What Is Really Needed to Provide Effective, Person-Centered Care for Behavioral Expressions of Dementia? Guidance from The Alzheimer's Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable
Sam Fazio, Sheryl Zimmerman, Patrick J Doyle, Emily Shubeck, Molly Carpenter, Pauline Coram, Juliet Holt Klinger, Letitia Jackson, Douglas Pace, Beth Kallmyer, Joanne Pike, members of the Alzheimer's Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable, Sam Fazio, Sheryl Zimmerman, Patrick J Doyle, Emily Shubeck, Molly Carpenter, Pauline Coram, Juliet Holt Klinger, Letitia Jackson, Douglas Pace, Beth Kallmyer, Joanne Pike, members of the Alzheimer's Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable
Abstract
In April, 2019, the Alzheimer's Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable convened to discuss common challenges faced when implementing person-centered, non-pharmacological practices in long-term care and other settings that provide care and programs for persons living with dementia, and to develop relevant, specific guidance from the perspective of administrative leaders from 23 long-term and community-based care provider organizations (representing home, community-based, and residential care). Guidance related to 5 practice areas emerged from the facilitated discussion: having a foundational person-centered culture, conceptualizing behaviors as expressions and focusing on behavioral support, identifying antecedents and placing person-centeredness before protocols, modifying training to promote person-centered culture, and valuing implementation flexibility. In developing the practice guidance, a related list of priority areas for research and policy were also identified.
Keywords: Person-centered care; behaviors; dementia care.
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Source: PubMed