Miriam K. Aronson, Donna Cox Post

Reshaping Dementia Care

Practice and Policy in Long-Term Care

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Innovative approaches to dementia care in the nursing home are the subject of this volume. The contributors combine specific applied research findings and programmes in examining such topics as: addressing needs; developing multidisciplinary care teams; finding alternatives to restraints; and integrating the family into the care team. Special programmes designed to accommodate patients, including special care units, in-house day care, nursing unit-based services and social day care, are described. Also explored are: legal and ethical issues related to dementia; reimbursement; staff training; and increasing costs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications, Inc
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juli 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 249g
• ISBN-13: 9780803951600
• ISBN-10: 0803951604
• Artikelnr.: 37043396

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword - Barry W Rovner
Overview of Dementia and the Nursing Home - Miriam K Aronson
Current Challenges in Dementia Care - Leonard Berg
A Physician¿s Perspective
Dementia Care - Miriam K Aronson
Program and Staff Variables
Approaches to Special Programming - Ronnie Grower et al
The Nursing Home Environment and Dementia Care - David M Dunkelman and
Randi C Dressel
Families as an Integral Part of Dementia Care - Patricia Gaston
Strategies for Management of Behavioral Problems - Miriam K Aronson
The Reduction of Restraint Use in the Nursing Home - Donna Cox Post et al
Staffing Patterns and Training for Competent Dementia Care - Cynthia
Frazier and Lila Sherlock
Legal Issues and Ethical Dilemmas in Dementia Care - Roberta S Goodman
Reimbursement Issues and the Future Direction of Nursing Home Care for
Persons with Dementia - Mary Jane Koren, Paul Guastadisegni and Miriam K
Aronson