Development of Alzheimer's disease special care units on a statewide level
E. Paul et al. Larrat
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| Opplysninger | Abstract: The Alzheimer Demonstration Project of Rhode Island is a statewide effort to nurture the development of Alzheimer's disease special care units in both public and private long term care facilities. since 1986, the effort has resulted in the establishment of eight special care units, the training of over four hundred health care professionals in both nursing homes, senior citizen centers and adult day care facilities, the education and involvement of family caregivers, and the implementation of a research protocol designed to evaluate the effectiveness of these facilities in improving patient outcomes. The project team has also developed special activity programs for Alzheimer's diease residents, protocols for medication, regimen evaluation and alteration, as well as training materials for professional and family carergivers. Initial results from the research component of this project document positive effects on medication use, resident survival time and resident functional status.
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