Implementing culture change in long-term care : benchmarks and strategies for management and practice / Elaine T. Jurkowski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jurkowski, Elaine Theresa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Long-term care facilities.

Benchmarking (Management).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (316 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""The publication of Implementing Culture Change in Long-Term Care marks the beginning of a new era in the aging services profession. This book is the Rosetta Stone of the culture change movement. Dr. Jurkowski's skillful blend of theory, research, and practice addresses the movement's most urgent needs and makes the work of culture change advocates accessible to a broader and more influential audience....This book is the future in paper and ink."". From the Foreword by Bill Thomas , MD. Founder of the Eden Alternative and the Green House Project. This text offers a strategic approach for prom

Contents:

The changing landscape of our long-term care population : the demographic shift

Introduction to long-term care settings and culture change

Philosophical paradigms impacting long-term care settings

Artifacts of culture change : an overview of purpose and measurement practices

Care practices

Environment benchmarks/artifacts

Family and community practices

Leadership benchmarks/artifacts

Workplace practice benchmarks/artifacts

Outcome practices

The assessment process : identifying a road map for success

From assessment to action : building on the planning process

Partners for change : residents and family

Building coalitions of effective change agent teams

Legal and regulatory bodies and the culture change process

A vision for the future.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78539-304-9

0-8261-0909-8

OCLC:

850161651