Planetree and the Picker Institute recently published a long-term care (LTC) improvement guide. Planetree and the Picker Institute are nonprofit organizations that promote and advance patient-centered care. They collaborated to develop this 296-page guide in the hopes it will improve patient and resident-centered care across the heathcare continuum. This guide can help facilities and institutions pursuing culture change.
The guide contains three parts:
- Part One – Making the Case for Change
- Part Two – Building a Community – A Process for Transformation
- Part Three – Practical Approaches for Building A Resident Centered Culture
Changing Aging’s Dr. Bill Thomas writes the commentary.
Download the Long-Term Care Improvement Guide
The Picker Institute builds on eight Principles of Patient-Centered Care:
- Respect for patients’ values, preferences and expressed needs
- Coordination and integration of care
- Information communication and education
- Physical comfort
- Emotional support and alleviation of fear and anxiety
- Involvement of family and friends
- Continuity and transition
- Access to Care
The guide contains professional resources and links to even more resources. Download it.
2 comments
Will the conference in October have speakers and information on LTC?
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Iva Morris, MSN, RN, CNL
Which conference, Iva?