About Us

The SPiNH website is part of a larger project entitled "Pain Assessment and Management in Residents with Dementia Using Web-based Education and Informatics in Rural Nursing Homes" funded by the NYS Department of Health.  The project is a collaboration among experienced long-term care nurses and researchers from the New York State Association of Homes and Services for the Aging/EQUIP for Quality (NYAHSA/EQUIP), the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, the lead nursing home, Lutheran Home & Rebabilitation Center located in Jamestown, NY, and 14 other rural NYS nursing homes. 

Click below for a complete list of project staff contacts and facility contacts.