Meet Clara Jones
What is the term for the type of care in which caregivers get to know the person and match their care and communication to what works best for the person?
Person-centered care
What is the most common form of dementia?
Alzheimer’s disease
True or False: If a person living with dementia resists taking a shower, trying to convince and reason with him or her is a good approach.
False. (Pay attention to the person's behavior and think about what might be causing it. Eliminate the cause and connect with the person before trying again.)
What does the “R” stand for in the CARES Approach?
Respond appropriately.
What did the other reindeer not let Rudolph do because of his shiny red nose?
Join in any reindeer games
When culture change is implemented in a long-term care facility, the model changes from a hospital-like setting to what kind of setting?
A home-like setting
What is the general term for the loss of memory and other thinking abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life?
Dementia
How might a person living with dementia communicate about pain? (A) aggressiveness (B) facial grimacing (C) anxiety (D) all of the above.
D
How does the CARES Approach benefit the person living with dementia?
The person you’re caring for is less likely to become fearful, angry, or upset
How many ghosts show up in A Christmas Carol?
Four
True or False: When hosting a party, involve the persons with dementia in the preparations.
True. Involving residents in the preparation gives them a purpose.
True or False: Dementia affects the way people perceive things.
True
Name at least two environmental factors that might affect a person’s behavior.
Background noise, being in an unfamiliar setting, room temperature, quality of the light, lots of activity
What is the most important step in the CARES Approach?
Connect with the person
In Home Alone, where are the McCallisters going on vacation when they leave Kevin behind?
Paris
Who benefits from the CARES Approach: the resident, the caregiver, or both?
Both. When using the CARES Approach, you are more likely to have moments of success, making your job and the life of the person you’re caring for more enjoyable and rewarding.
After age 85, the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease reaches almost _____.
50%
Which of these phrases would you use when communicating with other staff: (A) Mrs. Jones is agitated; (B) Mrs. Jones started crying when I took her into the bathroom.
B. (Describe the situation; don’t interpret what you saw.)
True or False: It is equally important to think about approaches that work and approaches that do not work when caring for someone living with dementia.
True.
Which Hollywood actor played six different roles in The Polar Express?
Tom Hanks
State what each letter in CARES stands for.
C = Connect with the person; A = Assess behavior; R = Respond appropriately; E = Evaluate what works; S = Share with others
Name at least four areas of brain function that are affected by dementia
Memory, motor skills, language, attention, perception, abstraction (abstract thought), judgment
Name at least three things that can affect a person’s behavior
Physical discomfort (such as feeling hungry, cold, tired, sick, or needing to use the toilet), pain, the environment, a complicated task, vision or hearing loss, confusion, frustration, feeling overwhelmed
What are three of the steps of the Positive Physical Approach?
1. Approach from the front. 2. Walk slowly. 3. Move to the side. 4. Crouch low or get down on one knee. 5. Offer your hand. 6. Call the person by their preferred name
What are you supposed to do when you find yourself under the mistletoe?
Kiss