The Eye of the Beholder
by: Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD., Kenan Flagler Bingham Distinguished Professor of Social Work and Public Health and Co-Director of the Program on Aging, Disability, and Long-Term Care of the Cecil G. Sheps...
View ArticleDesigning for Health and Well-being
by Lydia Stone Kimball, ASLA, LEED AP BD&C, Principal, Mahan Rykiel Associates Inc., Landscape Architecture, Urban Design and Planning. These exerpts are from Lydia’s article “Putting the Health...
View ArticleThe Language of Culture Change: Informed Choice
by Kathy McCollett: Kathy is an Organizational Culture Change Specialist with PHI’s Training and Organizational Development team. Language is a powerful indicator of organizational culture. The words...
View ArticleSatisfaction of Life Self-Assessment
With Sincere Appreciation to Professor Edward Diener, Josseph R. Smiley Distinguished professor of Psychology and Editor of Perspectives on Psychological Science, for granting us permission to share...
View ArticlePerson-Centered Care: Is It Actually Happening
by: Karen Love, Founder CCAL Recent experiences have me wondering if our country does a better job caring for and about people when they are dying in a hospice program than when they are living. My...
View ArticleA Challenging Parent in a Challenging System: What Would Person-Centered Care...
by: Penny Anderson: Secretary CCAL. At the risk of sounding selfish or self-pitying, when I hear stories of adults who have lost patient, loving, and caring parents, I often feel a twinge of jealousy....
View ArticleDoing the Right Thing; It Can Come Naturally
by David Sprowl: Executive Director at Lutheran Towers, Atlanta; Director CCAL. A recent and very personal experience put the concept of person-centered care in the forefront of my mind. Last month,...
View ArticleCARF Accreditation: Striving for Excellence
Kayda Johnson, COO, Senior Resource Group (SRG) Accreditation by an independent non-profit organization such as CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) is a sign of quality and...
View ArticleThe Visit
René Cantwell, advocated for her father after his stroke the night of the millennium and for the ten years that followed. After forming a Family Council in her father’s nursing home, Cantwell put her...
View ArticleDealing with the Loneliness of Aging
by: Howard Gleckman – Resident Fellow at The Urban Institute; a member of the Board of Trustees, Suburban Hospital (Bethesda, MD) and co-chair of its Medical Quality Committee; member of the Board of...
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