The Answer to Quality in Nursing Homes: Culture Change
By: Christine Mueller
Handout – Nursing Homes Culture Change 3.20.14
“Culture change” is the common name given to the national movement for the transformation of older adult services, based on person-directed values and practices where the voices of elders and those working with them are considered and respected. Core person-directed values are choice, dignity, respect, self-determination and purposeful living.