What a Difference a Decade Makes...Transformation of Dietetics in Long-Term Care
As the new millennium dawned, the household model introduced resident-directed dining. Visionaries in the field began to promote new approaches to dining in long-term care as part of the shift from institution to home, by focusing on relationship instead of task and offering point-of-service choice instead of tray service.
When Communicating with Someone Who Lives with Dementia: Wait.
I love growing PersonFirst® teams. For many reasons, it is highly satisfying to collaborate with caring, willing people to really think through and then take action to empower those who live with dementia. And what I love most is how much I learn every time I engage with a new team.
If You Are Happy and You Know It…Pass It On!
Wellness means different things to different people. Unfortunately, many seem to think that wellness means lack of illness. If this were true, then many of the elders in nursing homes everywhere are doomed to a life void of wellness. In my years of experience I have found this “wellness = lack of illness” equation to be false.
What Makes a Rehab Household Different from the Traditional Short-Term Unit?
As an organization begins to dig into culture change and the household model, we often hear the question “What about our short-term rehab unit? It’s different!” It’s true. We’re not trying to create a home for people who come to us for rehab. People are with us to do the work and go home to somewhere else, not to cozy into a household.
Insight on Culture Change and the Household Model from the Action Pact Team
Welcome to the Action Pact blog! Those of you who know us know that Action Pact is committed to changing what it means to be a nursing home. We’ve learned a lot over the years and in an effort to keep the conversation going and current, we’re introducing our new blog: Neighbors.