HCA333 Week 1 assignment: Person-centered Care

Locate the full-text article on person-centered care by Koren in ProQuest, through the Ashford University Online Library.  Read the article and in a two- to three-page paper (excluding the title and reference page) using APA format, discuss the following:

1.   Summarize the three key points made by the author about patient-centered care.  Why is this form of care important?  How does it affect outcomes?  How can we overcome obstacles to the adoption of these culture-change practices?  2.   Discuss a minimum of three barriers/challenges to implementing person-centered care in nursing homes.3.   In addition to person-centered care practices mentioned in the article, identify two other examples of person-centered care practices.  For example, allowing patients to choose their own meal times based upon personal preference.