The True Meaning of “Person Centered Care”

Is person centered care really being used in assisted living and memory care facilities? Or is it just another empty "buzzword"?By Carole LarkinAlzheimer's Reading RoomThe death of 8 residents in a Florida rehabilitation center; and, a lawsuit against the largest assisted living center in the United States is calling into question how our elders are being cared for in assisted living, nursing care homes, and memory care facilities.Most of these facilities are touting"person centered care" as a technique they use to care for the elderly. Is this just an empty buzzword; or, is it really being put into practice?6 Reasons Why You Might Have to Put Someone with Dementia in a Memory Care Facility or Nursing HomeSubscribe to the Alzheimer's Reading RoomEmail:I thought my days of writing articles were over, but apparently not. I have written so many over the years, and I really, really hate to repeat myself. Besides, things live forever on the internet,don ’t they?Several days ago, I read my friend Pamela Kelly ’s article,“Alive Inside - Find your Song”. It is a great article and well worth reading.How to Conduct Music Activities With People Who Have Alzheimer ’sI thought about the article for several days, and really couldn ’t get her article out of my head. Along with reading the article published todayabout the pending lawsuits in Florida and California against Brookdale Senior Living, (the largest corporation running Assisted Living Communities in the United States to...
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