Project ECHO: Free, Innovative Dementia Training Opportunity for LeadingAge MN Members

On October 28, 2019 by Lori Meyer

The LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation is excited to announce it is now accepting Request for Proposals (RFPs) for the second round of the Project ECHO Assisted Living Communities program. The deadline for submission is Friday, Nov. 15. 

Project ECHO is an internationally recognized training program to build skills and capacity in serving those with chronic, common and complex diseases. Through this ground-breaking collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Association nationally and here in Minnesota, Project ECHO focuses on person-centered quality dementia care and gives participating members the opportunity to access training for their caregiving teams via a unique distance learning training tool and proven skill development framework. 

Participating members will have access to expert faculty and leading researchers on providing quality dementia care based on the Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Practice Recommendations, using Project ECHO‘s distance learning training format emphasizing case study learning.

The entire six-month program is delivered via Zoom technology—to minimize travel time and expense while providing a ‘virtual conference room’ to share and learn. The program includes 12 one-hour teleECHO conferences—one every other week—and there is NO COST to members to participate. 

The second cohort will begin in January 2020 and will consist of 8-10 assisted living settings. Because participation is limited, we are using a Request for Proposal (RFP) process to select participants. 

Learn more about this opportunity and access the RFP here. Submission deadling is Friday, Nov. 15.