Nursing Home Without Walls (NHWW): Guide for Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Homes
Nursing Home Without Walls (NHWW) harnesses community, nursing home and long-term care assets to create a positive, person-centred and flexible approach to aging in place, enhancing quality of life for older adults and their care partners.
The Nursing Home Without Walls (NHWW): Guide for Nursing Homes provides a step-by-step roadmap for implementing NHWW programs, enabling nursing and long-term care homes to become hubs of community-based care and support. NHWW offers a flexible, person-centered approach that leverages nursing and long-term care expertise to provide outreach, coordination, and support to older adults in the community.
What鈥檚 inside this guide?
- Step-by-step implementation strategies: From assessing readiness to hiring an NHWW coordinator, this guide walks you through the key phases of launching a successful program.
- Community asset mapping: Learn how to identify and collaborate with local organizations to maximize resources and services for older adults.
- Service design and delivery models: Discover best practices for offering person-centered supports, from social engagement programs to home-based healthcare coordination.
- Workforce and volunteer planning: Explore strategies for staffing NHWW initiatives, engaging volunteers, and ensuring sustainable operations.
- Program evaluation and continuous improvement: Gain insights into tracking program success, measuring impact, and refining services to meet community needs.
Who should use this guide?
This guide is for nursing and long-term care leaders, directors, and coordinators who want to expand their reach and provide innovative aging-in-place solutions. Whether your facility is in the early exploration phase or ready to launch an NHWW program, this resource offers the tools, insights, and best practices needed to succeed.
