Continuing Care Resources from CHA
CHA Long Term Care Resources — Visit our Online Store to obtain resources designed for Catholic health care organizations that serve the elderly.
RESOURCES INCLUDE:
Catholic Eldercare — A Life-Giving Experience
 This resource describes and celebrates care of older persons in Catholic-sponsored health care organizations. This resource can be used in recruiting management and staff, as a reflection piece in meetings, and shared with associates to recognize their important work.
Advance Directive Guide — designed to help patients/residents think about and prepare advance health care directives. CHA members can view this resource online.
> Order online
Finding and Keeping Direct Care Staff — this resource provides concrete suggestions, directions to helpful resources and long-term strategies for finding and retaining direct care staff.
> Order online
An Evidence-Based Program That Works — an audioconference on the Stanford Patient Education Research Center's self-management program for persons with chronic disease which has been embraced by the Administration on Aging as its leading evidence-based prevention program.
> Order online
Medically Administered Nutrition and Hydration: Taking Another Look — CD of webinar recording now available.
> Order online
Caring for Persons Who are Memory Impaired in Catholic Long-Term Care Facilities
> Order the FREE recording from the online store!
> Download the PowerPoint presentation (.pdf)
Past Webinar Recordings
> CNAs and Spiritual Care to Those with Dementia …WHO, ME? — Sept. 29, 2011
> Integrating Services for Seniors: Parish-based Programs — May 31, 2011
> Going Home Better, Not Worse: Improving Nursing Care for Hospitalized Elders — May 12, 2011
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Advocacy and Public Policy
Use the links below to access CHA's issue briefs and communications on continuum of care policy issues:
Other Related CHA Resources
Ministry Partners in Senior Housing — Providing high-quality housing for aging persons is a ministry of the Church that embraces both health and social services. To carry out this mission for seniors, the Catholic Health Association of the United States and Catholic Charities USA have developed a shared ministry vision and principles.
Social Accountability/Community Benefit — CHA's A Guide for Planning and Reporting Community Benefit provides a framework for planning, implementing and reporting community benefit. One chapter is devoted to the needs of long-term care facilities.
Understanding and Applying the Ethical and Religious Directives (member access required) — an interactive educational module that covers important aspects of the Directives.
Ethics Audioconferences (member access required) — past topics include honoring the elderly and dealing with tough situations – when families and caregivers disagree.
Mission Integration Resources (member access required) — resources that may be of interest to organizations that offer continuum of care services include:
- Innovations in Pain Management — successful practices from ministry organizations
- Successful Practices for Integrating Spirituality — practices shared at CHA's 2004 Mission Leaders Forum
- Spirituality in the Workplace — resources to help staff integrate spirituality with their work
- Sample Position Descriptions for Mission Leaders in Long-Term Care
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