Creating Successful Dementia Care Settings

Whether you’re designing from the ground up or trying to improve the services of an existing facility, here is a cornucopia of techniques to make your care program more dementia-friendly. This 4-volume resource describes how to integrate the physical environment, staff care practices, and resident needs into a complementary, holistic approach to dementia care.

Each volume provides easy-to-implement ideas for making each facility’s care culture more supportive of individual residents. Practical, detailed information about key areas of Alzheimer’s care will enlarge your staff’s understanding of residents’ aging senses, cognitive and functional abilities, disruptive behaviors, and sense of identity. Help staff better understand the experience of Alzheimer’s disease and learn simple ways to create better interactions!

For each topic, learn about what the individual experiences, what staff can do to help, what the care environment—both the physical environment and staff practices—can do to help, and where to find products that support such enlightened care practices. In these no-nonsense, fully cross-indexed volumes, you can quickly find the advice you need anywhere in the series. Plus, quick-reference Summary Sheets provide handy tips and techniques, and the Behavior Tracking Form helps identify and resolve underlying problems.

The four-set volume includes:
•  Understanding the Environment through Aging Series
•  Maximizing Cognitive and Functional Abilities
•  Minimizing Disruptive Behaviors
•  Enhancing Identity and Sense of Home

An excellent resource for Assisted Living Professionals.