Unshackling Care: The Pivotal Role of Supportive Management in Reducing Physical Restraint Use
In the labyrinth of long-term care challenges, the ethical quandary surrounding the use of physical restraints in care homes remains a poignant concern. Historically employed to prevent falls, the use of restraints has often been met with disapproval, particularly when implemented without the consent of dementia patients. A recent study has now underscored the transformative role supportive […]
Rethinking the ‘Stages of Grief’: From Descriptive to Dangerously Prescriptive
Long-term care leaders and caregivers play a critical role in navigating grief, whether it’s the grief of the older adult, the older adult’s family, or their own. It’s essential, then, to address the narrative surrounding grief, and the often-cited ‘Stages of Grief’ that has deeply embedded itself into the fabric of our understanding of loss. […]
Change Management in Healthcare
This article introduces health care managers to the theories and philosophies of John Kotter and William Bridges, 2 leaders in the evolving field of change management. For Kotter, change has both an emotional and situational component, and methods for managing each are expressed in his 8-step model (developing urgency, building a guiding team, creating a […]
Kotter’s 8 step Model of Change
John Kotter (1996), a Harvard Business School Professor and a renowned change expert, in his book “Leading Change”, introduced 8 Step Model of Change which he developed on the basis of research of 100 organizations which were going through a process of change. The 8 steps in the process of change include: creating a sense of […]