McKnightâs Senior Living October 21, 2024
A defining characteristic of assisted living is the provision of person-centered services and policies promoting quality of life, privacy, choice, dignity, inclusion and independence. So why is it that those core principles of person-centeredness are not consistently applied to those who work in this setting?
The mission of the national Center for Excellence in Assisted Living (CEAL@UNC) is to advance the well-being of the people who live and work in assisted living through research, practice and policy. The success of assisted living hinges on the dedicated efforts of hundreds of thousands of various professionals, including building maintenance staff, dining services teams and direct care professionals, among others.
Direct care professionals in particular, who are majority women of color and disproportionately...
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