%0 Journal Article
%T Person
%A Bada Kang
%A Eleanor S. McConnell
%A Kezia Scales
%A Kirsten N. Corazzini
%A Kristie Porter
%A Michael Lepore
%A Ruth A. Anderson
%A Trini Thach
%A Yuting Song
%J Journal of Applied Gerontology
%@ 1552-4523
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0733464817732519
%X Empowering individuals to direct their own care is central to person-centered care and health care policy. However, there is limited knowledge of how ˇ°person-directed care planningˇ± (PDCP) can be achieved in particular settings. This study identifies key structures and processes for operationalizing and implementing PDCP in nursing homes. Using participatory inquiry, we convened ˇ°stakeholder engagement sessionsˇ± with residents, families, nursing staff, and managers/administrators in two North Carolina nursing homes (N = 24 sessions; N = 67 unique participants). Stakeholders discussed current care-planning processes and provided feedback on an emergent conceptual framework of PDCP. Three themes emerged through directed-content analysis: strategies included providing formal and informal opportunities to engage in care planning and ensuring effective follow-through; different roles were required among leadership, staff, residents, and families to accomplish PDCP; and limits on achieving PDCP included competing priorities and perceived regulatory and resource constraints. Results are discussed in terms of the specific competencies required for accomplishing PDCP
%K long-term care
%K participatory inquiry
%K stakeholder engagement
%K qualitative research
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0733464817732519