Perceived Impact of the Namaste Care Family Program on People with Advanced Dementia, Nursing Staff, and Family Caregivers: A Qualitative Study

Many people with advanced dementia die in nursing homes. Family caregivers regularly judge quality of life as poor and may find it difficult to establish meaningful contact with their relative. The daily US Namaste Care program integrates personalized and palliative care with meaningful activities for people with advanced dementia. We adapted Namaste Care to involve family caregivers more and examined the perceived impact of Namaste Care Family on nursing home residents with advanced dementia, nursing staff, and family caregivers in the Netherlands.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - February 27, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Hanneke Smaling, H. Smaling, K. Joling, S. Doncker, W. Achterberg, J. van der Steen Tags: Research Source Type: research