Creating Successful Dementia Care Settings Developed by Margaret P. Calkins, Ph.D., M.Arch. Volume Authors: Sherylyn Briller, Ph.D.,John P. Marsden, M.Arch., Ph.D.,Kristin Perez, OTR/L,Mark Profitt, M.Arch.,and Margaret P. Calkins, Ph.D., M.Arch.

Three superb videos complement this dynamic book series. See first-hand the myriad potential solutions that can be implemented to address common problems faced by people with dementia. Order one or all three:

• Maximizing Cognitive and Functional Abilities
  
  
• Minimizing Disruptive Behaviors
  
  
• Enhancing Self and Sense of Home
  
   

Maximizing Cognitive and Functional Abilities

How do the physical and caregiving environments of a long-term care facility influence the functioning of its residents with dementia? Viewers will learn to appreciate the sometimes insurmountable challenges presented by typical residential facilities when residents have to navigate daily activities with a host of age-related cognitive and sensory deficits.

Deteriorating abilities to maintain independence are a hallmark of dementia, but they needn’t lead directly to helplessness. With simple changes to the environment, facility staff can maximize functional independence and minimize excess disabilities. Here is a step-by-step process for identifying barriers and finding respectful, supportive solutions.

Through individual profiles of residents, viewers learn to apply this sensible problem-solving method to some of the common challenges presented by toileting, dressing, and mealtime activities in long-term care facilities. The reward for this approach is an enhanced quality of life for residents and staff alike.

Running time: 40 minutes


Minimizing Disruptive Behaviors

Professional caregiving staff deals regularly with disruptive behaviors in residents with dementia but often does not have adequate tools to decipher the underlying causes of these behaviors. Through this video, viewers learn to evaluate all aspects of the caregiving environment before working on individualized solutions.

Does a behavior result from normal changes of aging or the disease process? Is it caused by distressing environmental stimuli or by some critical unmet need? When and where does it occur? Does it only happen with certain people? When a resident’s whole environment is considered, some surprisingly simple solutions can emerge.

This video profiles several residents who are exhibiting common problematic behaviors, including leaving the unit and rummaging. It takes viewers step by step through a problem-solving process that can effectively reduce or even eliminate many kinds of disruptive behavior.

Running time: 21 minutes


Enhancing Self and Sense of Home

What makes a place feel like home? How necessary is this feeling to the smooth operation of a facility for people who are experiencing dementia? Viewers will learn the ways in which personal needs are fulfilled within homelike settings and how a facility can improve resident functioning by making simple adaptations in the physical and caregiving environments.

Through individual resident profiles, this video illustrates facility staff using a step-by-step process to identify problem areas, recognize underlying needs that aren’t being met, and then create more supportive, homelike solutions that

• recognize a resident’s former roles, relationships, and routines
• support the resident’s memory of him- or herself
• give the resident a greater sense of control or privacy

Discover how the environment can contribute to an enhanced sense of well being for residents — even those with advanced dementia — as well as for staff.

Running time: 33 minutes

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