Organized around one individual's priorities, choices, circumstances, and dignity.
Reach for it when describing care or planning that gives the person meaningful control
A person-centered review began with Tomas explaining what independence meant to him.
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everyday
personalized
Suits an experience tailored using someone's preferences or information
Careful Personalized is also used for automated marketing and does not guarantee respectful participation.
warm
Fits when kindness and concern are the qualities being praised
Careful Compassionate care can still be paternalistic rather than led by the person.
professional
Fits when design begins with the needs and behavior of people generally
Careful Human-centered usually addresses a user population, not one person's care and agency.
professional
individualized
Fits when a service is adjusted to one person's particular requirements
Careful Individualized can describe expert customization without giving the recipient any voice.
professional
Fits if the emphasis is adapting promptly to expressed needs
Careful Responsive describes reaction quality but leaves decision-making power unspecified.
formal
Suits something made to an individual's specifications
Careful Bespoke highlights customization and can carry a luxury flavor absent from care settings.
person-centered care
Person-centered care allowed Mei to choose a therapy schedule that fit her work.
person-centered approach
Their person-centered approach treated the resident as a decision-maker.
person-centered planning
Person-centered planning turned a standard checklist into goals Priya actually valued.
Keep in mind
In health and social care, person-centered is an established professional term.
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