In 22VAC40-73-450 letter B., 2. it states: The plan shall reflect the resident's assessed needs and support the principles of individuality, personal dignity, freedom of choice, and home-like environment and shall include  other formal and informal supports that may participate in the delivery of services. Whenever possible, residents shall be given a choice of options regarding the type of delivery of services.

This certainly speaks to PERSON-CENTERED CARE which is paramount to meeting the many complex needs of our seniors, our loved ones and ourselves when we enter our senior years. Because the concept of PERSON-CENTERED CARE is not a well known fact amongst the staff of ALFs, perhaps it would be a good idea to include this as part of the above regulation. I know this is true because I am a trainer for the ISP class and when I ask if the class participants know about PERSON-CENTERED CARE, very few, if any are aware of the concept.