LeadingAge WA Granted CMP Funds To Implement iN2L’s i.N.S.P.I.R.E Project in Skilled Nursing

LeadingAge WA Granted CMP Funds To Implement iN2L’s i.N.S.P.I.R.E Project in Skilled Nursing

Special Announcement!

LeadingAge Washington was recently awarded a CMP Grant for $840,320.31 to implement “iN2L’s  i.N.S.P.I.R.E. Project”  to twenty-one of our Skilled Nursing communities! (Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Funds)

LeadingAge Washington and It’s Never 2 Late collaborated on a 2 year initiative to supply (based on bed size), implement, train staff, and certify communities in the “iN2L i.N.S.P.I.R.E. Project”. The initiative will fully fund a 2 year certification for each community. To help meet Federal regulations and improve State and Federal quality measures, one of the goals of the “iN2L  i.N.S.P.I.R.E. Project” will be to help decrease the use of antipsychotic medications in residents living with dementia.

What is iNSPIRE Project?

https://youtu.be/8oWSGgnhjcE   Dignity through Technology!  www.IN2L.org   

In partnership with LeadingAge Washington ~ the It’s Never 2 Late team will begin delivery and implementation during the month of February to our interested Skilled Nursing communities – giving each the opportunity to Integrate fuN, Sustainable, Programing that is Innovative, Rewarding and Enriches the lives of all their residents through the iN2L Program.

What is the iN2L Program?

  • A multidisciplinary approach that supports intradisciplinary projects that aim to improve the quality of life and quality of care of skilled nursing community
  • Integrates engagement  technology,  which  provide  access to  thousands  of life-enriching recreational activities, supplemented with ongoing trainings and support for staff and
  • Provides person-centered engagement because it addresses the unique abilities, interests and needs of skilled nursing community
  • Affords staff the opportunity to learn new skills and more about the residents in their
  • Enhances staff/resident interactions while supporting and promoting staff acceptance of the belief that that well-being encompasses all the dimensions of personhood—mind, body and spirit.

What are the iNSPIRE Projects goals?

  • Reduce the use of antipsychotics by providing inter-disciplinary, person-centered programing that engages, redirects and addresses the unique history, needs and strengths of the
  • Improve quality of life by decreasing isolation and depression and by increasing the resident-active
  • Enrich the residents connections to the world at large by providing opportunities to stay connected to their families, friends and places beyond the confines of their senior living

We are very excited to work with everyone involved to ensure this is a SUCCESSFUL project! 

LeadingAge Washington and the folks at It’s Never 2 Late are very excited for your community to participate in the iNSPIRE Project. We are looking forward to partnering with you for the next two years to reduce antipsychotic drug use and improve the quality of life of your residents.

 If you have any questions regarding the iN2L Program, iN2L engagement technology and/or current iN2L systems in your community, please contact the iN2L Program Partnerships team at ProgramPartnerships@iN2L.com.