Dementia-Specific Policies and Procedures. (Product Spotlight).Geriatric geriatric /ger·i·at·ric/ (jer?e-at´rik) 1. pertaining to elderly persons or to the aging process. 2. pertaining to geriatrics. ger·i·at·ric adj. 1. Resources, Inc., has released Dementia Specific Policies and Procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental for Long Term Care Facilities, which provides for standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. care practices for the Alzheimer's and other dementia-related residents in long-term care facilities long-term care facility n. See skilled nursing facility. . The manual includes both "Universal" and "Stage" specific protocols incorporating the OBRA care requirements, and references to the dementia stages, featuring Dr. Reisberg's Global Deterioration de·te·ri·o·ra·tion n. The process or condition of becoming worse. Scale. Each policy and procedure addresses a particular subject listing the applicable OBRA/tag number references, citing a policy and outlining a procedure. The Universal protocols establish an organizational framework for a facility's Alzheimer's care and administration. The Stage Specific protocols further provide facilities with a more focused approached to ADL caregiving, targeting goals and interventions to each resident's level of dementia. Dementia Specific Policies and Procedures for Long Term Care Facilities is part of the "Comfort Care" series, which also features more than 20 hours of specific dementia video training. CIRCLE 76 ON READER SERVICE CARD |
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