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In the old institutional model, people move into a community offering residential living with supportive services or long-term care and their lifelong rituals change to meet the highly regimented standards and procedures of the institution. People are told what time they have to get up, what time they have to eat, what day and time they are scheduled to take a bath, when they could play bingo, and even when they could go to the bathroom.
In the Person-Centered Model, the focus is on the people ... a powerful philosophical shift from regimented care and protection of the body to proactive support of people maintaining or reclaiming enriched lives of dignity and personal satisfaction.
Person-centered care:
- helps us fulfill our mission more effectively to provide quality services and to honor each person's dignity, rights, self-respect, and independence.
- improves quality of life and quality of care for people living in our communities
- focuses on each person's positive outcomes, not on inflexible procedures, rules, and regulations.
- offers the lifestyle freedom of choice that people have always enjoyed at home.
- provides a more enjoyable and rewarding work environment for our staff.
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