Changing the Culture of Dementia Care in a Community Care Setting: Dawning, a Culture Change Process

Lorna de Witt, RN, PhD (PiDC Alliance), Darla Fortune, PhD (PiDC Alliance), and Tammy Antaya (OneCare) presented a workshop where participants learned about the initial phase of our AI process, Dawn. Participants were given the opportunity to take part in activities shaped around establishing a coalition, building authentic partnerships, and developing knowledge and skills for the process.  

Strategies were shared for overcoming the challenges faced during this early stage of culture change and for building strong, trusting relationships needed to move the process forward. Participants gained new insights on how community care culture change coalitions could effectively be established in their own communities.