Emergency Situations
If you smell smoke during an activity, your first action should be to do this.
What is remove residents from danger?
The Green House model replaces large nursing units with these smaller living spaces.
What are households or small homes?
Holding a resident’s hand, smiling warmly, and nodding while they speak is an example of this kind of communication.
What is non‑verbal communication?
If a resident becomes irritated and refuses to participate in bingo, your first step should be to do this.
What is respect their choice and offer an alternative?
This is the “R” in the R.A.C.E. fire safety procedure.
What is rescue?
In Green House homes, CNAs are called this to reflect their broader caregiving role.
What are Shahbazim?
If a resident appears withdrawn during a craft activity, you can re‑engage them by doing this instead of pressuring them to participate.
What is offering a simple, hands‑on task or choice?
When two residents start arguing during a group activity, you should first do this before resuming.
What is separate and redirect them calmly?
During an earthquake, residents in wheelchairs should be moved away from these.
What are windows or falling hazards?
The Green House philosophy says that the heart of care should happen here, not in central institutional spaces.
What is the household or resident’s room?
Matching your pace of movement to a resident’s walking speed during an activity helps them feel this.
What is safe and respected?
A resident with dementia shouts “I want to go home” during music hour. Instead of correcting them, you use this supportive approach.
What is validation and redirection?
If a resident becomes unresponsive during a game, this is your first assessment step.
What is check responsiveness and breathing?
Green House homes encourage CNAs to help with activities like cooking and gardening to create this feeling.
What is normal daily life?
Gently placing an activity item in a resident’s hand and demonstrating its use is called this type of teaching.
What is hand‑over‑hand guidance?
If a resident is pacing or restless during an art activity, you can help by offering this type of alternative task.
What is a movement-based or hands-on activity?
This safety practice involves checking the room for clutter and trip hazards before an activity starts.
What is environmental scanning?
In Green House design, elders eat together at one table to promote this.
What is community or social connection?
Using familiar songs, objects, or scents to spark memories during an activity is an example of this dementia‑friendly approach.
What is sensory or reminiscence‑based engagement?
During a cooking group, a resident suddenly becomes agitated and tries to leave. You should do this before deciding whether they should rejoin.
What is assess for needs (pain, restroom, overstimulation)?