Resident-oriented Care
With resident-oriented care, residents are able to make more choices and decisions about their lifestyle. Their families are more involved in the residents care, and employees have a greater degree of participation with the residents. Resident-oriented care combines the clinical models of care with a flexible social models.
As Nursing Facility implements this approach to elder care, CMS strives to respond to each resident's spiritual, physical, and emotional needs. Every member of a facility's team care for the residents, from administrators to the nurse aides. For example, all call lights are answered immediately. Whoever is close when the call is placed answers, and this could be a member of the administration.
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