Leadership Council on Long-Term Care

In an effort to improve the quality of palliative and end-of-life care services in the long-term care setting, a consortium of Western Pennsylvania nursing facilities and the Institute to Enhance Palliative Care have joined together in an initiative called the Leadership Council on Long-Term Care.

• MISSION
• GOALS
• PROJECTS
• MEMBERSHIP
• CONTACT INFORMATION

Mission

The mission of the Leadership Council on Long-Term Care is to establish best practices for palliative and end-of-life care in the long-term care setting.

Goals

The goals of the Leadership Council are as follows:

• Create a leadership council of long-term care providers committed to increasing awareness of residents' options during life-threatening illness and at the end of life.
• Develop models of care related to options during life-threatening illness and at the end of life.
• Develop educational tools for the public and healthcare professionals, to increase awareness of palliative and end-of-life care within long-term care.
• Heighten facility exposure through joint education projects and participation in regional conferences.
• Evaluate and assess the quality of palliative and end-of-life care in long-term care through research as appropriate.
• Provide a forum for shared learning.
• Be a recognized regional resource for palliative and end-of-life information in the communities in which we serve.

Projects

The Leadership Council on Long-Term Care's first project included the development and distribution of a survey to assess knowledge and perceived barriers to hospice care in the long-term care setting. Based on the results of the surveys, the Council has developed a series of Fact Sheets about hospice care, which are tailored to specific long-term care professionals, residents, and their families, to help continuing efforts to improve care for seriously ill residents in the long-term care setting. These Fact Sheets can be accessed through the links below:

Membership

The Council is composed of the following long-term care providers committed to increasing awareness, education and developing best practices models of care for people who are seriously ill and living in long-term care.

Contact Information

For more information about the Leadership Council on Long-term Care or if your facility is interested in participating please contact either Teresa Barber: 412-572-8821 or Paige Hepple: 412-802-6249.