Jeanne Urban and Nancy Francisco, ombudsmen from the
Clearfield County Area Agency on Aging, along with Joan Bracco and Gale Washic,
volunteer ombudsmen, have begun a training program developed by the
Pennsylvania Department of Aging that has been designed to educate nursing
facility residents to have a voice in issues that concern their quality of
life. Pennsylvania Empowered Expert
Residents (PEER) are residents who are trained to be advocates for themselves
and their fellow residents. It is a
partnership between residents, staff, and the local ombudsman.
Ten residents from CKM have signed up for
training from our skilled and personal care units. On February 19 our staff was educated on the PEER program and the
official resident training began on February 26. It will be held
each Thursday from 9-11 am with graduation ceremony after the final session on
April 23. We thank those residents who
have dedicated time and attention to this meaningful program.
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| Seated are Mary Shaffer, Millie Sebring, Bobby Woodall, and Bob Worthington. Standing are Joan Bracco, Nancy Francisco, Jeanne Urban, Gale Washic, Mary Pullman, and Anna Ewing. |
