Introducing NC NOVA:New Organizational Vision Award

A Voluntary Special

Licensing Award for Home

Care Agencies, Adult Care

Homes & Nursing Facilities

Part of the Better Jobs Better Care initiative funded by The Robert

Wood Johnson Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies

NC NOVA: Overview and objectives

Link state policy and practice through licensure

Systematic, sustainable culture change

Voluntary, incentive-based model

Special license awarded independent of

regulatory survey process

Ultimate goal is financial reward for NC NOVA

designation

NC NOVA’s focus is the workplace

Create meaningful raise the bar program

Flexibility in how criteria implemented

Organizations with operating license in good

standing eligible to apply

Providers meeting the challenge rewarded with

NC NOVA special license

NC NOVA:Creating workplace culture change

SupportiveWorkplaces(45%)BalancedWorkloads(25%)Training (20%)

CareerDevelopment(10%)

Orientation

Peer Mentoring

Coaching Supervision

Management Support

Rewards & Recognition

Worker Empowerment

NC NOVA:Term and conditions of designation

NC NOVA designation is good for two years

Provider must go through full process again

Conditions for:– Change in ownership

– Early termination

NC NOVA Info/Resources

www.ncnova.org

www.ncnovaguide.org

NC NOVA WEB SITE

www.ncnova.org

- criteria, self-assessment tools, application

info, NC NOVA designees, etc.