People go into nursing because they want to help people and make a difference. Nurses are taught to observe their patients’ verbal and non-verbal cues. Nurses learn to collaborate with [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) set the Federal nursing home regulations. There are quality of care standards that were defined in the Nursing Home Reform Law (OBRA ’87) [...]
