The effectiveness of any care model must have measurable outcomes and proven positive influences in quality of care as well as the well being of residents and staff.

The following are documented measurable outcomes from the full implementation of Kitwood's model of Person Centered Care.

• Effective quality improvement tool
• Tracks quality of life over residents life time
• Directs accurate person centered care plans
• Identifies inadequate care and care providers
• Indicates behaviors triggered by unskilled interactions of care staff.
• Guides interventions to enhance well-being through death.
• Assists with the moral development of care staff
• Provides voice to individual and vulnerable residents
• Evaluates for effectiveness and therapeutic value in all programming
• Gives a direct voice to those who cannot speak for themselves
• Decrease medication use for behavior control.
• Decreases incidences of "problem behaviors" for staff.
• Increases cooperative family participation
• Increases Staff satisfaction and Volunteer participation and longevity
• Increases Well-Being for residents and staff
• Satisfies Federal Requirements for Quality of Life tags.
• Increases consumer preference for facilities providing Person Centered Care.
• Increases positive person work and social environment, reflected in all staff.
• Decreases Turn over rate of front line care-givers.