Spring we conducted a survey of providers and caregivers in the adult care community. We did an assessment of how much they knew about HIV and asked follow-up questions. Most of the group indicated that they would like additional training on caring for people with HIV, but that they had not had much contact with clients with HIV. Much of the training needed would be in HIV transmission and caring for those with other co-morbidities.
Presentations were given in Seattle at an HIV conference, as well as in conjunction with Friendly House's Gay and Grey project where older gay adults are presented with information that is uniquely relevant to aging as a gay adult.
Ongoing strategies will be to work with the newly formed Coordinated Care Organizations (CCO's) to be a provider for those with HIV/AIDS and to strategically increase our services to help people stay in their homes as long as possible and to avoid higher cost health care.
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May 1, 2012
Creating Training Modules
By Wayne Miya | Executive Director
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Exercise Class for Clients
Although we have not yet heard if we will receive a grant to fund this project, we have begun to create the basis for training. Several of the clinical staff have been doing research and have created presentations for meetings, seminars and webinars. This helps us to see how much need there is out in the communities for this service.
As we provide continue to provide services for people with HIV/AIDS in their homes, we see an increasing need for this type of training - not only for the caregivers, but for the clients themselves. If we can create an environment where medication management, safety, exercise and good nutrition is a priority, we can avoid many more expensive alternatives for care such as hospitalizations or ER visits.
We are also working with some of the organizations who are creating the Coordinated Care Organizations for Oregon (CCO's) where funding this project is a good possibility.
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