Person-Centered Care is defined as – providing care that is respectful of, and responsive to, individual patient preferences, needs and values, and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions
In a Person-Centered Care Model a Patients Values Guide All Clinical Decisions
Person-centered care involves transforming the relationship between providers and patients from the traditional model, in which a care provider prescribes the same treatment for most patients with similar diagnoses or conditions, into a patient-provider partnership that considers treatment options based on a patient’s unique concerns, preferences, and values.
Long Term Care:
Normal life is the goal in a LTC person-centered care environment. To achieve this goal, nursing homes adjust care and routines to the resident, instead of the other way around. For example, when a person moves into a nursing home, they typically receive a schedule of the waking time, bathing times, and seating in the dining room. When a community is person-centered, the person who has just moved in is asked about their life-long patterns and the nursing home adapts its schedule of services to support their continuation. This is important even for someone who is only planning a short-stay in a nursing home.
Person-Centered Care Pharmacogenetic Pilot Program:
Making sure an individual is on the right medications that have the ability to give them therapy is extremely important in a person-centered care environment. Having that discussion with the resident and family when they enter a Long Term Care community helps make their transition a smooth one.
Pharmacogenetics is person-centered care and provides valuable information to the physician, nurse, resident and family for each individual person.
PGx Medical is currently enrolling provider communities in a Person-Centered Care Pharmacogenetics Pilot Program. This pilot program is specifically designed to serve residents in the field of aging services and will address new requirements by CMS such as – Patient-Centered Care Plans, Comprehensive Assessments, Monthly Drug Regimen Reviews and Psychotropic Drug Reduction.
To see if your senior community qualifies for the Patient-Centered Care Pharmacogenetic Pilot Program, email PGx Medical at info@pgxmed.com or call 405-509-5112.