AIG Learning Center
From Caregiver to Care-Partner: Advancing Person-Centered Care in Long-Term Care
Includes a Live Web Event on 03/18/2026 at 10:30 AM (EDT)
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Register
- Individual - $45
- Carmelite Home staff - $45
- Sisters Aging Well Together - $45
- AIG Staff - Free!
- AIG Faculty - Free!
Overview:
Person-centered care invites professionals to move beyond task-focused caregiving toward meaningful partnerships that honor dignity, identity, and connection. This webinar explores how care-partnering strengthens relationships, enhances communication, and supports whole-person well-being while helping staff rediscover purpose and resilience in their roles.
Participants will learn practical approaches to deepen presence, cultivate emotional intelligence, engage residents as individuals shaped by their values, culture, and life experiences, and support a culture that values the whole person.
As a result of this presentation the participant will be able to:
- Explain the principles of person-centered care and care-partnering in long-term care practice.
- Apply communication strategies that promote dignity, connection, and emotional safety.
- Recognize the role of emotional intelligence in building therapeutic relationships.
- Identify practices that support both resident well-being and caregiver resilience and empowerment to promote residents' involvement in their own care.
Credit Information:
Administrators (NAB)
This program has been approved for Continuing Education for 1.0 total participant hours by NAB/NCERS—Approval #20270317-1-A119522-DL.
Domains of Practice:
- 1B2 Person-Centered Care and Comprehensive Care Planning
- 3A2 Person-Centered Environment
- 4A4 Leadership Principles
Chaplains (NACC)
This educational program has been approved for 1.0 Continuing Education Hours by the National Association of Catholic Chaplains.
Social Workers (New York Only)
Avila Institute of Gerontology, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0265. Participants can earn 1.0 Contact Hours.
Social Worker CE approval is for New York State Social workers only. Other state licensees are not eligible to receive pre-approved credit.
Clare L. Horn, LCSW
Faculty
Avila Institute of Gerontology, Inc.
Clare is a licensed social worker who has worked with the elderly for over 25 years, serving as a director of social work in various nursing homes and rehabilitation centers. She provides consultation and education on various topics in aging to residents, families, and staff.
Clare L. Horn received her undergraduate degree from Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY, a M.S. Ed. from Hofstra University, and a M.S.W. from Fordham University, where she also completed her doctoral courses. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York State. She holds membership in the Academy of Certified Social Workers and the National Association of Social Workers. She has worked with the elderly and served as Director of Social Work for over 25 years in Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Centers. In November 2016, under Ms. Horn’s leadership at The New Jewish Home, the dementia unit received Comfort Matters Accreditation.
Ms. Horn has educated staff and families in palliative care and the ‘person-directed care’ program. She has presented at conferences and meetings on topics related to social work, dementia, palliative, and person-centered care. She has served for 21 years on the board of directors of Marian Woods, a NYS Department of Health Adult Care Facility, and Convent for women religious in Westchester County and has recently transitioned to serving on their program and quality assurance committee. Ms. Horn is a member of the Institute Formation Commission of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary. She is on the faculty of the Avila Institute of Gerontology.