Person-centered care is revolutionizing long-term care settings, fostering positive culture changes that prioritize the individual. The Person-Centered Care in Practice Package is your comprehensive guide through this transformative journey, offering a step-by-step approach to implement a system-wide model that truly engages each person you serve.
This all-inclusive package brings together three essential resources: the Person-Centered Care in Practice: Tools for Transformation Book, the Modeling Person-Centered Care in Practice Video, and the supportive Person-Centered Care in Practice for Families book. Together, they equip you with the foundational knowledge, practical implementation tools, and vital training resources needed to successfully reshape your organization, enriching the lives of clients and their families. Developed by experts Lyn Geboy and Beth Meyer-Arnold, this package offers a realistic and actionable pathway to person-centered care.
Person-Centered Care in Practice: Tools for Transformation Book
Drawing upon a decade of research and hands-on experience, the Person-Centered Care in Practice: Tools for Transformation Book is your essential manual for facility-wide implementation. This book expertly guides you through the core elements needed to enact and maintain meaningful change, assess your progress effectively, and ensure you remain on the path to success. Through realistic strategies and illustrative examples, it focuses your efforts on the critical actions necessary for a successful transformation within your specific facility.
This book will empower you to:
- Understand how the Place-Based Model for Change enhances practices, programs, and services.
- Define a clear mission grounded in seven core values.
- Establish methods for collecting baseline and ongoing data to measure progress.
- Prioritize and enhance the engagement of participants and residents.
- Tailor programs to genuinely reflect the interests, experiences, and preferences of those in your care.
- Improve and enrich staff interactions with residents.
- Design and implement meaningful and engaging activities.
- Cultivate effective concurrent small group interactions.
- Personalize the physical environment to enhance well-being.
The included Toolkit is a powerhouse of practical application, featuring 24 reproducible resources such as the Plan of Care Guide, Interactions Training Worksheet, and Place Experience Assessment. The book provides downloadable PDF and customizable Word versions of all Toolkit documents, along with a Facility-Wide license for printouts, ensuring accessibility and ease of use for your entire team.
Full-color, covered spiralbound book, 208 pages, published in 2011. Includes printable PDF of the book and customizable Word version of the Toolkit.
Modeling Person-Centered Care in Practice Video
The Modeling Person-Centered Care in Practice Video is an invaluable training tool designed for both professional caregivers and family care partners. This insightful video offers a window into the daily lives of individuals living with dementia, showcasing person-centered care in action through real professional caregivers. Training your staff and administration becomes more impactful as they witness firsthand the positive difference person-centered care makes. Family members will also gain valuable insights, observing compassionate and inventive approaches to understanding and effectively responding to the behaviors of their loved ones. This training video demonstrates simple yet powerful relationship-building techniques, alongside imaginative and innovative strategies for preventing and resolving challenging behaviors through meaningful engagement.
Video streamed via Attainment HUB, 27 minutes long, Closed Captioned (CC), Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (SDH), Standard Definition (SD), released in 2014.
Person-Centered Care in Practice for Families book
When a family member is navigating mild cognitive impairment or dementia, it impacts the entire family unit. The Person-Centered Care in Practice for Families book is thoughtfully created to support families and care partners in understanding and managing the life changes that arise following a diagnosis.
This user-friendly, full-color guidebook is rich with visuals and practical tips, offering proactive steps to maintain brain and body health, effective strategies for navigating upcoming changes, and suggestions for maintaining control and well-being. It is filled with ideas to assist both individuals with dementia and their caregivers in adapting to their evolving roles and responsibilities.
Full-color, perfect bound book, 80 pages, published in 2015.
Transform your long-term care setting with the Person-Centered Care in Practice Package and empower your team with the tools they need to provide truly person-centered care.
