The Advantages of Person-Centered Care
How this practice builds dignity and community
Recently, we had the chance to sit down with Matt Gannon to discuss person-centered care. Matt has worked as a professional caregiver. He is also on the Board of Directors at Making Oregon Vital for Elders (MOVE), an organization that works to change how Oregonians think about aging and long-term care. We discussed what person-centered care looks like, how one can lose track of it, and how making it a focus can benefit caregivers and residents alike.
““Caregiving is so much about attitude...you think you have to direct things all by yourself…but you can actually care for this person in a way where you’re following their lead – and that’s amazing.””
Matt thinks about person-centered care in three ways: relationships, preferences, and inclusion. Everything we do must be driven by these three things in order to honor individuals as people, empower dignity in decision-making, and build meaningful connections with others.
Matt left us with one change we can make today to emphasize person-centered care: Be intentional about getting to know those we care for.
““Find the time to truly get to know residents. If you do that initially, you’re going to save time later because you will have the necessary information to make that a true person-centered care approach.””
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