This practical, easy-to-read book is a guide for caregivers of people with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD). The author describes common examples of challenges in day-to-day care, provides guidelines for ways to respond to these challenges, and emphasizes making use of the continuing abilities of people with ADRD.
Combines theory and practical approaches to help you ensure life satisfaction and successful aging in clients at any stage in life and in any setting, whether you are working with them individually, as a couple, or in a small group. Elucidates how reminiscence can be used as a dynamic tool.
This Book Is Based On A Successful Meal Service Program That Has Been Field Tested In Three Facilities By Jitka Zgola. It Is A Guide To Optimizing The Dining Experience of Institutional Residents.
The ""Best Friends"" approach to Alzheimer's care improves the quality of life not only for clients with Alzheimer's disease but also for the staff providing care. Readers can hear stories and ideas from real staff in facilities worldwide who are already implementing the Best Friends approach with their residents.
This book provides practical tools for implementing a permanent quality management program in long-term care facilities. The authors have designed their own mode for quality management integration. The QMI model is built around 6 core concepts. Also included are case examples and analyzed data.
Deteriorating abilities to maintain independence are hallmarks of dementia, but they need not lead to helplessness. With simple changes to the environment, facility staff can maximize functional independence and minimize excess disabilities for older adults with dementia. Here is a step-by-step process for identifying barriers and finding ......
Professional caregiving staff deal regularly with disruptive behaviours in residents with dementia but often do not have adequate tools to decipher the underlying causes of these behaviours. Through this 21-minute DVD, viewers learn to evaluate all aspects of the caregiving environment before working on individualized solutions.
Viewers will learn the ways in which personal needs are fulfilled within homelike settings and how a facility can improve resident functioning by making simple adaptations to the physical and caregiving environments. This video illustrates facility staff using a step-by-step process to identify problem areas, recognise underlying needs, to then ......
A program developed through first hand experience in adult day centres. Focuses on preserving the dignity of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and providing them with opportunities to experience meaningful involvement and satisfaction. Contains more than 90 customised activities covering many areas and is adaptable to a variety of settings.
