Category: Person Centered Care

As a leader in senior care, have you tried to measure how “resident-centered” you and your staff are? You already know that resident-centered care is an offshoot of the broader…

While person-centered care has been around in nursing homes and assisted living communities for at least two decades, everyone seems to have their own version of it. Not that this…

Being a strong advocate of person-centered care, I sometimes fear that some senior care communities will drift back to their institutionalized ways. Whether it’s how nurses deliver care or how…

While making cultural changes including flexible medication passes, extending mealtimes and choices of food, and turning shower rooms into spas, the most important element of person-centered care is the quality…

While person-centered care has been around for decades now, it took some time to work its way through senior care communities throughout the United States. Even today, there are some…

Dignity is a necessary component of a solid foundation for person-centered care and should be on the forefront of the caregiver’s mind and daily routines. Human nature gets in the…