Caring for people with dementia in residential aged care: Successes with a composite person-centered care model featuring Montessori-based activities
| Autor: | Wendy Walters, Sue Malta, Catherine Morley, Colleen Doyle, Gail Roberts |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Community engagement business.industry Behavior change Psychological intervention Public policy Organizational culture Pilot Projects Caring for people with dementia medicine.disease Nursing Homes Long-term care Nursing Patient-Centered Care medicine Feasibility Studies Homes for the Aged Humans Dementia Female sense organs business Gerontology Aged |
| Zdroj: | Geriatric Nursing. 36:106-110 |
| ISSN: | 0197-4572 |
| Popis: | Person-centered models of dementia care commonly merge aspects of existing models with additional influences from published and unpublished evidence and existing government policy. This study reports on the development and evaluation of one such composite model of person-centered dementia care, the ABLE model. The model was based on building the capacity and ability of residents living with dementia, using environmental changes, staff education and organizational and community engagement. Montessori principles were also used. The evaluation of the model employed mixed methods. Significant behavior changes were evident among residents of the dementia care Unit after the model was introduced, as were reductions in anti-psychotic and sedative medication. Staff reported increased knowledge about meeting the needs of people with dementia, and experienced organizational culture change that supported the ABLE model of care. Families were very satisfied with the changes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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