Utilizing CMP funds from the federal CMS, long-term care facilities will be able to implement as few as one (1) and as many as six (6) projects for their Long-Term Care facility. In an effort to support the maintenance of cognitive and mobility skills, the Illinois Department of Public
Health, Office of Healthcare Regulation (OHCR) announces an opportunity for certified facilities to submit
applications for projects that must provide the residents of long term care facilities with a program or
project deliverable that meaningfully improves the quality of life or quality of care for residents in the
facility. These projects should deliver direct improvements to quality of life, direct improvements to
quality of care, alternatives to pharmacological interventions, alternative behavioral management,
training programs and implementation.