Person-Centeredness Care and Better Aging
How do you treat a 5- year- old child? By paying attention to him, talking to him in the way he likes, spending time with him, satisfying his cravings, allowing him to express himself… Well this is the same approach you have to use when it comes to a 70 year plus senior. Yes, old age is childhood revisited and we must treat elders like children, giving them individual attention and focus. There has been a paradigm shift in elder-care from old age assistance to "patient centred care" and this is what excellent assisted living facilities offer these days. What is patient-centred care? The Person-centredness care is all about what we do WITH elders and NOT what we do TO them. Patient-centred care focuses on the geriatric individual, his nature and disposition, his socio-cultural background, his health priorities, his likes and dislikes etc and provides elderly care based on these factors. It is a highly individualized or personalized approach tailor-made t