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Collaborative Practice in SNFs: SLPs Supporting People with Dementia

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
This course will outline practical strategies to support SLPs’ management of cognitive-communication disorders of people living with dementia in SNFs. Special attention will be paid to collaborative practice with CNAs and tools to support best practice implementation and sustainability. Strategies for SLPs to position themselves as key members of the healthcare team will be provided.
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Functional Memory Strategies for Mild Cognitive Impairment

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Mild Cognitive Impairment is an emerging diagnosis with evidence to show that speech therapy for memory can be beneficial. This course will review pertinent concepts including Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Reserve, and the Life Participation Approach. We will look at best practices, and how to use them within functional scenarios to meaningfully impact functional outcomes […]
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Linking Resident Behavior to Dementia Care Communication: Effects of Emotional Tone (2010)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Sixteen video-recorded interactions between nursing staff and residents with dementia during bathing were used for analysis. The mean age of resident participants was 82.9 years, and all subjects had moderate-stage dementia, as determined from the Minimum Data Set Cognition Scale.The Emotional Tone Rating Scale (ETRS) was used to rate implicit staff communication during the staff-resident […]
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Effect of Reminiscence Therapy for People with Dementia (2019)

January 17, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are difficult to manage. Currently, various pharmacological and non- pharmacological treatments are being used to manage these symptoms for people with dementia. Some studies have reported that there was no effect of pharmacological interventions on the BPSD (Gitlin et al., 2009), while a few studies found potential benefits […]
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Promoting Activity, Independence and Stability in Early Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment (PrAISED): Development of an Intervention for People with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (2018)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Older adults with dementia are at a high risk for falls and standard interventions have not been shown to be very effective in this population. A novel intervention is required that addresses the needs of older people with dementia in the community setting. This article used a systematic process to develop a dementia-specific intervention to […]
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Relationships Between Balance and Cognition in Patients with Subjective Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Alzheimer Disease (2014)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
The most widely accepted theory of balance control is the systems theory approach which describes balance as a result of complex integration and coordination of several underlying systems covering sensory/perceptual processes, cognitive influences (e.g., attention, motivation, intention) and motor processes. Clinical studies have shown that impaired balance, as a general construct, is more common in […]
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Occupational Therapy in Special Respite Care: A New Multicomponent Model for Challenging Behavior in People with Dementia (2018)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
The objective of this prospective cohort study was to evaluate the benefit of a multi-professional model using an Occupational Therapist, Geriatrician, and a Social Worker in managing challenging behaviors in people with dementia.Seniors older than 65 years with dementia, according to the criteria of the DSM V, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score less than […]
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Creating a Supportive Environment Using Cues for Wayfinding in Dementia (2016)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
As dementia progresses, becoming lost in residential environments becomes a profound problem and has a deleterious impact on behavior and social interaction. Qualitative research has shown that residents with dementia report difficulty finding their own apartments, rooms, bathrooms, activity rooms, dining rooms, dining table and even dining seats, indicating that they have difficulty meeting their […]
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Systematic Review of Yoga and Balance: Effect on Adults With Neuromuscular Impairment (2019)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the leading cause of nonfatal injuries for people ages 18-85 yr in the United States with more than 800,000 adults hospitalized each year. The most common neurological conditions that pose a high risk for falls are traumatic brain injury (TBI), cerebrovascular accident (CVA), dementia […]
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Roles and Coping Strategies of Sons Caring for a Parent With Dementia (2015)

January 16, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Study designThis is an exploratory qualitative study.ParticipantsTwenty studies were included in the final analysis that met the following inclusion criteria: a son or son-in-law who is providing assistance to a parent with dementia with two or more daily activities per week and speaks English.MethodologyParticipants completed a sociodemographic questionnaire. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews either […]
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