Synopsis
Be a part of the future of elder care―learn from the most experienced and innovative providers of person-centered care about how to bring dignity, choice, respect, and comfort back into the day-to-day lives of elders. This invaluable resource, from many of the pioneers of the culture change movement, provides the wisdom and tools needed to turn any care community into a more supportive, person-directed environment. From this book, readers gain insight into implementing care practices that focus on the person, through the profiles of pioneering model communities that have successfully brought culture change into their organizations. Discover proven approaches to transforming attitudes, practices, physical spaces, and organizational structures to accommodate the collaborative processes essential to personalized care. This critical resource explores the path to accomplishing organizational change. It guides by example and reveals what is possible and how to overcome the challenges to be faced when effecting change. For practitioners, educators, funders, advocates, surveyors, and professional staff from nurses to social workers to administrators, Models & Pathways for Person-Centered Elder Care provides detailed accounts of what person-centered care looks like in practice essential considerations for the workforce tips and ideas for overcoming common barriers a solid business case for implementing culture change and gaining competitive advantages concrete perspectives on the issues and processes surrounding new ways of providing care Readers who are just beginning to adopt culture change in their care communities or those well into the person-centered care journey will find in these pages the inspiration, motivation, and practical strategies to guide their organization towards the future of elder care.
About the Author
Judah L. Ronch, Ph.D., is Executive Clinical Director and Founder of LifeSpan DevelopMental Systems, an organization that has established numerous creative, interdisciplinary clinical and training programs to meet the mental health needs of older adults in various parts of the United States. Dr. Ronch consults with the New York State Department of Health on person-centered care for people with Alzheimerâ??s disease; in nursing homes, assisted living, and adult care facilities. Prior to this position he served on the allied health services staff of the Department of Internal Medicine at Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York, and as Director of the Four Winds Geriatric Service at the Four Winds Hospital in Katonah, New York. Dr Ronch, Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Gerontological Institute, State University of New York in New Paltz, has served on numerous other boards and committees including the Dementia Advisory committee of the New York State Department of Health. Dr. Ronch is former director of the Brookdale Center on Aging at Hunter College of the City University of New York. He has written or contributed to numerous books devoted to issues of aging and strengths-based gerontological approaches, including The Counseling Sourcebook (edited with Van Ornum & Stilwell, Crossroad Publishing Company, 1994) and Alzheimerâ??s Disease: A Practical Guide for Those Who Help Others (Crossroad-Continuum, 1989). In addition, he has published in various journals including Counseling the Aging and Their Families, American Journal of Alzheimerâ??s Disease, Nursing Home Economics, and American Journal of Alzheimerâ??s Care and Research.
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