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Mather Lifeways Partnership

LeadingAge Oregon has partnered with Mather Lifeways Institute on Aging, a LeadingAge member and developer of award-winning, evidence-based education programs, to offer the following on-demand webinars. A portion of LeadingAge Oregon members’ registration fees are shared with LeadingAge Oregon to support local programs.

For more information, or to purchase a webinar series, please contact Louise Lyons at 847.492.7433, or llyons@matherlifeways.com.

Workforce Development

LEAP for Long Term Care Communities:
Improving Workforce Retention and Resident Quality of Life
Six-part webinar series - $395 per community
This multi-faceted, webinar series helps nurses become Gerontological clinical experts and leaders, while enhancing mentorship and communication skills in direct care workers. The award-winning content in this program has consistently proven to increase job satisfaction and staff retention while improving resident quality of life by reducing health deficiencies. Participants are taught the essential skills needed to foster capable work teams and provide person-directed care to residents and their families.

LEAP for Long Term Care Communities:
Improving Workforce Retention and Resident Quality of Life
Three-part CNA series - $250 per community
This multi-faceted, webinar series enhances mentorship and communication skills in direct care workers. The award-winning content in this program has consistently proven to increase job satisfaction and staff retention while improving resident quality of life by reducing health deficiencies. Participants are taught the essential skills needed to foster capable work teams and provide person-directed care to residents and their families.

LEAP for Long Term Care Communities:
Improving Workforce Retention and Resident Quality of Life
Three-part Nurse Series - $250 per community
This webinar series is geared specifically towards nurses working in long-term care communities. Developed from the award-winning LEAP Workshop curriculum, participants are taught the essential skills needed to foster capable work teams and provide person-directed care to residents and their families.

Essentials of Culture Transformation
Three-part webinar series - $195 per community
This three-part, webinar series focuses on the three essential components that form the foundation of culture transformation—person-directed care, consistent assignments, and peer mentoring. Ideal for all long-term care and senior living staff, Essentials of Culture Transformation gives participants the tools to form partnerships with residents and create a person-directed culture of care. Each 60-minute segment is devoted to a single topic and now accessible 24/7. 

It's All About Relationships:
Cultural Diversity, Communication, and
Teamwork in Senior Living
Three-part webinar series - $195 per community
This webinar series offers a unique interdisciplinary approach to creating a person-directed culture in senior living communities. This program also focuses on cultural diversity and sensitivity, building strong work teams, and communication strategies for a multicultural workforce.

Person-Centered Care Essentials
Four-part series - $229 per community
This webinar series for senior living and long-term care communities educates participants on the fundamental principles of person-centered care. Four key content areas are covered in sixty minute segments that teach culture change across all departments, resulting in better care and service for residents.

Safety and Risk Management

PREPARE: Emergency Preparedness and All Hazards Disaster Planning
Three-part webinar series - $195 per community
This informative, webinar series is designed to equip senior living and long-term care professionals with the knowledge and tools to safely respond to natural and man-made disasters in their communities. Three core competencies are instilled in participants to help them navigate the unique issues that can arise in their communities before and after a disaster.

SAFE-TI: Falls Reduction Webinar Series
Three-part series - $195 per community
Falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths in adults age 65 and older, regardless of their living situation. Studies show that the most successful fall reduction programs take a proactive approach in educating older adults on risk factors while providing specific interventions to address those factors.
This research-based webinar series uses Specific Assessment of Falls and Effective Therapeutic Interventions (SAFE-TI) as the foundation for a comprehensive falls reduction program. Each one-hour segment in this three-part series is dedicated to an essential component of an effectual plan.

Memory Support

Insight into Memory Loss
Four-part series $229 per community
This webinar series examines the scope of memory loss and is intended to educate staff on providing effective, meaningful and supportive services to older adults with dementia. A review of memory loss literature, evidence based-practices and techniques are explored to give participants a comprehensive understanding of dementia. The series concludes with an overview of current trends and research, as well as a look at future possibilities in the memory loss field.