Date12/04/2015

An interprofessional panel of eldercare experts convened by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), in collaboration with the University of Southern California (USC) and with support from The SCAN Foundation, released findings from a research project to better define “person-centered care” and its key elements. This innovative approach to health care puts individual values and preferences at the heart of care decisions, measuring success by attention to people’s health and life goals. 

Based on a comprehensive literature review and qualitative research, the panel describes an approach that puts individual values and preferences at the heart of care decisions, measuring success by attention to health and life goals in addition to traditional clinical outcomes.