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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rubertino, Frosini, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dementia--Care.

Dementia.

Nutrition.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (70 p.)

Other Title:

Dementia Care

Place of Publication:

HCPro

Summary:

Dementia Care: A Handbook for Long-Term Care Dietary 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 long-term care dietary staff understand and address the challenging dietary needs of residents with dementia at each stage of the disease's progression. Dietary staff will benefit from the how-to guidance that breaks down CMS' initiative, and learn how to provide appropriate and beneficial dietary care to residents.This book provides:Guidance on the use of non-pharmacological methods of reducing dementia-related behaviorsTips on providing dietary care to 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 NutritionDementia Care Resources

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ISBN:

1-55645-135-0