The Janus Approach is a philosophy of care, specific to RSL Care SA, that acknowledges residents are unique individuals, who have a variety of personal needs and preferences.
The Janus Approach is named after the Roman God Janus, the god of beginnings and endings, transitions, doorways and time. Janus frequently symbolised change and transitions such as the progress of past to future, from one condition to another, from one vision to another, opening a new door and commencing that journey.
The Janus Approach aspires to continually improve and enhance the quality of life with all residents by transforming the culture of care in our facilities from task focussed to truly person-centred. The approach enables services and care needs to be adapted to meet the priorities and ‘picture’ of quality of life for each individual resident as well as the group of residents as a whole. Residents of RSL Care SA require care delivery to be person centred and evidenced based ensuring each resident’s physical, cultural, psychological, social, sexual and spiritual needs are addressed.
In order to deliver the Janus Approach, we have identified specialty areas of care provision which are addressed through the ‘Janus Keys’. The leader for each respective ‘key’ is accountable for maintaining current evidenced based practice and applying this in the performance monitoring of care delivery to residents. We currently have six Janus Keys:
In addition to the Janus Keys, Janus Dignity Principles have been developed in partnership with residents, representatives, floor staff, management and the Board of RSL Care SA.
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