The increasing life expectancy and global aging population necessitate changes in long-term gerontological services based on Person-Centred Care approaches. This study aims to improve Person-Centred Care in geriatric centers through meaningful activities and the role of occupational therapists and direct care professionals in developing these activities. A descriptive cross-sectional quasi-experimental design was proposed, with 10 participants.

Background: Increasing life expectancy means that the ageing of populations globally is on the rise. It is therefore important to promote changes in long-term gerontological services based on Person-Centred Care approaches, in which meaningful occupation serves as a basis and is supported by appropriate professional support, such as the occupational therapist and the direct care professional.

Objective: To improve Person-Centred Care in a geriatric centre, through the use of meaningful activities and to identify the role of the occupational therapist and direct care professional in the development of these activities.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional quasi-experimental pre-post single-group design is proposed. A total of 10 participants. The methodology used will be mixed. The data collection techniques and tools will be the PDC evaluation instrument pre and post intervention and a survey at the end of the project.

Inclusion Criteria:

• That the direct care worker has a degree as a nursing assistant, dependency care technician, geroculturist or certificate of professionalism.
• The worker must speak and understand Spanish.
• The residence must offer service during the day, in the morning or afternoon shift.
• Workers must have been with the department for more than 4 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Workers who work night shift only.
• Workers on rotating shifts in all departments of the residence.
• Workers absent at the time of the study due to temporary leave, vacations or other causes.

Although each participant will provide their name and email address to register for the study, their data and survey results will be completely anonymous and linked to a participant code. On each measurement occasion, participants will be emailed a link to the survey and, when clicked, will be taken to the google-forms web platform that will host the surveys. The web surveys will not ask for any information that can be used to identify a specific participant, and google-forms will not record any metadata.