It is important that we all embrace the positive outcomes that come from Culture Change, as well as the competitive and operational advantages it brings. Culture Change is good for [...]
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. It focuses on individualizing care [...]
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. It focuses on individualizing [...]
Culture Change is intended to improve the quality of life and quality of care for nursing home residents. Research findings over the past twenty years support that the more Culture Change [...]
The Nursing Home Reform Act was passed in 1987 (OBRA ‘87). It established quality standards for nursing homes nationwide and preserved residents’ rights. It emphasized the importance of [...]
CMS recently issued a comprehensive revision to the Nursing Home Regulations that became effective November 28, 2016. Person-Centered Care is now an important theme that runs throughout the [...]
The framework that we are about to outline illustrates the differences along the journey from a traditional, institutional PROVIDER-DIRECTED organizational culture to one that is [...]
Person-Centered Care means to focus on the resident as the locus of control and support the resident in making their own choices and having control over their daily lives. Person-Centered [...]
We want to direct our own lives and maintain our simple pleasures no matter where we find ourselves, and in any setting we call home. Having the opportunity to have a meaningful quality of [...]
Baseline care plan must be developed within 48 hours of the resident’s admission. Must contain minimum healthcare information necessary to care for resident. Written summary must be provided to [...]
