Dementia Care
This term describes a broad category of symptoms that affect memory, thinking, and social abilities, severely interfering with daily life. Examples Alzheimer, Vascular, Alcoholic, etc
What is Dementia
This common mental health condition in older adults can include symptoms such as sadness, loss of interest, and changes in sleep and appetite.
What is depression?
True or False. It is okay to hold someone down to give them a shot for their behaviors
What is false? You are never allowed to physically restrain a resident with your physical body.
Performs task alone, without verbal direction or supervision
What is independent?
The primary cause of pressure ulcers, resulting from prolonged pressure on the skin and underlying tissues
What is reduced blood flow?
This communication technique involves asking straight forward simple yes or no questions and giving them plenty of time to respond
What is straight forward questions?
When speaking to a resident experiencing anxiety, this communication technique involves active listening and being empathetic to the resident.
What is empathetic listening?
Where the resident's preference and plan of care found.
What is the resident's plan of care or care plan?
Must watch, tell or verbally direct resident to perform task
What is supervision?
These are the most common body areas where pressure ulcers develop due to prolonged pressure when resident remain in one position
What are bony prominences ie heels, tailbone, hips and elbows?
When you assist a resident who has an unmet need ie hunger, thirsty, discomfort, etc.
What is addressing an unmet need?
This intervention addresses behaviors and focuses on identifying triggers and finding non-medication ways to meet resident's emotional and behavior needs.
What is behavioral intervention?
Medication used to manage a resident's behavior or restrict freedom of movement.
What is a chemical restraint?
Caregiver must touch patient to guide him/her to perform taks
What is limited assist?
Regularly moving and adjusting resident every two hours
What is repositioning?
This type of safety measure includes installing alarms on doors, monitoring residents closely to prevent exit seeking, admission, quarterly and annual elopement risk assessments.
What is elopement prevention?
Cognitive disorder, often confused with dementia includes symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized thinking.
What is Schizophrenia?
This type of restraint involves devices that limit a resident's movement
What is a physical restraint?
Caregiver provides/performs all of the care / task for the resident
What is dependent?
Keeping a resident's skin cleaned and moisturized. Ensuring they are dry after bathing can help prevent this breakdown of skin tissues. What is it called when the skin breakdown
What is a pressure ulcer?
This approach to dementia care focuses on the person/resident's personal history, preferences, and interest. Centered towards the resident.
What is person centered care?
This type of therapeutic activity which might include music, art, or reminiscence, helps residents express emotions and improve mental health.
What are recreational or therapeutic therapies? Activities will suffice.
This federal law requires that residents in nursing homes be free from physical and chemical restraints unless necessary to treat medical symptoms.
What is the Nursing Home Reform Act? 1987 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
What must occur before you place dirty linens or trash in the double bins in the hallway?
What is making sure they are bagged?
Prevention that includes Adequate intake of protein, vitamins, nutrition, etc
What is the nutritional prevention of pressure ulcer?