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Guest presenter Daniela Simmons offered the Texas Culture Change Coalition a description of her experiences providing person-centered care and developing self-managed work teams.
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IMPLEMENTING CULTURE CHANGE IN ASSISTED LIVING / MEMORY CARE COMMUNITIES
Author: Daniela Simmons
A New Memory Care Community
All of the images are made public with written
consent from the families of the residents.
PRINCIPALS:Residents live on their own terms, as if they were in their
own home!
Caregivers treat residents as if they were their own parents!
Families and Guests are welcome at any time and treated as if they were visiting their loved one at home –
drinks, meals, attention, etc.!
Residents are healthy, happy, clean, beautiful and smiling!
NEIGHBORHOODS: ACACIA, BEGONIA & CARNATION
Each neighborhood Consists of 10 Residents
Meals and Social Activities in the Neighborhood
Residents from the Different Neighborhoods Visit or “Go Out”
DINING EXPERIENCESMeals at one Table for the Residents, Employees and
Guests
Meals at any time!
Diets? Cooking special meals; no one losing weight!Residents Taking Part in the Cooking, Serving, &
Cleaning
Refrigerators, Drinks, Snacks, Cookies, Cake, etc.
“Fancy Living” – Ice Cream, Fruit Punch, Smoothies, Tropical Drinks, Fruit Salad, etc.
NON-PHARMACEUTICAL APPROACHES OF CARE
PRN, “as needed”? Almost never…
Smile Therapy, Pain Assessment
Letters, “Secrets”, Lottery, Singing, Fun and a lot of RESPECT!
ACTIVITIES
Knowing the past professions, hobbies, habits and preferences of the residents
Making the bed, organizing, laundry, cooking, baking, cleaning, gardening…
Cognitive Activities – McGuffey Readers
Physical, Social, Entertainment, Outings, Arts, Spiritual, Parties and Celebrations, etc.
“You Smile, I Smile” Program
“THE MEMORY OF MCGUFFEY “, COGNITIVE MEMORY CARE
PROGRAM
The program is developed specifically for elderly people with memory impairment.
Elderly people with memory issues often remember the past better than current events.
Consists of reading classic poems and stories to the seniors that they might have learned as children. This activity helps to stimulate memories and provides enjoyment for both the caregivers and people afflicted with dementia. The Program includes Pre and Post Assessment strategies to examine the social and cognitive effects that interacting with Mcguffy’s
Reading has on seniors with dementia.
"THE MEMORY OF MCGUFFEY'S" WILL BE SOON OFFERED FOR SALE FROM THE AMERICAN
INSTITUTE OF HUMAN RELATIONS AND AGING.
It consists of:
- a booklet with instructions and leading assessment tools;
-a 7 volume set of McGuffy's Readers scanned onto CD-ROM that permits making various copies;
- for visual enjoyment, an antique McGuffey’s eclectic third reader book ;
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- for the residents’ listening pleasure, a McGuffy's reader audio CD.
“You Smile, I Smile” Program
TEAM
Selection of Employees – Volunteering, Education
Management; Participation; Communication with the Families
Self-Managed Team; Universal Responsibilities; Shift Exchanges
TRAINING / TEAM BUIDING
Focused on developing sensitivity to the emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of daily life in old age;
the importance of knowing specifics of the background, habits and preferences of elderly people; the interplay
between tradition, innovation and change;
Implementing the great variety of innovative methods such as Group Relations; Psychodrama, Sociodrama, Sociometry, etc. in helping and caring for the elderly, as well as in training employees to be sensible in their
understanding and interactions with the elderly.
4750 Bryant Irvin Rd # 808-271Fort Worth 76132
Phone 817-715-6579; 469-293-1104
E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]