Despite the many improvements in healthcare models and the dawn of integrated health in the U.S., the need to provide timely and appropriate care to older adults managing medically complex…
Category: Person Centered Care
Person-Centered Care Planning in Senior Care: Guidelines from CMS and DHHS
Person-centered care has been around for almost 20 years as a philosophy placing the elderly nursing home or assisted living client in the center of the care process. It focuses…
Person-Centered Bariatric Care
Over 100 million, or 2 out of every 5 adults in the United States are considered obese and another 22 million have severe obesity. Many find it very difficult to…
Person-Centered Care and Severe Mental Illness - Can It Work?
At the heart of the care philosophy known as person-centered care, is the person who is receiving care, treatments or services. This individual is seen as the most important element…
Important Person-Centered Care Quality Indicators
By now, everyone in healthcare or senior care in particular, have an understanding of person-centered care. While some professionals may have their own thoughts about it, there are some key…
Person-Centered Care and the Impact of your Company and Leadership
Person-centered care has become the gold standard in quality of life and care in skilled nursing homes and assisted living communities. But, does your staff really know what person-centered care…