Calling all nursing home leaders!
The USI GWEP has established a nursing home consortium, AIM (Advance, Improve, Move), designed to support nursing home leaders with education and innovative opportunities to grow age- and dementia- friendly care.
Quarterly Meetings
Quarterly meetings featuring national and regional experts will be hosted on Zoom.
- February 26, 2025, 1-2 p.m. CT
- May 28, 2025, 1-2 p.m. CT
- August 27, 2025, 1-2 p.m. CT
- October 29, 2025, 1-2 p.m. CT
Continued education credits jointly provided by the USI GWEP and the Center for Health Professions Lifelong Learning.
Opt-In Initiatives
Through AIM, nursing home leaders will have the opportunity to opt-in to one or more initiatives. See details on each opportunity in the drop-down menu below.
Clinical Opportunities
- Nursing (BSN)
- Occupational Therapy (OTD)
- Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)
- Administrator-in-Training (AIT)
Staff Age- and Dementia-Friendly Education
- Age- and dementia friendly information session
- Alzheimer's Association Project ECHO staff training
- Alzheimer's Association essetiALZ staff training and certification
- Teepa Snow's Positive Approach to Care (PAC) Trainer Certification (May 13-14)
- Artificial Intelligence staff training
- A Matter of Balance coach training
- Circle of Friends facilitator training
- Dementia Live coach training and certification
Resident Engagement
- A Matter of Balance class
- Circle of Friends class
- Artificial Intelligence in nursing homes
Organizational Support
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement Age-Friendly Recognition: Level I Status
- Institute for Healthcare Improvement Age-Friendly Recognition: Level II Status
CNA Workforce Development
- CNA pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs
Some opt-in initiatives will have participation limitations based on funding and capacity.
Nursing homes participating in the AIM consortium will have the option to become a clinical site location for the USI Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy Assistant, and/or Administrator-in-Training programs.
- Nursing (BSN)
- Occupational Therapy (OTD)
- Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)
- Administrator-in-Training (AIT)
Some opt-in initiatives will have participation limitations based on funding and capacity.
Nursing homes participating in the AIM consortium will have the option to participate in the following evidence-based programs:
- Age- and dementia friendly information session
- Alzheimer's Association Project ECHO staff training
- Alzheimer's Association essetiALZ staff training and certification
- Teepa Snow's Positive Approach to Care (PAC) Trainer Certification (May 13-14)
- Artificial Intelligence staff training
- A Matter of Balance coach training
- Circle of Friends facilitator training
- Dementia Live coach training and certification
Some opt-in initiatives will have participation limitations based on funding and capacity.
Nursing homes participating in the AIM consortium will have the option to host the following evidence-based programs:
- A Matter of Balance class
- Circle of Friends class
- Artificial Intelligence in nursing homes
Some opt-in initiatives will have participation limitations based on funding and capacity.
AIM consortium members have the opportunity to receive IHI age-friendly recognition, and the USI GWEP will assist in this process. The USI GWEP anticipates that two nursing homes will join us in piloting the IHI recognition process with nursing homes and share what was learned with their peers. In all, we have planned for two nursing home partners to apply for Level 1 or Level 2 Age-Friendly Health System status each year, for a total of 10.
Some opt-in initiatives will have participation limitations based on funding and capacity.
CNA pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs coming soon!
Some opt-in initiatives will have participation limitations based on funding and capacity.
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