Pleasant View is proud to announce Jennifer Dischler, Director of Social Services, recently accomplished impressive certification and coursing training that will help enlighten our approach to long-term care.

Jennifer completed an Alzheimer’s/Special Care Unit Ability Centered Training Course and Activity Director’s 36-Hour Certification.  The course work emphasized the movement toward culture change and creating a person-centered approach to long-term care.

The Pioneer Network Website defines “Culture Change” is the common name given to the national movement for the transformation of older adult services, based on person-directed values and practices where the voices of elders and those working with them are considered and respected.  Core person-directed values include: choice, dignity, respect, self-determination and purposeful living.

Using this new philosophy toward long-term care, Jennifer will help move Pleasant View even further in the direction of providing a “Culture Change” approach to care.

“We plan to transform our memory support unit to coincide with these new techniques, and lean heavily on the principles and beliefs surrounding the person-centered approach,” said Jennifer.