Dementia Care: A Handbook for Long-Term Care Certified Nursing Assistants

Dementia Care A Handbook for Long-Term Care Certified Nursing Assistants

by HCPro (Author), Frosini Rubertino RN C-NE CDONA/LTC CPRA (Author)

 

Dementia Care: A Handbook for Long-Term Care Certified Nursing Assistants

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Adhere to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) dementia care initiative to reduce the use of antipsychotic medications in treating residents with dementia. This handbook will help certified nursing assistants (CNA) understand and address the challenging care needs of residents with dementia at each stage of the disease s progression. CNAs will benefit from the how-to guidance that breaks down CMS initiative, and learn how to provide efficient and effective care to residents.

This book provides:
Guidance on the use of non-pharmacological methods of reducing dementia-related behaviors
Tips on caring for residents with dementia
Strategies for educating staff to provide assistance and assurance to residents family members

Table of Contents About the Author
Foreword
Chapter 1: The Dementia Care Mandate for Long-Term Care
Chapter 2: Understanding Dementia and Person-Centered Care
Chapter 3: Building an Interdisciplinary Dementia Care Team
Chapter 4: Recognition of Conditions Impacting Cognitive Functioning
Chapter 5: Assessment of Behavioral Conditions
Chapter 6: Non-Pharmacological Approaches to Managing Dementia Behaviors
Chapter 7: Pharmacological Approaches to Managing Dementia Behaviors
Chapter 8: Monitoring Outcomes of Approaches
Chapter 9: Dementia care specific for CNAs
Dementia Care Resources

 

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