Impact of an activities-based adult dementia care program

Impact of an activities-based adult dementia care program

The investigators studied over one year the impact of a newly established once-a-week activity-based day care program for dementia patients combined with 17 educational sessions for caregivers held at the same facility. Outcome measures were patient and caregiver quality of life (QOL), patient behavioral disturbance, and use of community-based resources. Of the 37 enrollees, 3 chose not to star...

Impact of a Caring Behavior Educational Program Based on Human Care Theory on Nursing Students’ Perception of the Care

Introduction:Caring as a multidimensional concept in nursing can be realized through teaching main values. Thus, this study was performed to assess the impact of caring behavior educational program on nursing students with the aim of developing their potentials to become a healthcare professional staff. Methods: This quasi-experimental (educational-interventional) study was performed in the wi...

The Impact of a Home-Based Palliative Care Program in an Accountable Care Organization

BACKGROUND People with advanced illness usually want their healthcare where they live-at home-not in the hospital. Innovative models of palliative care that better meet the needs of seriously ill people at lower cost should be explored. OBJECTIVES We evaluated the impact of a home-based palliative care (HBPC) program implemented within an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) on cost and resour...

Evaluation of the Montessori-based Activities Program of the Alzheimer’s Awareness and Care Program

Development of an adaptive, personalized, and scalable dementia care program: Early findings from the Care Ecosystem

Katherine Possin and colleagues report on the implementation, development, and early findings of the Care Ecosystem, an adaptive, personalized, and scalable dementia care program.