Recommendations to Deliver Person-Centered Long-Term Care for Persons Living With Dementia

Laura M Wagner; Kimberly Van Haitsma; Ann Kolanowski; Joanne Spetz

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2021.05.003

Recommendations to Deliver Person-Centered Long-Term Care for Persons Living With Dementia

J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 Jul;22(7):1366-1370. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.05.003. Epub 2021 May 25.

Authors

Laura M Wagner¹, Kimberly Van Haitsma², Ann Kolanowski², Joanne Spetz³

Affiliations

¹ Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the UCSF Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
² College of Nursing, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA.
³ Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the UCSF Health Workforce Research Center on Long-Term Care, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Abstract

Person-centered care (PCC) is the standard for the delivery of long-term services and supports (LTSS). In this article, we summarize the state of the science on meaningful outcomes and workforce development and discuss what is needed to ensure that person-centered LTSS becomes a universal reality. These 2 themes are intimately related: the dementia care workforce's capacity cannot be improved until care processes and outcomes that are significant to PCC are explicated. The LTSS workforce needs training in PCC as well as pragmatic measures to assess the quality of the care they provide. We conclude with several recommendations for future policy and practice-oriented workforce research.

Keywords: Person-centered care; dementia care workforce; long-term care; outcome assessment.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Dementia* / therapy
Humans
Long-Term Care*
Patient-Centered Care
Self Care

Abstract

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MeSH terms

Grants and funding