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Leadership And The Implementation Of Culture Change In Long-Term Care, Alexandra Natasha Garklavs Jan 2013

Leadership And The Implementation Of Culture Change In Long-Term Care, Alexandra Natasha Garklavs

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In understanding the culture change movement in long-term care and the factors that either foster or impede its sustainability, it is important to consider a number of factors. Since leadership is important in any organization and has been identified as crucial in the implementation of culture change in long-term care, this alternate plan paper focuses on the leadership factors that either facilitate or impede the implementation of culture change. Included in this alternate plan paper is a brief overview of the culture change movement in long-term care, the role of leadership versus management in the long-term care environment, types of …