Communications
MSCPVA maintains active communication with our membership and the disabled community through a variety of resources. MSCPVA hosts an active website that provides service links to a variety of disability resources. We also produce a periodic membership newsletter, monthly advocacy bulletin, hold meetings of the membership and work with local disability organizations to ensure national and local information regarding disability issues are provided to our membership.
Chapter Announcements
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Flu Season is Here!
It is time to get flu shots again and the VA has received the vaccines for veterans in the Rocky Mountain region. Most flu shots are being administered during primary, specialty, and mental health appointments, however most VA clinics are also providing the vaccine on a walk-in basis during designated times. Below are the details for obtaining a flu shot throughout the region. If you are obtaining the vaccine from a clinic which is not listed, be sure to contact the clinic for details as to when they are administering the vaccine to veterans. Veterans are advised to wear a short sleeve shirt. Get details about times and places >>
Local Nursing Home receives national honor for resident and family satisfaction
Award recognizes nursing home's commitment to quality
RIFLE, CO—The Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home in Rifle has won an "Excellence in Action" award for having achieved combined resident and family satisfaction levels within the top 10 percent of all 2007 surveys in the database of My InnerView, an independent national research firm in Wisconsin. The Rifle facility was one of only two nursing homes in Colorado to receive this recognition.
"The emotional support and nursing care my father has received has been absolutely outstanding," said David Swanson, whose father is a resident of the home. "I specifically want to praise the professionalism, dedication and actions above and beyond the call of a noble cause — taking care of those who served our country in a time of war..."
According to My InnerView, the award recognizes nursing homes that have made a commitment to continuous quality improvement and have successfully made quality care a priority to better serve their residents' needs.
"This year's award recipients demonstrate their dedication to excellence in quality," said Brad Shiverick, chief quality inspector officer for My InnerView. "The facilities receiving the Excellence in Action award have achieved high levels of excellence in overall facility quality by have overall resident and family satisfaction levels fall within the top 10 percent of My InnerView's customer database. This is a substantial accomplishment and these facilities deserved to be recognized."
The Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home in Rifle was one of only 299 out of more than 4,000 participating nursing homes nationwide to receive this award. Rifle scored in the top 10 percent of facilities on the question, "What is your recommendation of this facility to others?" in terms of the percent of residents and family members rating the nursing home as "excellent."
The Rifle facility is one of Colorado's State and Veterans Nursing Homes, which are operated as self-funded enterprises by the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). CDHS oversees Colorado's 64 county departments of social/human services, public mental health system, system of services for people with developmental disabilities, juvenile corrections system, vocational rehabilitation system and all state veterans' nursing homes, through more than 5,000 employees and thousands of community-based service providers.
About CSVNH in Rifle
The Rifle Veterans Home is located 189 west of Denver and 60 miles east of Grand Junction. Located on the western slope of Colorado's Rocky Mountains int he Colorado River Valley. The home is on a culture change journey with Eden Alternative approach in nursing home care. First and foremost, is our mission to address the three plagues of elders in nursing homes: loneliness, helplessness and boredom. Since love is the antidote to loneliness, something as simple as human companionship and interaction can be a life-saving treatment. For more information, contact 800-828-4580.
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Free PVA E-Cards!
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Concerned Americans can now send a free electronic greeting card to share their good wishes and thanks with the millions who have served or are currently serving our country.
Provided as a public service by the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), the Web site www.thankyouveterans.org offers this free e-card service as one way for Americans to play an active part in supporting those who choose to serve our country.
The Web site offers several greeting card designs that offer holiday-specific themes from which senders can choose. Card senders can also write a personalized message in the card's message box. E-cards can be sent to one or multiple recipients. E-card senders can also send their card to an anonymous hospitalized veteran, which will be delivered by PVA. To do this, they select a state they wish to target and the e-card will be delivered to a hospitalized veteran in that state.
Every individual who sends an e-card can enter PVA's "Most Patriotic Community Contest." The sender simply enters his or her address after sending the e-card to give credit to his or her city or town. PVA will track all greetings sent to veterans and troops, and the community with the highest per-capita participation will be honored in early 2005.
Founded in 1946, Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), is the only congressionally chartered veterans service organization dedicated solely for the benefit and representation of individuals with spinal cord injury or disease. PVA is a dynamic, broad-based organization with more than 21,000 members in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. To learn more about PVA, visit its Web site at www.pva.org.
Presidential Memorial Certificates
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HISTORY- This program was initiated in March 1962 by President John F. Kennedy and has been continued by all subsequent Presidents.
ADMINISTRATION- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) administers the PMC program through the National Cemetery Administration.
ELIGIBILITY– Eligible recipients include the deceased veteran’s next of kin and loved ones.
REQUESTS– A copy of the deceased veteran’s military discharge document must be provided when requesting a PMC. Eligible recipients, or someone acting on their behalf, may request a PMC in person at any VA regional Office or through the U.S. mail or fax by writing to: Presidential Memorial Certificates (41A1C) , Department of Veterans Affairs, 5109 Russell Road, Quantico, VA 22134-3903
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Suite 107
Aurora, CO 80014
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Fax: 303-597-0039
Email: info@mscpva.org
12200 East Iliff Avenue
Suite 107
Aurora, CO 80014
303-597-0038
1-800-833-9400
Fax: 303-597-0039
Email: info@mscpva.org
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