1199SEIU/League Labor Management Project

08/19/2016

Happy Friday!

08/16/2016

Francis Njuakom shared with staff from Isabella Geriatric Center about growing up in a slum and witnessing the plight of widows and elders in his local village in the Cameroon. This experience led him to focus on uncovering the hidden potential beneath the face of poverty. Francis’ vision of engaging elders into one voice that speaks on behalf of women and the poor has improved the Cameroon society over the last twenty years. He founded an organization called Community Development Volunteers for Technical Assistance in the Republic of the Cameroon to provide support for older people, promote advocacy, elderly friendly communities, positive ageing, social inclusion and welfare. "We wanted to transform sympathy to empathy for our elders," he said. Click below to view photos from the presentation.

08/15/2016

For the first time, Francis Njuakom from the Cameroon, visited the United States and presented at two NYC nursing homes about the great work his organization is doing to support elders in his country. Stay tuned for updates this week. Check out some photos from Kingsharbor Located in the Bronx

08/10/2016

Nurses may hold the key to shorter stays in the ER.
Click below to read more.
http://goo.gl/jTn8Q1

Emergency department overcrowding is an ongoing problem that plagues many hospitals, but organizations could solve the problem by allowing nurses to treat patients with common conditions.

08/03/2016

The theme for this year's conference was "The Culture of Aging". Intensive sessions and workshops focused on how to create a culture change in a nursing home environment including applying person centered care and the role of compassion in elder care.

08/02/2016

LMP staff and nursing homes from our Workplace Violence Project present during Pioneer Conference

07/31/2016

LMP staff and staff from NYC nursing homes who participated in our Workplace Violence Collaborative Project are here in New Orleans for the Network - Changing the Culture of Aging in the 21st Century Conference. Stay tuned for updates this week!

07/29/2016

Check out photos from our Building and Sustaining Effective Teams training below. Both labor and management staff from Maimonides Medical Center’s Ambulatory Care Department gathered together to learn how to establish an effective team structure and the importance of team work in the workplace. Through interactive exercises, the staff discovered how to use effective ways to build their team. During the Baggage exercise (shown in the photos), the team learned how everyone has personal baggage that can be carried into the workplace and the importance of having empathy for their co-workers. Through this training, the Maimonides staff learned the keys to successfully building a dream team.

07/25/2016

Click below to read our July 2016 Partnership Matters issue. This month's stories include BRONX LEBANON HOSPITAL Ambulatory Care Staff Sharpen Patient-Centered Care Skills, Bronx Center for Rehabilitation Labor Management Video Teaches Ways to Reduce Workplace Violence and Affordable Care Act Improves Access to Care, but Disparities Remain.
Click on the link below to read the complete issue.
http://goo.gl/L2JAgh

07/15/2016

Earlier this week, LMP hosted its final Workplace Violence in Nursing Homes Collaborative Conference at the Doubletree Suites in Times Square. Leslie B. Villalobos, MSW, CNSW, a national speaker and clinical social worker who brings over 20 years of psychiatric, medical and behavioral experience, spoke about strategies for managing challenging behaviors. The nursing homes involved in the collaborative were: Crown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 5 Star, Terrace Healthcare Center, Citadel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Kingsbridge, Bronx Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare, Laconia Nursing Home and Kings Harbor Multicare Center. Congrats to these nursing homes for successfully completing the
“Workplace Violence in Nursing Homes” Learning Collaborative. Check out the photos below from the conference and click below to learn more about the Collaborative--https://www.labormanagementinitiatives.org/nursinghomeprogram/combating-workplace-violence/?pid=27

07/12/2016

Stay tuned tomorrow to receive updates from our Workplace Violence in Nursing Homes Collaborative Conference! Follow to join the conversation online.

06/30/2016

At this year’s 1199SEIU Training and Education Funds (TEF) Annual Education and Training Recognition Ceremony, a special recognition was given to retired 1199SEIU member, Claudette Colvin, who was a Civil Rights movement pioneer. To learn more of her inspiring story, visit http://wapo.st/1SGV3qA