Positive Outcomes of Culture Change

The Case for Adoption

Pioneer Network is committed to studying how adopter outcomes translate into more quantifiable metrics and to benchmark those metrics with national data. The goal of this work is to accelerate adoption and support implementation and sustainability by articulating the operational linkages between person-directed care, quality of care, and financing - The Case for Adoption.
 
Click on each of the headings below to view data comparisons of outcomes from national data analysis or case studies.

NATIONAL OCCUPANCY

REVENUE

MARKET ADVANTAGE

PRIVATE PAY CENSUS

CLINICAL

STAFFING

RESIDENT SATISFACTION

Download this information in Tools For Change: Vol.1, No 2  Positive Outcomes of Culture Change: The Case for Adoption

Additional Resources:

Case Studies in Person-Directed Care

A. E. Elliot, "Occupancy and Revenue Gains from Culture Change in Nursing Homes: A Win-Win Innovation for a New Age of Long-Term Care," Seniors Housing & Care Journal, 2010 18(1):61–76.
Click here to visit a summary at The Commonwealth Fund: In The Literature series

Cost and Quality of Culture Change Investigation

Investing in Culture Change - Long term care leaders speculate about why it works
by David Farrell and Amy Elliot.

Culture Change in a For-Profit Nursing Home Chain: An Evaluation
by Les Grant and supported by The Commonwealth Fund

The Business Case for Investing in Staff Retention
by David Farrell and Steven Dawson FutureAge Magazine March-April 2007 AAHSA 

A Case for Consistent Assignment
by David Farrell, Barbara Frank, Cathie Brady, Marguerite McLaughlin, and Ann Gray. Article from Provider magazine detailing reduced turnover effects of consistent assignment. 

Research Resources in Culture Change