Dementia Care: A Handbook for Long-Term Care Activities Staff

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rubertino, Frosini, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dementia--Care.

Dementia.

Patient-centered health care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (70 p.)

Other Title:

Dementia Care

Place of Publication:

HCPro

Summary:

Dementia Care: A Handbook for Long-Term Care Activities StaffSold in packs of 10!Adhere to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) dementia care initiative to reduce the use of antipsychotic medications in treating residents with dementia. This handbook will help the activities staff understand and address the challenging care needs of residents with dementia at each stage of the disease's progression. Activities directors and staff will benefit from the how-to guidance that breaks down CMS' initiative, and learn how to develop and implement an activities program that fits the needs of residents.This book provides:Guidance on the use of non-pharmacological methods of reducing dementia-related behaviorsTips on developing activities for residents with dementiaStrategies for educating staff to provide assistance and assurance to residents' family membersTable of ContentsAbout the AuthorForewordChapter 1: Dementia Care in Long-Term CareChapter 2: Understanding Dementia and Person-Centered CareChapter 3: Building an Interdisciplinary Dementia Care TeamChapter 4: Conditions that Impact Cognitive FunctioningChapter 5: Assessment of Behavioral ConditionsChapter 6: Non-Pharmacological Approaches to Managing Dementia BehaviorsChapter 7: Pharmacological Approaches to Managing Dementia BehaviorsChapter 8: Monitoring Outcomes of ApproachesChapter 9: Dementia Care and the Activities StaffDementia Care Resources

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ISBN:

1-55645-139-3