What Matters to Residential Long-Term Care Residents: Contextualizing Perceptions of Person-Centered Care

Findings reveal the nuanced ways in which person-centered care is experienced and how it can be either fostered or limited by the care setting. Residents' experiences of autonomy and dignity are fluid and shaped by the context of their care setting. Staff training must be supported by consistent staffing practices that actively uphold and reinforce personhood across all types of care environments. There is a clear call from residents to be heard, valued, and seen as integral members in the environment they are living in.