Senior Living Current Events

Program Summary

Accredited for health, safety and welfare this course is equal to 0.1 IDCEC CEU/HSW and 1AIA LU/HSW. This CEU was developed in partnership with Jane Rohde. Person-centered care models are becoming more important in the world of senior living, and there are different types of care models that can all seek to become patient centered.

This CEU addresses the FGI typologies of residential, household and apartment-style models in senior living as well as traditional/institutional nursing homes. It covers the  characteristics of each, innovative solutions in the move to patient-centered models, implications for the future and the importance of functional planning to making each space feel more like home while still providing care for the whole resident. The CEU also takes into consideration the im-plications of a post-COVID-19 world.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand importance of person-centered care models.

• Understand updates on extended care typologies.

• Understand future impacts to care.

• Understand importance of functional program.