Beverley Laubert, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman for Ohio and past president of the National Association of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs was installed as Chair of the Advancing Excellence in Long-Term Care Collaborative Board of Directors for the 2014–2015 term at the January Board meeting. Marilyn Reierson, Program Manager, Stratis Health was installed as Vice Chair for the same term.
The Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes Campaign, now in its eighth year, is a major initiative of the Advancing Excellence in Long Term Care Collaborative. The Campaign helps nursing homes improve the quality of care and quality of life for the more than 1.5 million residents of America’s nursing homes by:
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Establishing and supporting an infrastructure of Local Area Networks for Excellence (LANEs) in every state and the District of Columbia;
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Strengthening the workforce; and
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Improving clinical and organizational outcomes.
"It is a great honor to play a leadership role in a national initiative that has had a major impact on how states and individual providers make progress toward quality aims," said Beverley Laubert. "Through the Campaign's initiatives, we are seeing real and meaningful quality improvement in nursing homes throughout the country."
"I am honored to accept this appointment to support an organization that does such meaningful work," said Marilyn Reierson. "I look forward to upholding the Campaign's ongoing commitment to make nursing homes better places to live, work, and visit."
Beverley Laubert has been the Ohio State Long-Term Care Ombudsman since 1994. Her office includes twelve regional ombudsman programs, 80 staff members and over 300 volunteers. Among her accomplishments are the development of Ohio’s Long-Term Care Consumer Guide, person-centered strategies projects to improve quality of life for consumers, and influencing public policy focused on quality and consumer rights. She has served as president of the National Association of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs and chair of the organization’s Federal Policy Committee.
Marilyn Reierson is a program manager for Stratis Health, a nonprofit based in Bloomington, MN, that leads collaboration and innovation in health care quality and safety, and serves as a trusted expert in facilitating improvement for people and communities. She currently works with Quality Improvement Organizations and nursing homes throughout the country in support of the National Nursing Home Quality Care Collaborative and QAPI implementation.
About Advancing Excellence: The Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes Campaign is a coalition of long-term care providers, caregivers, medical and quality improvement experts, government agencies and consumers working to make Nursing Homes better places to live, work and visit. For more information, contact Adrienne Thomas at athomas@aeltcc.org.