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Posted on March 23, 2016
Time is money, and the clock is ticking. CMS recently released updated Survey Tools [HCPRO Article] around dementia, and how it could affect Deaconess Abundant Life Communities from both a financial and …Posted on December 9, 2015
On November 27th 2015, CMS issued a new survey and certification memo, based on the Focused Dementia Care Survey Pilot in 2014 and the 2015 initiative to test the survey …Posted on October 26, 2015
CMS has been changing education related to F-Tags and SNF leaders may not have had enough exposure to the new CMS updated survey guidance and its interpretive guidelines that went …Posted on September 14, 2015
Nursing homes are seeing a lot of changes related to compliance and dementia this year. Starting with the change in five star ratings that now incorporates dementia related quality measures, …Posted on June 24, 2015
“I used to enjoy painting, but I often lack motivation. If I start, I usually keep going and am happy doing it. It takes a lot to get me started …Posted on April 29, 2015
The goal of dementia engagement & programming is to achieve the maximum highest quality of life for people living with cognitive impairments. The challenge in dementia care often lies in …Posted on March 25, 2015
One of the biggest challenges in dementia care is the unpredictable nature of the disease. The journey itself has a path difficult to predict and it is often accompanied with …Posted on February 26, 2015
“You matter because you are you and you matter to the last moment of your life. We will do all we can to help you, not only to die peacefully, …Posted on January 26, 2015
The goal of programming and life enrichment is to help residents live their highest quality of life – no matter their interests, background, life stories and abilities. For programming to …Posted on October 27, 2014
The National Wellness Institute says spiritual wellness is essential to quality of life and that it is better to live each day in a way that is consistent with our values and …Posted on September 23, 2014
Providing person centered care to individuals that have dementia is essential to their quality of life. A critical challenge in achieving this is understanding the perspective of the person with …Posted on August 26, 2014
The goal of dementia engagement is to provide the individual with the best quality of life possible. To achieve this, the person centered care requires ongoing fine tuning of the … - Newsletter
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