Know the person. Honor what matters.
The Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory (PELI) is a person-centered assessment that helps professionals learn about the everyday preferences of people receiving long-term services and supports.
From daily routines and personal care to relationships, activities, food, and the environment, PELI helps uncover the preferences that shape how people want to live their everyday lives.
But learning a person’s preferences is only the beginning.
PELI provides a foundation for turning what we learn into more individualized, meaningful, and person-centered care.
What Matters to the Person?
At the heart of PELI is a simple but powerful idea: knowing what matters to a person helps us provide better care and support.
PELI provides a structured approach for learning about individual preferences and using that information to support choice, autonomy, quality of life, and meaningful engagement.
Through PELI, professionals learn how to:
Learn
Discover the routines, relationships, activities, and everyday experiences that matter to each person.
Listen
Use effective interviewing and communication strategies to understand preferences from the individual—and, when necessary, from family, friends, or other trusted proxies.
Act
Translate preferences into care planning, daily routines, meaningful engagement, and individualized support.
Improve
Use preference information to strengthen communication, staff practices, person-centered care, and organizational quality improvement.
Ready to Get Started?
Learning what matters is the first step. Putting that knowledge into practice is where change happens.
Begin your PELI learning journey through the Scripps Aging Hub.
About PELI
The Preferences for Everyday Living Inventory is grounded in years of research focused on understanding and honoring the everyday preferences of people receiving long-term services and supports.
Research, education, and implementation work surrounding PELI has contributed to a growing understanding of how preference-based practices can support person-centered care and quality of life.
The Scripps Aging Hub brings together PELI education, practical tools, and implementation resources to help professionals translate this work into everyday practice.
