AGENCY AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES

The National Quality Care Network (NQCN)

In 2007, the Rosalynn Carter Institute on Caregiving in cooperation with Johnson and Johnson launched the first national network committed to promoting more effective programs and policies to support family and paid caregivers in the long-term, home and community-based care systems. The network will be comprised of organizations, scientists and advocates involved in quality-improvement initiatives including the development and dissemination of evidence-based interventions for caregivers.

• Creating and maintaining a national network of leaders involved in advancing the NQCN Mission.

• Linking individuals and organizations with similar interests within the national network who can be of assistance to one another, form partnerships and initiate innovative solutions.

• Identifying, disseminating and developing evidence-based interventions, clinical guidelines, standards of care, and workforce development strategies to achieve quality in long-term, home and community-based care.

• Organizing educational events including conferences, training sessions and workshops.

• Establish the first three practice communities of the NQCN:

1. Evidence-based Practice Network
2. Workforce Development Network
3. Georgia Quality Care Network

• Organize educational events including conferences, teleconferences, and online education and training sessions that help promote more effective programs and policies to support family and paid caregivers – 2008 Conference to be held October 23-24, 2008 – stay tuned for more details.