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Article: The death of culture change? One of the leaders synonymous with this movement tells how to prevent its demise.(featurearticle)
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- Nursing Homes
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- November 1, 2005
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Recently I had the opportunity to participate in an International Advisory Committee of CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities). A sign of our changing times, CARF has diversified significantly in its work of recent years to include accreditation in adult day services, assisted living, CCRCs, and other aging programs. The charge of our committee was to develop the first set of "International Person-Directed Long-Term Care Standards" for use in CARF accreditation activities. Professionals from several countries were present, representing a wide variety of skills and experience in long-term care and aging.
Following that meeting I attended a ...