Imagine walking in the shoes of someone struggling with dementia. Then, while observing their daily challenges, devising a map that captures what life is like for them on a typical day—using their ...

March 17, 2009 — Results of a randomized trial confirm that strategies that include individually tailored behavioral interventions, specifically person-centered care and dementia-care mapping, reduce ...

Imagine walking in the shoes of someone struggling with dementia. Then, while observing their daily challenges, devising a map that captures what life is like for them on a typical day—using their ...

Both person-centred care and dementia-care mapping* reduce agitation in people with dementia in residential care. In addition, person-centred approaches can be taught quickly and should be introduced ...

Professor Thomas Kitwood, psycho-gerontologist, was a leader in the field of dementia care. His research interests were in the details of care practice, and long-term results when care is of high ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - There’s a new program in Maine to help address and advance dementia care. Northern Light Acadia Hospital announced the new Dementia Care Training Program. Funded in full by a $1 ...

Care Indeed has launched the Virtual Reality Dementia Training, powered by Strivr, for its caregivers and community members. Interactive training sessions are meant to help caregivers provide the ...

A scheme in Surrey aimed at improving access to dementia care and upskilling care home staff has been called "the first of its kind in the UK" by Surrey County Council (SCC). Two Admiral Nurses, ...

Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers recently offered dementia care training to new volunteers in its Time for You Program. The training was held July 26 at Family Worship Assembly in Black River Falls and ...

With June being Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, I would like to call attention to the Acceleration Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training (AADAPT) Act. Californians living in ...

A digital training program significantly improved the quality of life for people with dementia who lived in assisted living communities and nursing homes in the United Kingdom. As a result, there was ...