Inglis House

Programs: Inglis' mission is to enable people with disabilities and those who care for them to achieve their goals and live life to the fullest. Founded in 1877, inglis empowers adults ages 18 and older and is a national leader in providing comprehensive care and services for people living with paralysis, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and spinal cord and other neurological disorders. Our range of services includes a 252-bed skilled nursing facility, 335 affordable, accessible apartments in southeastern pa and southern nj, community employment and support services, an adapted technology community computing program, a day program and production and sales of the drink-aide water bottle. During fiscal year '17, inglis served over 1,000 people directly, and many more indirectly through its website, www. Inglis. Org, and other outreach activities. Program/services accomplishments:inglis house offers residents a full range of physical, occupational and speech therapies, and social enrichment programs including computer and education programs, employment opportunities and religious programs in a vibrant, person-centered care community, characterized by respect and empowerment for each member. The average age is 44 for male residents and 55 for female residents. The average length of stay is 10. 99 years. Inglis has been named a center for the promotion of excellence in long-term care by the national multiple sclerosis society. Only nine other organizations in the us have earned this designation. Accomplishments include:progress continued in the multi-year person-centered care (pcc) initiative (which began in fy 2011) to transform inglis house from an institutional model to a neighborhood model. In fy '17, neighborhood clinical and life leaders, who focus on clinical care and neighborhood life respectively, partnered to continue to develop their neighborhoods. Also in each neighborhood, a homemaker is assigned in the dining room. He or she develops relationships with the residents, and honors their food preferences within their dietary requirements. Other departments continue to evolve to support pcc. For example, residents help to identify and create social/recreational programming, choose paint colors for their rooms, and food services is expanding dining choices and hours. Person first training, a values-based foundation for pcc, is a required workshop for all new employees within their first 90 days. New residents also have the option of attending. Our first skills fair, an eight-day-long event, allowed 291 rns, lpns, cnas, therapists and respiratory therapists to hone their clinical skills. Twenty facilitators led learning activities at interactive stations focusing on tracheostomy care, infection control, skin care, safe transferring and ten other clinical areas. Participants gave the event positive reviews, including ideas for new topics to include at upcoming skills fairs. Our new wellness & rehabilitation center, completed during the fy' 15, is tremendously popular with residents. Seventy percent participate in our restorative programs and/or use the cardiovascular and strength training equipment. The inglis adapted technology program (atp) connects inglis residents to technology for educational, recreational and social purposes. In fy '17, more than 50% of inglis residents used the computer lab regularly, with technology personnel providing an average of 2,500 hours of resident service in the lab. In addition, 97 residents receive in-room technology support for approximately 175 pieces of personal technology including smartphones, tablets, computers, printers, kindles, etc. The community computing program maintains funding from the pew charitable trusts for the seventh year of computer access assessment and training for people with disabilities living in the community. We have partnered with the mda/als center of hope, als greater philadelphia chapter, als hope foundation, help philadelphia, plan of pa, library for the blind and physically disabled, helphope live, rydal park, simpson house, rosemont golden living, kencrest, ridge avenue eldercare services, west gate hills rehab, hillcrest ltc, magee rehab, university of pennsylvania health system, bryn mawr rehab, fox subacute centers and the rosemont health and rehab facility, among others, to provide this service. We continue to network and form partnerships with other tri-state organizations that serve the disabled community. Fourteen inglis residents completed peers training (pennsylvania's empowered expert residents) and now serve as ombudsmen for fellow residents in the state's pioneering program. The inglis community is supported by an active network of volunteers including regional college and university students, faith-based groups and dedicated individuals who provide programmatic support to residents. In fy '17 volunteers provided over 15,764 hours, an average of 1,314 hours per month. The inglis community reentry program helps residents prepare to live independently in the community. In fy '17, inglis helped thirty individuals to realize the dream of living independently in their own accessible apartment.