Dementia Care: A Handbook for Long-Term Care Social Services Staff
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Category: Internal Medicine Neurology Nursing Psychiatrics
published date: 28 Jul 14
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by HCPro (Author), Frosini Rubertino RN C-NE CDONA/LTC CPRA (Author)
Dementia Care: A Handbook for Long-Term Care Social Services Staff
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Adhere to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) dementia care initiative to reduce the use of antipsychotic medications in treating residents with dementia. This handbook will help the long-term care social services staff understand and address the challenging needs of residents with dementia at each stage of the disease s progression. Social services staff will benefit from the how-to guidance that breaks down CMS initiative, and learn how to monitor the appropriate care of residents.<PR> This book provides:
Guidance on the use of non-pharmacological methods of reducing dementia-related behaviors
Strategies for educating staff to provide assistance and assurance to residents family members
Table of Contents
About the Author
Foreword
Chapter 1: The Dementia Care Mandate for Long-Term Care
Chapter 2: Understanding Dementia and Person-Centered Care
Chapter 3: Building an Interdisciplinary Dementia Care Team
Chapter 4: Recognition of Conditions Impacting Cognitive Functioning
Chapter 5: Assessment of Behavioral Conditions
Chapter 6: Non-Pharmacological Approaches to Managing Dementia Behaviors
Chapter 7: Pharmacological Approaches to Managing Dementia Behaviors
Chapter 8: Monitoring Outcomes of Approaches
Chapter 9: Dementia care specific for social services staff
Dementia Care Resources
Product Details
- Perfect Paperback
- Publisher: HCPro (June 18, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1556451326
- ISBN-13: 978-1556451324
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