Lutheran Wellspring Alliance of the Carolinas

IFAS is working with AAHSA members Lutheran Services for the Aging of North Carolina and Lutheran Homes of South Carolina to implement and evaluate the Wellspring model in nine nursing homes.

The model emphasizes resident-centered care, team orientation across departments and positions, critical thinking and use of quality information to improve nursing homes as a place to live and work.

Funded through a grant from the Duke Endowment and investments from the two organizations, the program promises to provide best practices for other nursing facilities as they work to implement Wellspring and other quality improvement models.

Contact Natasha Bryantabout this project.

Project Activity

• Carolina Wellspring Implementation Evaluation Report (anticipated date June 2008)
• Toolkit (anticipated date February 2008)