Hello everyone, Happy 2020! We are thrilled to start off the new year by introducing 7 new brief videos we created to help you and your staff work with your residents who are experiencing cognitive decline and may have some challenging behaviors. Each video includes common scenarios that you and your staff may frequently encounter, […]
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Describing behaviors- The first part of DICE, a tool to assess and manage behaviors
First off, congratulations to Future Care Irvington, who sent in the winning tidbit for our contest!!! We asked you to send us tips for how you get your more challenging residents to bathe. A nursing assistant at Future Care Irvington said she gives verbal cues to her resident, one step at time, and talks to […]
Tips for reducing bathing stress in residents
Below is a link to an article on Daily Caring.com that has useful tips to remember when helping to bathe a resident who has Alzheimer’s disease. We encourage you to take a quick look and share with staff, as bathing can be a stressful activity for residents and staff alike. http://dailycaring.com/7-tips-to-get-someone-with-Alzheimers-to-take-a-bath/ We are announcing a […]
Care plan snapshots: Making care plans useful
Developing and updating care plans to ensure they include the required information takes a lot of staff time and attention. Unfortunately, they don’t usually live up to their potential for day to day usefulness and practicality. To help address this, we’ve developed a Care Plan Snapshot…a “Readers Digest” version of a care plan that highlights […]
Educating family members on person-centered care
Educating family members of your residents about your efforts to reduce the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia through person-centered behavioral approaches is critical. Family members can support staff and be a useful resource when determining what may motivate a resident to participate in his/her own care and engage in activity, and thereby decrease agitation, […]