The Culture Change Network of Georgia is changing the way we think and feel about aging and disability by creating the kind of care and support we want for our loved ones and ourselves. Culture [...]
Pioneer Network is the umbrella organization of the national Culture Change Movement. Pioneer Network has earned a reputation as the national convener for essential dialogue in Culture Change and [...]
Culture Change is the common name given to the national movement for the transformation of older adult services based on person-centered values and practices. Pioneer Network is the [...]
Pioneer Network is the national leader of the Culture Change Movement. Culture Change is the common name given to the national movement for the transformation of older adult services based [...]
When we are talking about dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, we have been taught to think that “behaviors” are bad. We often think “behaviors” are a problem that we have to make go away. It [...]
Addressing the stigma of dementia starts by having a more person-centered focus. One of the best ways to change our focus is by thinking deeply about the language we use. WORDS MATTER. We must [...]
Dementia is not a normal part of aging. Not all older people get dementia, but most people with dementia are older. 1 in 6 people 65 and older, and more than half of people 85 and older are [...]
Person-Centered Care is an approach that frames care through the eyes of the person receiving that care. If you know one person with dementia, you know one person with dementia. Every person [...]
The terms “Dementia” and “Alzheimer’s” are often used interchangeably. They actually have very different meanings. The language we use and the words we choose really matter. WORDS MATTER. [...]
We often use the terms “Culture Change” and “Person-Centered Care” interchangeably. However, they are very different. Person-Centered Care is WHAT you do. Culture Change is really the WHY behind [...]
