Hidden Gems: Unearthing Happy and Healthy Elders in a Long-Term Care Facility

Person-centered approaches to dementia care can improve quality of life but present significant challenges in implementation. Participation in activities has been shown to help improve engagement, attention, and affect in elders with dementia, as well as reduce agitated behaviors. This quality improvement project introduces a staged framework for dementia care to increase participation in activities among residents with dementia.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - February 22, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Serena Wong, S.P. Wong, A. Cook, G.T. Buhr Tags: Quality Improvement Source Type: research