LIFE IS A HIGHWAY BUT

LIFE ON THE COUNTRY ROAD IS BETTER

Bombala MPS’ Living Well in MPS’ journey

Bombala MPS

Country Roads – existing issues

■ We wanted to change the focus of care for our residents from acute to homelike

■ When the move from the old building to the new

occurred 10 years ago ingrained cultures and terminology came with the move

Country Roads – planning & implementation

How do we change ? ■ The opportunity arose when the facility had a VMO 3 days a

week, leading to a reduction in acute admissions; we could focus our time and energy with our residents

■ The ACI’s Living Well in MPS’ collaborative methodology and learning sets gave us the tools and enthusiasm to tackle the above

■ We did the surveys, reflected on our main issues and started to change small things using a PDSA cycle

Country roads – outcomes & embedding change ■ We to began to create an environment that our residents felt

more at home ■ We did the little things………….. ■ We began to understand that respecting their wishes were

of utmost importance ■ We are looking at getting know them better by changing

the admission paperwork ■ We haven't 'stopped doing the little things………….. ■ We aint there yet, but we understand what is required better

than we did before

Country Roads – take home message

■ Changes can be small & simple ■ Continue to try new things – use the PDSA cycle …..just

because it didn't work first-time around doesn’t’ mean it won’t work the next time with a few adjustments

■ Failure - we can learn from & it can lead to success

Remember to bring both cars to work …. You will be guaranteed to be working on the highway & country

road in the same shift

Warmth and colour

Chickens and companionship

“It’s not home, but it’s homelike” Resident

Outings Outings

“the picnic was great, so nice to be outside and having fun” Resident Resident

Inclusion and relationships

Intergenerational activities

Staff and residents dining

together

Condiments on the table

Celebrations!

“thankyou” Resident

Country Road

■ Julie Mann - Nurse Manager ■Rhonda Stewart Senior Nurse Manager

■Bombala MPS 6458 5777