What is Culture Change?
It is a journey
- It is a movement to transform the traditional approach to nursing home care into an
individualized, life-affirming, satisfying, humane and meaningful habitat.
- “The movement sweeping the country called culture change represents serious reform of
institutional culture to one that gives voice like never before to the people living and working in
such a culture” (Artifacts of change)
- It requires a multi-faceted approach that promotes a genuine atmosphere of person centered care
for the elder population.
What is the definition of Person-Centered Care?
- “Residents make decisions everyday about their individual routines. When not capable of
articulating needs, staff honor observed preferences and lifelong habits. The staff
organize their hours, patterns and assignments to meet resident preferences.”
Pioneer Network 2005, Misiorski and Radar
What are the major values and principles of the culture change movement?
