La atención centrada en la persona.Enfoque y modelos para el buen trato a las personas mayores

Abstract

This paper aims to present the Person-centred Care (PCC) approach as a guide to improve the welfare quality of the gerontological resources from a people's quality of life perspective. First, the guidelines of this approach, as applied to the assis-tance to the elderly in a situation of vulnerability or dependency, are listed. Then, the origins of this approach, its main referents, contributions and applications in the international arena are reviewed. Lastly, the PCC stage of development in the context of assistance services for the elderly in Spain (where in the last years there appears to be an increasing interest in this approach) is reviewed while some of the main challenges and risks to be currently faced are pointed out.