“I help them navigate the organization”: Recognizing the contributions of non-clinical professionals to person-centered approaches in assisted living.

February 2, 2024
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Lexi Talmage

This study explored the contribution of non-clinical professionals, such as housekeepers and maintenance mechanics, in promoting person-centered care for older adults residing in assisted living. Researchers conducted semi-structured interviews with […]

“I help them navigate the organization”: Recognizing the contributions of non-clinical professionals to person-centered approaches in assisted living.

“It was Like a Whole New World Opened Up”: Nursing Home Provider Perspectives on Implementing a Person-Centered Communication Intervention

November 6, 2023
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Abby Spector

This study assessed factors influencing implementation of Preferences for Activity and Leisure (PAL) Cards, a person-centered communication tool, in nursing homes. Provider champions (N=26) created PAL Cards for 15 to […]

“It was Like a Whole New World Opened Up”: Nursing Home Provider Perspectives on Implementing a Person-Centered Communication Intervention

New Webinar: Sticky Wicket or Cakewalk? Involving Residents’ Loved Ones in Discussions About Care

November 3, 2021
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Kamryn Kasler

Join Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists (including one who is a nursing home administrator) with deep experience in long-term services and supports settings as they:

Provide practical tips to guide care conference and related conversations with older adults and their family and close friends.
Discuss how to handle challenges when family or close friends have differing desires from the older adult.
Share strategies and talking points to help you approach the process as a complement to care planning based on evidence-informed work.

New Webinar: Sticky Wicket or Cakewalk? Involving Residents’ Loved Ones in Discussions About Care

Evaluating the Implementation of a Pragmatic Person-Centered Communication Tool for the Nursing Home Setting: PAL Cards

October 19, 2021
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Kamryn Kasler

Honoring nursing-home (NH) residents’ preferences for daily living is a key part of person-centered care, yet communicating preferences across care team members can be challenging. This study evaluated the implementation […]

Evaluating the Implementation of a Pragmatic Person-Centered Communication Tool for the Nursing Home Setting: PAL Cards

Keys to Person-Centered Communication

April 29, 2021
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Preference Based Living

This tip sheet accompanies the webinar recording, Creative, Evidence-Based Methods for Conversing with Residents, presented by Kelly Knollman-Porter, PhD, CCC-SLP and Vanessa Burshnic, PhD, CCC-SLP. The tip sheet highlights the strategies, best practices and and examples drawn from their clinical experience with older adults they shared during the webinar.

Keys to Person-Centered Communication

Creative, Evidence-Based Methods for Conversing with Residents with Communication Challenges

April 29, 2021
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Preference Based Living

How do we communicate with older adults whose ability to speak, write, read or understand speech is impaired? In this one-hour webinar recording, Speech-Language Pathology experts Kelly Knollman-Porter PhD, CCC-SLP and Vanessa Burshnic, PhD, CCC-SLP discuss common reasons for communication challenges and demonstrate low-tech, low-cost solutions that can make a real difference in daily life for older adults!

Creative, Evidence-Based Methods for Conversing with Residents with Communication Challenges

“Build that relationship, that’s where it all begins”: Staff Perceptions on the Implementation of a Person-Centered Communication Intervention.

December 17, 2020
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Preference Based Living

The purpose of this study was to assess the implementation of a novel person-centered communication tool in Ohio and Tennessee nursing homes. The communication tool, based on the Preferences for […]

“Build that relationship, that’s where it all begins”: Staff Perceptions on the Implementation of a Person-Centered Communication Intervention.

Holiday Gift Giving – COVID-Safe

December 16, 2020
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Preference Based Living

Our Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialists share their go-to, Covid-safe holiday activities. Find fun, creative and easy ideas!

Holiday Gift Giving – COVID-Safe