Dementia Care Mapping: Applications Across Cultures

Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) is a cutting-edge assessment tool that lets care staff directly observe and measure a resident’s or client’s quality of life. In this book, learn about the principles of person-centered care that underlie DCM and how these universal principles have influenced the use of DCM in diverse care cultures around the world. International experts in DCM discuss how the method can invigorate staff caregiving practices, reduce older adults’ excess dependency, and actively promote everyday competence.

Here is an instructive look at the outcomes produced by using DCM, including improved resident/client care plans, staff development and training, and staff recognition of opportunities for intervention. From the experience of others, learn how to overcome staff resistance to change, influence organizational policy for effective implementation of DCM, justify and secure financial support for programming from insurance providers and government agencies, and introduce person-centered care approaches to settings ensconced in the traditional medical model of care.