(Across caregiving and community, business and intergenerational attitudes, the pandemic and how we respond to it could change us forever. Next Avenue turned to some of our Influencers in Aging, a ...

The intense pressure to meet staffing needs, along with the fervent obligation to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, can adversely impact our approach to leading people. Focusing on the ...

Person-centered care refers to “providing care that is respectful of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs and values, and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions.” ...

The irony of current times is that despite the writing on the wall “health is a fundamental human right,” the ground reality cannot be farther from the truth. Over 70% people die of non-communicable ...

Background: To achieve optimal health and oral health, the system of care must place a person and their social well-being at the center of decision making and understand factors spent outside the ...

Systematic efforts and a clear structure are decisive factors in the transition to person-centred health care. A new study reflects what is now a decade of experience and research in the field.

End-of-life care too often falls short of its promise to help a patient live fully—sacrificing quality of life for symptom management. When it comes to systemic improvement of our healthcare delivery ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Every time JoAnna James took her husband, Lawrence, to the doctor, she left the hospital without understanding what was wrong with him. "You ask (doctors) to break it down so you can ...

Person-centered is the “new” terminology for care in skilled nursing facilities. That seems almost like an oxymoron. Wouldn’t the care for people always have been person-centered? The truthful answer ...

Susan E. Costella, RN, Clinical Director of Nursing, implemented person-centered care plans. Hospital Care teams are often challenged with overseeing fragile and elderly patients. Such challenges may ...

Care begins when people are seen as humans, not cases. #medindia #personcentredcare #healthforall #humanfirst #inclusivehealth’ Healthcare often treats people as patients, problems, or numbers. But ...