Abstract
Person-centered care (PCC) is the empowering approach of ho-listic care that shifts from a traditional biomedical framework to one that emphasizes older adults’ personalized preferences, abilities, and strengths. This systematic literature review aimed to describe the current status of research on PCC for older adults living in long-term care facilities (LTCFs). The method that conducted the search involved using 5 consistent keywords along with adding various descriptor terms to help narrow the search. A total of 18 articles were discussed in the final review after meeting all of the inclusion criteria. The results showed overall beneficial outcomes of PCC for institutionalized older adults, the importance of prioritizing residents’ preferences when implementing PCC, and perspectives of residents and staff workers on the state of PCC in their respective LTCFs, as well as what they think are barriers and facilitators. Identifying what the top shared preferences are is the first step to providing individualized PCC delivery that will improve the quality of care and quality of life for older adults living in LTCFs. Furthermore, taking into account both staff and residents’ perspectives will lead to an improved PCC climate in LTCFs that will enable better care outcomes.
Highlights
As countries become more developed and undergo a demographic transition, the decreasing birth rates, higher life expectancies, amongst other factors, result in population aging
Identifying what the top shared preferences are is the first step to providing individualized Person-centered care (PCC) delivery that will improve the quality of care and quality of life for older adults living in longterm care facilities (LTCFs)
Fostering harmonizing relationships between residents and staff workers through communication and respect in addition to providing a homelike environment in the institutions are but a few essential components to the implementation of PCC for older adults living in LTCFs [4]
Summary
As countries become more developed and undergo a demographic transition, the decreasing birth rates, higher life expectancies, amongst other factors, result in population aging. The number of older adults is expected to grow at an increasing rate. This change in population structure leads to a heightened need for long-term care facilities (LTCFs) that can provide quality housing and care for older adults [1]. An approach that is quickly gaining momentum among healthcare providers is person-centered care (PCC), which is a type of model that shifts from a traditional biomedical framework focusing on treating disease and illness to one that relies on understanding the various perspectives of LTCF residents while incorporating their individualized preferences, experiences, beliefs, values, and needs into their care [2]. Fostering harmonizing relationships between residents and staff workers through communication and respect in addition to providing a homelike environment in the institutions are but a few essential components to the implementation of PCC for older adults living in LTCFs [4]
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