File 003 · AgeTech

Record 200 · Housing · 1978

78.200.D

Planetree

Planetree International

Planetree (1978) by Planetree International

A model and certification that put the person's experience at the center of the institution.

Patient-centered, before it was a slogan.

Angelica Thieriot started Planetree after a dehumanizing hospital stay. The model spread into hospitals and later aging services: information, family, environment. Cousin to Eden.

Person-centered care as an organizational design, 1978.

Filed notes

  • Patient-centered design
  • Open information
  • Certification for person-centered practice

SIC

8051

Skilled Nursing Care Facilities

NAICS

623110

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)

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