Page 10 - Palm City Spotlight - September '23

Page 10, Palm City Spotlight

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Treasure Coast Hospice possible by closing the four rings and enhancing its About Treasure Coast Hospice
quality improvement program by incorporating the newest
Treasure Coast Hospice
Achieves National Recognition and best practices in serious illness and end-of-life care. is a nonprofit community
Through Quality Connections “Treasure Coast Hospice is honored to be recognized organization of skilled
by the NHPCO’s Quality Connections program for our
professionals and dedicated
Program commitment to innovative, patient-centered care,” said volunteers whose mission
Vice President of Quality and Education Shannon Cooper,
is to provide access to
Demonstrating Commitment To Providing R.N., MPH, CHPN. “Receiving national recognition is a compassionate, caring, expert
and professional hospice and
testament to our team’s dedication to clinical excellence
The Highest Quality Care For The Hospice and our mission to provide the highest-quality care to grief support services to
Community patients and families at the end of life.” patients and families at the NHPCO’s Quality
“NHPCO is committed to helping hospice and palliative end of life. Founded in 1982, Connections 4-Rings logo
Treasure Coast Hospice care providers deliver the best care possible to patients Treasure Coast Hospice has
announced today that it and their loved ones. Quality Connections was created grown to serve more than 4,000 patients annually in Martin,
has achieved recognition to make the ongoing journey of excellence possible,” St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties. Thanks to the generous
by earning four rings in the said NHPCO COO and interim CEO Ben Marcantonio. support of our community, the Treasure Coast Hospice
2023 Quality Connections “The Quality Connections program continues to grow Foundation is able to fund comprehensive hospice and grief
program of the National and include broader content and learning opportunities support programs for Treasure Coast Hospice, including three
Hospice and Palliative Care like compliance, palliative care, equity and inclusion that inpatient units for those who need a higher level of care, the
Organization (NHPCO). serve our patients and communities across the continuum specialized pediatric program Little Treasures, music therapy,
Quality Connections is of serious illness and end-of-life care.” massage therapy, virtual reality experiences, individual
the only national program Learn more about Treasure Coast Hospice at www. and group bereavement services, and Camp Good Grief for
designed to support hospice TreasureHealth.org. children who have experienced the loss of a loved one.
and palliative care providers’
delivery of high-quality,
person-centered care. kids corner
Quality Connections Treasure Coast Hospice Vice
is structured around four President of Quality and
f u n d a m e n t a l p i l l a r s, Education Shannon Cooper,
which are represented R.N., MPH, CHPN Inflexible Children Struggle for some people, their brain goes on for “miles” before
by four rings: education, it reaches a junction. As a parent you might think, “Just
application, measurement, and innovation. Quality By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., get over it and move on,” but it is not that easy for your
Connections participants are required to achieve School Psychologist child.
milestones within defined time frames by participating “We don’t spring any Inflexible children often have difficulty making
in activities such as quarterly data reporting and unexpected changes on transitions at home and at school. They often see things
benchmarking, educational courses, case studies, and him or he has a huge their way and have difficulty going with the flow.
engagement on emerging issues; all of which serve meltdown,” explained This contributes to their meltdowns and stubbornness.
to promote high-quality care delivery and service one mom. Her 8-year-old Inflexible children are not always pleasant to be around.
excellence. Achievement in the program is measured by son had daily tantrums They can be bossy when playing and want to do things
completing activities within each of the four foundational when things did not their way. This inflexibility can create friendship issues
areas, culminating in the closure of up to four rings. go his way. Mom was with same age peers and inflexible children might prefer
Treasure Coast Hospice earned the highest achievement concerned he might have to play with younger children whom they can boss around.
ADHD so we evaluated The term executive functioning describes our brain’s
him to determine the root cause of his meltdowns. Our management system. Kids with executive functioning
evaluation showed it was not ADHD but rather he had difficulty need to learn skill rather than take pills to help
executive functioning difficulty with shifting attention them. Mom was happy medication was not the answer for
and cognitive flexibility. her child. My Day is Ruined!: A Story Teaching Flexible
Perhaps you’ve heard the saying, “That person has Thinking by Bryan Smith is a book you can read with
a one-track mind.” That saying captures what happens your child to teach skills.
when inflexible people get something stuck in their minds Call to discuss your child as we test for executive
and they can’t get it out. They perseverate. Their brain is functioning difficulty, autism, dyslexia, dysgraphia,
like a train riding down a track and it can’t make a shift ADHD, depression, and anxiety. Visit JimForgan.com or
to a new track until it gets to a junction. Unfortunately call (561) 625-4125.

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