The Mayer-Rothschild Foundation Designation of Excellence in Person-Centered Long-Term Care initiative will develop the processes, tools and standards to guide and evaluate nursing homes, assisted living communities, and dementia and memory care residences in their journey for the designation of excellence in person-centered care. This outcomes driven credential will be rooted in a strong evidence based foundation developed through rigorous research and evaluation completed by the HIGN team at NYU Meyers with funding from The Mayer-Rothschild Foundation. HIGN will partner with 5 long-term care communities to validate the tools, standards and measures, pilot the program, and become the first long-term care communities to be credentialed with this Designation of Excellence.