Hello everyone, As we (thankfully!!!) wind down the year of 2020, our research team has decided it’s also time to end these weekly tidbits. We thank you all so much for the kind feedback, inspiring photos, heartwarming stories, and insightful questions you have sent us over the past years. It has been our pleasure to […]
Tag: Function focused care
Tips for how to Integrate Person-Centered Approaches into Care Plans
Hello everyone, Many of you are working on integrating more person-centered approaches into your care plans, and looking for ways that CNAs and other staff can easily access information about the social histories and preferences of residents, which is critical information when caring for people who have dementia. Those “golden nuggets” of information can help […]
New Videos on Function Focused Care Website
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, […]
Tips for Integrating Person-centered Approaches into Care Plans
Hello everyone, Many of you are working on integrating more person-centered approaches into your care plans, and looking for ways that GNAs and other staff can easily access information about the social histories and preferences of residents, which is critical information when caring for people who have dementia. Those “golden nuggets” of information can help […]
Best practice: Oral care
Oral care is extremely important for everyone, and older adults are no exception. Yet sometimes, after we help a behaviorally challenging resident get bathed and dressed, proper oral care can become an afterthought. It can also be one of the most difficult personal care activities to have a resident perform. Here are some tips to […]
Increasing resident engagement in activities
We’ve talked about how encouraging residents to participate as much as possible in their own care can help maintain or even increase function and decrease negative behaviors. Let’s remember that residents with moderate to severe dementia can have fun too! How often do we see a group of residents participating in a recreational activity, but […]
Function focused care exemplars
As you continue to work with the “Champions” at your nursing homes, we encourage you to show them these brief videos from our website: http://www.functionfocusedcare.org/videocoaching The six videos offer great tips on how to engage residents with cognitive impairment and help them perform activities of daily living such as dressing, oral care and toileting, and […]