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"The approach they're using at Riverside Manor has made such a difference for my husband," she explained. "His agitation is so much better managed now. I wish we'd known about it sooner."
As the director of our elder care facility, I smiled and nodded, but inside I felt a complex mix of emotions. The protocol she was describing was one our team had developed three years ago after months of research and careful implementation. Somehow, it had made its way to Riverside Manor, but the connection to our work had been lost along the way (National Institute on Aging).
This scenario plays out constantly across the geriatric care landscape. Innovative approaches to memory care, mobility support, medication management, and emotional well-being travel between facilities, practitioners, and organizations—often without carrying their origin stories with them (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society).
Jennifer Lopez, a geriatric care specialist in Boston, experienced this firsthand.
"We developed a unique approach to music therapy for dementia patients that showed remarkable results in reducing anxiety," she explains. "Two years later, I was consulting at a facility in Rhode Island and saw them using our exact methodology, down to the specific sequence of activities. When I asked about it, they said it was just ‘something they’d picked up at a conference’ but couldn’t remember where."
The loss of attribution might seem like a mere professional courtesy oversight, but it creates ripple effects throughout the care ecosystem. Without clear lineage, care approaches become divorced from their research foundations. Important implementation details get lost. And perhaps most significantly, the collaborative improvement that could happen when practitioners connect around shared methodologies never materializes (Alzheimer’s Association).
For David Chen, a memory care program director in Minneapolis, the lack of attribution created real challenges.
"We adopted an approach to sundowning management that was showing promising results," he recalls. "But when we encountered implementation questions, we had nowhere to turn. The materials had come to us third-hand, with no information about who developed it or what research supported it."
Chen’s team made educated guesses about how to adapt the protocol, but without access to the originators’ thinking, they ultimately abandoned several elements that may have been crucial to its success (Dementia Care Central).
This disconnection affects care quality in subtle but important ways. When care methodologies travel without context, they often arrive incomplete. Practitioners implement what they can see and understand, but miss the underlying principles that make approaches truly effective (The Gerontologist).
Maria Gutierrez, Chief Nursing Officer at a continuing care retirement community in Arizona, puts it simply:
"It’s like getting a recipe with some of the ingredients missing. You can make something that looks similar, but it won’t taste quite right."
When we imagine a geriatric care ecosystem where attribution becomes standard practice, intriguing possibilities emerge. Consider how knowledge sharing works in other fields where attribution is built into the culture.
In academic medicine, research builds upon properly cited previous work, creating a web of connected knowledge that practitioners can follow. In open-source software development, contributions are meticulously credited, allowing users to consult the originators when implementation questions arise (National Library of Medicine).
What might happen if elder care embraced similar practices?
For organizations that develop innovative approaches, proper attribution could create natural consultation and training opportunities. For practitioners implementing borrowed methodologies, clear sourcing would provide access to the full context and evidence base behind approaches (World Health Organization – Ageing and Health).
Most importantly, for the elderly individuals in our care, protocols implemented with full understanding of their design principles might deliver more consistent, higher-quality outcomes.
The potential benefits of improved attribution in geriatric care are compelling, but we need to move beyond theory. That’s why we’re seeking thoughtful partners interested in exploring how attribution practices might influence knowledge sharing and care quality in real-world settings (American Geriatrics Society).
This isn’t about implementing a predetermined solution—it’s about collaborative learning. Participating organizations would help us observe how care methodologies naturally travel, whether attribution practices affect implementation quality, and what unexpected challenges or benefits emerge.
"I’m intrigued by the questions this exploration raises," says Thomas Washington, executive director of a continuing care community in Portland. "We’re constantly borrowing and adapting approaches from colleagues across the industry. Understanding how to do that more effectively—while giving proper credit—could help us all deliver better care."
Every organization has its own story and approach to innovation. Some develop groundbreaking methodologies; others excel at thoughtful implementation. All have valuable perspectives on how knowledge moves through our field.
As we consider how attribution might strengthen our collective work, we invite you to join the conversation. How does knowledge sharing happen in your organization? What challenges have you encountered when adopting approaches developed elsewhere? And what might be possible if the origins of our best practices remained visible as they traveled?
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After all, the wisdom that improves elder care comes from countless dedicated professionals working directly with older adults every day. Ensuring those contributions remain connected to their sources isn’t just about professional courtesy—it’s about preserving the full value of our collective expertise (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services – Aging & Disability).
Dr. James Moretti is a consultant specializing in knowledge management in healthcare settings. This article draws on interviews with geriatric care professionals across the country who shared their experiences with attribution challenges.
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