PSY 384 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Behavior Management, Dementia
10 Mar 2018
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Designed for people with dementia and allow a supportive and therapeutic set of programs that help functionality at the highest possible level. Hallways designed to make it easier for wandering residents to find their way back (circular structures) Special care units must be grounded in principals that follow basic human rights. As competence declines, the environment must enhance support for behavior. Does not guarantee high quality care but increases the. Can a nursing home be a home? likelihood. According to groger"s research, the ability for a resident to feel like a nursing home is home comes from the amount of participation they had in the decision-making process and their access to family and friends. It has been proven that getting residents to reminisce about home helps facilitate adjustment in a new home. See figure 5. 5 on page 146 for a detailed diagram. Younger adults tend to over accommodate their speech based on stereotyped expectations on their abilities.
