Geriatric Care
The principles underlying Patient- and Family-Centered Care can serve as a framework for making geriatric care responsive to the concerns and priorities of older people. This approach to health care involves patients and their families as partners in their own care and collaborators in planning and evaluating systems of care. Individuals are invited to define for themselves the concept of “family” and the people that designation applies to.
The members of a family are profoundly involved in the physical and psychological well-being of each other. Clearly, family and friends play central roles in the lives of most older individuals. These roles become more critical as acute or chronic illness, or debility, occurs. Patient- and family-centered approaches build on the strengths of these connections.
Health care practitioners who practice patient- and family-centered care know that good care
for older people requires partnerships with the entire family as well as with other caregivers
and community members. This approach enhances both the quality and the experience of care.
The Institute wishes to express its appreciation to the following organizations for their support of the guidance publication, Advancing the Practice of Patient- and Family-Centered Geriatric Care.
- Hulda B. and Maurice L. Rothschild Foundation
- Eli Lilly and Company
- Schwarz Pharma
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This section of the website was developed with support from The Nathan Cummings Foundation and Eli Lilly and Company.
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