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The Person-Centered Model is composed of six critical components:
- Neighborhoods
Divide each community into smaller neighborhoods. Keep the same staff in the same neighborhood with the same residents. Empower the direct care staff as individual advocates.
- Activities of Choice
Each neighborhood (residents and staff) meets daily to choose what activities to do that day. They, then, embark on their chosen course - sometimes solo, other times as a group.
- Restaurant-Style Dining
People choose to eat when they want. They can choose buffet-style dining or enjoy ordering from a menu. Residents choose the food they like, including a variety of healthy options.
- Respect for Personal Preferences
People choose to get up when they want. They choose to bathe or shower when, and as often as, they like. In short, they maintain their own lifelong daily rituals.
- Individualized Living Space
Residents should feel at home. We encourage them to bring their furniture, prized pictures and paintings, and other items from their home.
- Opportunity for Personal Growth and Contribution
At Westminster, people choose experiences like learning how to send and receive e-mail. They refine their teaching techniques and help others learn skills like knitting, painting, photography, or woodworking. Many people choose to help others by volunteering for various activities, both on- and off-campus.
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