Ohio Nursing Home Quality Improvement Project To Certify 250 Medicaid Nursing Homes As Music & Memory Facilities

In January 2015, the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA) launched a year-long nursing home quality improvement project to help up to 250 participating Medicaid facilities become certified Music & Memory facilities. This is a voluntary project to implement the evidence-based curriculum Music & Memory program of care planning and person-centered care.

The state Controlling Board approved ODA’s request to use Civil Money Penalty funds to contract with Music & Memory to certify the participating nursing homes as Music & Memory facilities. To participate in the Music & Memory Quality Improvement Project, interested Medicaid-certified nursing homes . . .