Why Dementia Training Belongs at the Heart of the PACE Model
How experiential education and practical care skills can strengthen dementia capability across the PACE interdisciplinary team
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Person-Centered Dementia Care in Practice
Is dementia care really suffering from a lack of innovation, or are we struggling to implement what we already know?
How Sagora Senior Living Uses Dementia Live to Build Empathy and Improve Memory Care
What changes when a caregiver moves beyond learning about dementia and begins to understand what living with cognitive change might feel like?
Compassionate Touch® and CMS HOPE: A Powerful, Research-Driven Approach to Pain, Symptoms, and Psychosocial Support in Hospice Care
As CMS prepares the field for the Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE), hospice organizations nationwide are re-examining how they deliver, document, and demonstrate quality. HOPE — a comprehensive assessment and quality framework designed to replace the Hospice Item Set (HIS) — elevates key domains of care that lie at the heart of hospice philosophy. These include pain management, symptom (and behavioral) management, and psychosocial and spiritual needs.
Learn more from CMS here.
Quality of Life in Nursing Homes—What Matters Most?
Individual preferences determine if one feels they have a high or low quality of life.
How to Prevent People in Nursing Homes from Becoming Invisible?
People in care can often feel invisible.
From Dementia Activities Round-up to Person-Centered Care Practices
I am humbled and honored to work with such amazing and talented people. As a trainer, I believe we learn as much from those we are training as they learn from us. We are all practicing when it comes to dementia care. Every day is a new day and no matter where we fit into the spectrum, we all need each other to learn and grow. Let's talk about person-centered care practices.