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How can I implement it?

Benefits of Implementing the Person-Centered Model

1. Stay ahead of others.  Everyone will be doing it ... some today, others in a few years when it will be required by regulation.
    
2. Improve quality of life and quality of care of residents
    
3. Keep residents active, involved, and as independent as possible
    
4. Decrease bedsores, wound nurse hours, wound care product
    
5. Decrease weight loss, food supplements, and food waste
    
6. Decrease medication usage, nurses time, and nurse supplies
    
7. Improve resident and family member satisfaction
    
8. Provide rewarding and enjoyable workplace for employees
    
9. Increase staff retention, decrease staff turnover
    
10. Decrease agency usage and overtime
     
11. Increase teamwork, productivity, and loyalty
     
12. Decrease workers comp claims
     
13. Improve image and public relations within the community
     
14. Improve volunteer interest and support
     
15. Increase census

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Key Factors in Implementing the Person-Centered Model

1. Support from owners and/or the Board of Directors
    
2. Support from Management
    
3. Strong Steering Committee
    
4. Trained Team Leaders
    
5. All Staff Training
    
6. Implementation of the Six Critical Components

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How to Implement the Person-Centered Model

1. Make an Executive Decision
    
2. Develop a Steering Committee
    
3. Create Neighborhoods
    
4. Select and Train Team Leaders
    
5. Train Department Managers
    
6. Training and Empowering All Staff
    
7. Inform Residents and Family Members
    
8. Take One Step at a Time
    
9. Don't Just Talk About It ... Do It!
    
10. Invite Eric Haider to help implement

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