Discussion: Taking care of the elderly
Discussion: Taking care of the elderly
The healthcare organization at which the change is proposed is a nursing home taking care of the elderly
The culture of the Nursing home is driven by the need to deliver quality nursing care to patients
The culture of change movement is aimed at transitioning the nursing home from an institution to homes for residents aimed at improving quality of care and overall quality of life for residents.
The organization is ready for change, has all infrastructure and needed resources needed to implement change, whereas staff are also supportive of change process.
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The healthcare organization at which the change is proposed is a nursing home taking care of the elderly
The culture of the Nursing home is driven by the need to deliver quality nursing care to patients
The culture of change movement is aimed at transitioning the nursing home from an institution to homes for residents aimed at improving quality of care and overall quality of life for residents (Ellis,2019) .
The organization is ready for change, has all infrastructure and needed resources needed to implement change, whereas staff are also supportive of change process.
Current Problem & Opportunity for Change
Nursing home operates in a restrictive setting, where standardized approach to care is applied
Opportunity for change is application of personalized care to meet individual needs of patients.
Circumstances surrounding need for change: Only standardized approach to care is implemented, thus individual needs of patients are not being met
Scope of the Issue: Health providers and elderly patients are affected
Risks associated with Change: Possibility of resistance by stakeholders, limitation of resources needed in implementation and change in scope
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Problem: Nursing home operates in a restrictive setting, where standardized approach to care is applied
Opportunity for change is application of personalized care to meet individual needs of patients.
Circumstances surrounding need for change: Only standardized approach to care is implemented, thus individual needs of patients are not being met
Scope of the Issue: Health providers and elderly patients are affected
Risks associated with Change: Possibility of resistance by stakeholders, limitation of resources needed in implementation and change in scope (Mackey & Bassendowski, 2017).
Evidence Based Idea Discussion: Taking care of the elderly
Evidence based for changed that has been proposed is providing patient-centered care for elderly patients at the nursing home
EBP approach to patient centered care has been extensively researched
Patient-centered care is based on value based care to address specific needs of patients
Alignment of patient-centered care and value based care is needed to improve overall wellbeing of patients
Patient centered care to be aligned to patient outcomes, perspectives and experiences to adequately address patient needs.
Plan for knowledge transfer of the change
Proposed change is implementation of patient centered care and value based care to patients
Plan for knowledge transfer entails seminar training for all medical professionals at the nursing home.
Knowledge creation entails continuous transfer, combination and conversion of different content about patient centered and value based care. The new approach is implemented as policies at the nursing home.
Dissemination process entails teaching personnel at the nursing home about change. Methods include memo, newsletter, workshops and conferences.
Organizational adoption and implementation: Entails implementation of developed policies to achieve changeover
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Proposed change is implementation of patient centered care and value based care to patients
Plan for knowledge transfer entails seminar training for all medical professionals at the nursing home(Friesen-Storms et al., 2015).
Knowledge creation entails continuous transfer, combination and conversion of different content about patient centered and value based care. The new approach is implemented as policies at the nursing home.
Dissemination process entails teaching personnel at the nursing home about change. Methods include memo, newsletter, workshops and conferences.
Organizational adoption and implementation: Entails implementation of developed policies to achieve changeover
Description of Measurable Outcomes
With the implementation of patient centered care and value based care, the
following measurable outcomes are anticipated to be achieved: Discussion: Taking care of the elderly
Residents access to quality care: Residents overall improvement in health is evaluated to determine effectiveness of implemented approach.
