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Social Care Issues
Mary C. Hogan National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities
and Dementia Practices
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Common Themes
• Fear • Lack of information• Isolation• Struggle to access coordinated care• Difficulty partnering with medical community• Overwhelmed by demands of caregiving• Profound sense of Loss• End of life issues
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Aging in Place
“Aging in place” requires a commitment to:–On-going caregiver training– Increasing staff –Creating a calm, safe, “enabling”
environment–Person centered planning–Supporting family/peers and monitoring
their quality of life
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Coordination of Care
CPerson
Evaluation
PlanGoals
Assessm
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Family
Group Home
StaffHe
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Day Program Staff
Model Developed by Kathleen Srsic-Stoehr, MSN, MS, RN, NEA-BC
Peers
Employers
Community Support Services
Colla
bora
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Com
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Coordination
Action
Strengths & Challenges
3/18/13 Version
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Staff Challenges • Dementia care is the
opposite of everything staffed was trained to do…no longer about skill acquisition.
• Communication, coordination and collaboration in care planning-how does this happen?
• Day to day care• Medical care
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Staff ChallengesGiven the tools to modify the environment, staff can:
be empowered become proactive problem
solvers avoid sense of helplessness
Training related to disease process is often short term rather than on going.
Care giving is a difficult job!
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Staff Challenges• Day programs can
• be too large• exceed staff capacity to “care” • impact quality of life• be an inappropriate placement
• Acknowledge and support • staff • housemates
experiencing grief and loss.
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Getting started Facial Expression Tone of Voice Body Language
Approachfrom the front Smile Identify yourself
Use theperson’s name If possible, beat eye level
Establish andmaintain eyecontact Be friendlyand relaxed A ways rememberhumor: smiles andlaughter go along way Be patient andsupportive
Speak slowlyand clearly Use a gentle &relaxed tone ofvoice Convey an easygoingmanner
Avoid suddenmovement Be open andrelaxed withyour stance Remain calmand confidentto providereassurance Use gestures such as pointing Give visual cues
National Down Syndrome Society: Aging and Down Syndrome: A Health and Well-being Guide Book
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Maintaining Quality of Life
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“We can do better…”