Your Care

You should feel at home
wherever you are.

 

 

Person-Centered Care

 

How does it work?

Person-Centered Care (PCC) is a philosophical approach to Long-Term care that honors and respects the voice of elders and those working closest with them. It involves a continuing process of listening, trying new things, seeing how they work, and changing things in an effort to individualize care and de-institutionalize nursing homes, residential care facilities, assisted living facilities, and in Long-Term care services (like home health care) provided in individuals' homes in
the community.

In Person-centered care the
individual has the right to:

 

•    Make decisions

•    Have an individual plan of care

•    Be included on the care planning
     team with the provider
     (such as the nursing home or
     home care program)

•    Have their hopes, dreams and
     goals be central to their plan

•    Organizations related to
     Person-Centered Care

In Person-Centered Care

Important links:

 

Pioneer Network

Plane Tree

Resident Centered Care

Wellsprings Program

 

Community-based Long-Term Care:

Services for persons who are living in the community (in their home or with a family member or friend, in a single home or an apartment building) as opposed to in a facility or institution. Such services include home-delivered meals, congregate (group) meals, adult day care, senior centers, transportation, chore, home health care (nursing, aides, therapies), durable medical equipment, case management, and may be provided by the PASSPORT, PACE and other programs, and other certified and licensed agencies and organizations.

 

 

 

 

 

What are Adult Care Facilities:

 

Adult Foster Home

Accommodations and supervision for 1 or 2 adults

Adult Family Home

Accommodations and supervision for 3-5 adults and
supervision and personal care services for at least 3
of the residents.

Adult Group Home

Accommodations for 6-16 residents and supervision
and personal care services to at
least 3 of the residents.

Residential Care Facilities (Assisted Living)

Accommodations for 17 or more adults and supervision
and personal care for at least 3 of the residents and skilled
nursing care to 1 or more residents. "Residential care
facility" is the term for facilities licensed by the Ohio Department
of Health. "Assisted Living facility" is the more commonly
used term, but may be an unlicensed facility.

Nursing Facilities

Facilities that are licensed and certified by the Ohio Department
of Health and provide personal care services, 24-hour supervision,
medications, skilled nursing, and/or rehabilitation services.

More resources that will help you better
understand what Person-Centered Care:

 

Artifacts of Culture Change
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Bathing without a Battle: Creating a Better Bathing Experience
for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders.
Ann Louise Barrick, PhD (Editor). Joanne Rader, RN, MN,
PMHNP (Editor). Beverly Hoeffer, DNSc, RN, FAAN (Editor).
Philip D. Sloane, MD, MPH (Editor). Stacey Biddle, COTA/L (Editor)

 

What Does Culture Change “Look Like?”
Creating Home: Advocating for Change in How and Where We Age

“What Can I Do Next?”
Creating Home: Advocating for Change in How and Where We Age

 

Tools for Starting a Caregiver Support Group
Kristine Dwyer, LSW. Staff Writer. Creating Home:
Advocating for Change in How and Where We Age

 

Readers Guide for “Old Age in a New Age: The Promise of
Transformative Nursing Homes.”
Beth Barker. Creating Home:
Advocating for Change in How and Where We Age

My Daily Routine at the Traditional Nursing Home
Creating Home: Advocating for Change in How and
Where We Age

Nursing Facility Quality Measures

The Learning Circle In Culture Change: Why Use It?
Bill Keane

Measuring Person-Centered Care: A Critical Comparative Review
of Published Tools
David Edvardsson, PhD and Anthea Innes, BA (Hons), MSc, PhD

The Case for Consistent Assignment in the Nursing Home Setting
David Farrell