June 1, 2009 |

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If potential Medicare/Medicaid cuts go through, our major area of cost cuts will be in:

Reader comments:

“Every nook and cranny of operations will be cut-including capital projects.”

“We can’t cut staff anymore; it’s already unsafe. Otherwise I think everyone in nursing may just walk out. I can’t blame them. Maybe they need to cut some of the micromanagement from the state and federal level. Enough is enough.”

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WEB FEATURE

Can person-centered care be saved?

Person-centered care, a part of the culture change movement in long-term care, has been called an “attitude,” a “transformation,” and a “gold standard of care,” and its popularity is sweeping through the long-term care industry. Already, it is the biggest thing in assisted living marketing since the term homelike.

Unfortunately, like many popular trends, the concept of person-centered care is already being watered down and overused.

https://www.iadvanceseniorcare.com/SavePCC

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WEBINAR

July 15: Aging Gracefully

Presented by: Lawrence Funk and Sharon Woodworth

As a case study, Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center exemplifies how a community-involved planning process integrated with quality-of-life design innovations can create a holistic healing environment that dignifies the aging experience for patients and improves care practices. The project will illustrate how the paradigm in long-term care facility design is shifting from a medical care-centric model to a healthy living-centered approach.

For more information and events, visit Vendome Group’s Webinar site at https://www.iadvanceseniorcare.com/Webinars.

Long-Term Living 2009 June;58(6):6

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