As communication skills decline in people with dementia, a supportive environment becomes crucial to a resident's ability to express needs and desires. But how do you recognize what physical and social changes will help improve functioning, communication, and quality of life? The Environment & Communication Assessment Toolkit (ECAT) for Dementia ......
Responding to the sexual desires of older adults in residential environments is widely recognized as a challenge by care staff, administrators, and family members. This resource meets the challenge head on, exploring the issues surrounding sexual expression from all perspectives. It address the question of how, in an increasingly person-centered ......
This is a must read for nursing home administrators, directors of nursing, and others in leadership positions in long-term care. It offers practical, common sense, easy-to-implement approaches that will yield immediate positive results. It also serves as a wake-up call to leaders who doubt their impact and as an affirmation to leaders who struggle ......
Although we can't currently offer a cure for Alzheimer's, we can provide better information and advice to people with the disease (and their caregivers) to help improve their ability to live and cope with this challenging disease. This groundbreaking book shows how to start making a difference during the initial evaluation and beyond. Treating ......
Helping you gain insights into the world of the person with Alzheimer's, this title provides a view into the day-to-day experience of Alzheimer's through the reflections of 7 diverse individuals with the disease. Suitable for people with early-stage Alzheimer's and related dementias, it explores the many dimensions of the Alzheimer's experience.
Helps you meet the demand for memory-enhancement programs. This title includes research on brain health and memory along with interactive games, exercises, and quizzes for participants to use to learn about and practice the mental activities. It contains the lesson plans for teaching 12 topics in a course that can run for 3 months or up to a year.
Individuals facing death may not know how to express the range of emotions, questions, and discoveries they experience. This book can help open the door to meaningful conversation, reminiscence, and reflection at the end of life.
Strategies for Improving Outcomes for Residents & Staff
Delivers both a rationale for and implementation guide to creating empowered work teams (EWT) in long-term care settings. This work introduces the concept of EWTs and looks at how they work in different settings: traditional nursing homes, assisted living, and home care. It also shows you the steps necessary to implement EWTs from the scratch.
Incontinence is not an inevitable part of aging, nor is it untreatable once it develops. Thoroughly revised and updated, this new edition of a trusted resource teaches diverse and effective strategies for assessing, managing, and even eliminating urinary incontinence in all care settings.
