Principles of Culture Change

• Respect
• Empowerment
• Community
• Relationships
• Choice

What Is Culture Change? (by www.pioneernetwork.net)
“Culture change” is the common name given to the national movement for the transformation of older adult services, based on person-directed values and practices where the voices of elders and those working with them always come first. Core person-directed values are choice, dignity, respect, self-determination, and purposeful living. Culture change transformation supports the creation of both long and short-term living environments as well as community-based settings where both older adults and their caregivers are able to express choice and practice self-determination in meaningful ways at every level of daily life. Culture change transformation may require changes in organization practices, physical environments, relationships at all levels and workforce models – leading to better outcomes for consumers and direct care workers without inflicting detrimental costs on providers.

State Contacts for Culture Change

California Culture Change Coalition: www.calculturechange.org   Colorado Culture Change Coalition: www.coculturechange.org   Connecticut Culture Change Coalition: www.connecticutculturechange.com Florida Pioneer Network: www.floridapioneernetwork.org   Culture Change Network of Georgia: www.culturechangega.org   Illinois Pioneer Coalition: www.Illinoispioneercoalition.org Indiana Culture Change Coalition (ICCC): indianaculturechangecoalition.webs.com Iowa Person Directed Care Coalition: www.iowapersondirectedcare.org   Kentucky Coalition for Person-Centered Care: www.kcpcc.org L.E.A.D.E.R. - La. Culture Change Coalition: www.laculturechangecoalition.org/  Minnesota Culture Change Coalition: www.mnculturechange.org   Innovation Network of New Mexico: www.innovationnetworkofnm.org   North Carolina Coalition for Long Term Care Enhancement: www.ltcenhance.com   Ohio Person-Centered Care Coalition (OPC3): www.centeredcare.org   Pennsylvania Culture Change Coalition (PCCC): www.paculturechangecoalition.org   RI Generations: www.rigenerations.com TN Eden Alternative Coalition: www.tneden.org CARE Wisconsin: www.carewi.org Wisconsin Coalition for Person Directed Care: www.wisconsinpdc.org

Pioneer Network

http://www.pioneernetwork.net/ Pioneer Network, Culture Change, State chapters Pioneer Network Values and Principles *Know each person *Put the person before the task *Risk taking is a normal part of life *Promote the growth and development of all *Respond to spirit, as well as mind and body *Each person can and does make a difference *Community is the antidote to institutionalization *Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. *All elders are entitled to self-determination wherever they live. *Relationship is the fundamental building block of a transformed culture. *Shape and use the potential of the environment in all its aspects: physical, organizational and psycho /social / spiritual. *Recognize that culture change and transformation are not destinations, but a journey always a work in progress.

LINKS

• ACTION PACT
• Action Pact, Culture Change / Household Model
• AHHI Association of Households International
• A Nursing Home Shrinks Until it Feels Like a Home, The New Your Times , November 1 2011 Article about Green Homes
• Applying Person Directed Care Principles to the Care Planning Process for People with Dementia
• ChangingAging, BlogStream, with Dr.Thomas
• Culture Change Documents From Pioneer Network
• Culture Change Now - action pact
• Cultural Spiritual and Sensitivity Training Modules - Healthcare Chaplaincy
• Edu-Catering: Catering Education for Compliance and Culture change in LTC
• Institute for Alternative Futures
• Live Oak Institute
• Getting Started: A Pioneering Approach to Culture Change in Long Term Care Organization
• Lousianna Enhancing Aging with Dignity through Empowerment and Respect, Culture Change
• Person-Directed Dementia Care
• picker Institute - Culture Change
• The Artifacts of Culture Change Downloadable Version- A blank version of the tool for download
• The Artifacts of Culture Change Privacy Policy
• The Council on Quality and Leadership - Person Centered Care
• The Development of the Artifacts of Culture Change Tool
• The Elders Guild
• Virginias Four Year Plan for Aging Services
• Vol.1, No 1 Artifacts of Culture Change Benchmark Reports, 4/1/10-3/31/11
• Wellspring
• What Really Matters - A Guide to Person Centered Excellence Download Free