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Dementia Capability Training
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Presenter: Ritabelle Fernandes, MD, MPHAssociate Professor
Dept. of Geriatric MedicineJohn A. Burns School of Medicine, U.H.
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University of Hawaii Center on Aging
Supported in part by a cooperative agreement No. 90AL0011-01-00 and 90ADSG0003-01-00 from the Administration on Aging, Administration for Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Grantees carrying out projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Therefore, points of view or opinions do not necessarily represent official AoA, ACL, or DHHS policy. The grant was awarded to University of Hawaii Center on Aging for the Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative: Specialized Supportive Services Program and the Executive Office on Aging for the Alzheimer’s Disease Supportive Services Program.
This training series is based upon the Dementia Capability Training Series developed by Terry Barclay, PhD and Michelle Barclay, MA and funded by the Minnesota Board on Aging, grant number 90AL0007-01-00 from the U.S. Administration on Aging, U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living.
Executive Office on Aging
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Overall Training Objectives
S Understand the basics of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
S Identify people with possible dementia and/or their care partners during the screening and assessment process, and
S Connect them to resources they need via warm handoff within the No Wrong Door system
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Part III: Strategies to Support Families Living with Dementia in
the Community
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Key Strategies
S Identify Problems, Challenges & NeedsS Assessment
S Provide Emotional SupportS Listening, validating,
empowering without judgment or criticism
S Connect to Resources & ServicesS One-Stop Shop
S “Warm” Referral
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Resources & Services
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Universal Needs
S Care Partners/Team
S Disease Education
S Safety
S Behavioral Symptom Management
S Health, Wellness & Engagement
S Caregiver Support
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Identify Care Partner(s)/Team
S Educate: Team approach neededS Marathon, not sprint; team sport, not individual
S Identify a support systemS Think outside the box: Family, friends, neighbors, religious
congregation members, colleagues, community organization volunteers or workers)
S Task specific (e.g., doctor visits, grocery shopping, transportation, social activities, etc.)
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Disease Education
S ASK:ü What they know about the disease / questions about the
diagnosis / disease
ü Biggest concerns / fears / challenges
S FOCUS & CUSTOMIZE:ü Stage-Specific: Don’t get too far ahead
ü Information on 1-2 topics
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Safety
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S Plan for the 6 F’s: ü Fallsü Freedomü Freewaysü Firearmsü Financesü Fire
https://www.alz.org/national/documents/brochure_stayingsafe.pdf
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Safety Tips: Falls & Freedom
S FALLSü Fall risk assessment ü Sensory / mobility aidsü Home safety inspection / modificationsü Driving evaluation
S FREEDOMS Encourage Medic Alert® Safe Return®Ø 6 out of 10 people with dementia will wander at some point
during the disease
Ø www.alz.org/care/dementia-medic-alert-safe-return.asp
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Safety Tips: Freeways
Alzheimer’s Association Driving Center: www.alz.org/care/alzheimers-dementia-and-driving.asp http://www.thehartford.com/sites
/thehartford/files/at-the-crossroads-2012.pdf
FREEWAYS
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Safety Tips: Firearms
S FIREARMS: Best plan is one made before it’s neededS Store guns unloaded in locked cabinet
S Store ammo separately in locked, fireproof case
S Gift guns to family or friends
S Friend/Family member “borrows” guns
S Guns being “professionally cleaned”
S Guns are “broken” – professional disables firing mechanism or installs trigger guard
S Sell guns, turn guns over to law enforcement for destruction
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Safety Tips: Finances & Fire
S FINANCES: Risk of financial abuseS Bill paying plan
S Power of Attorney
S Worst Case: Stop / reroute mail, no call lists (to avoid solicitation)
S FIRE: Ask – What would you do if there was a fire?S Stove / oven / cooking safety
S Alarms / smoke detectors
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Home & Personal Safety
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• Encourage emergency plans Ø Key phone numbers labeled / programmedØ Fire plan
• Ask: What would you do if there was a fire at your house?
Ø ER / Hospital Medical Emergency Kit - @ bedsideü POLST, POA, Health Care POA, Living Willü Updated Medication List + allergy listü Slippers / Clothes (including adult diapers, if worn)ü List of important contact numbers (doctors, family,
minister, helpful friends)ü Comfort objects (music, photos, blanket, etc.)
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Behavioral Symptom Management
S 50%-90% of persons with dementia will develop behavioral symptoms
S Anxiety is the most prominent in the earlier stages of dementia
S 42% become physically aggressive
S 50% have depressive symptoms
S Prevalence of behavior is influenced by the care partner’s approach
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Behavior Problems
EmotionOutburst
Wandering
Refuse: Bath
Dressing
Frustrated
Hoarding
Delusions:Not my house,
daughter
Hallucination
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Causes of Challenging Behaviors
S Physical Health (Medical)ü Painü Urinary Tract Infectionü Illness
S Environmentü Unfamiliar surroundings/environmentü Over/under stimulation
S Otherü Communicationü Unmet needs/boredomü Task-relatedü Emotional health 20
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All Behavior is Communication
S REMEMBER: S behavior is communication S communication impacts behavior
S Think like a behavioral analystS Detective work, ask:
S Who (is involved/present)S What (exact description, be specific)S When (time dependent? only in morning? triggers?)S Where (location specific?)S Why (what happens right before, right afterwards?
what do family think is cause? Has anything changed recently?)
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Prevention Tip:Strive for Positive Communication
S Don’t Argue! Validate, Agree, Distract / Change the Subject
S Be excessively polite. (“Do you have time to help me now?”)
S Apologize. (“I’m sorry to interrupt you.”)
S Don’t take it personally! It’s the disease talking.
S Take a deep breath. Remember, it is you who must change.
S Strive for happy moments.
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Health, Wellness & Engagement
Encourage lifestyle changes that may reduce disease symptoms or slow progression
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ü Exerciseü Nutritionü Stress reductionü Meaning & purposeü Relationshipsü Health managementü Routine
www.alz.org/mnnd/documents/15_ALZ_Living_Well_Workbook_We
b.pdf
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Health, Wellness & Engagement
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S Facilitate regular physician appointmentsü Reminders, transportation
S Create medication management planü Medication List & Review (pharmacist / doctor)
ü Family plan for managing meds
ü Med management aids (pill boxes, alarms, medication list)
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Maximize Abilities: Routine
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Appointment Log
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Care Partner Support
S Providing support for dementia care partners is a societal imperativeS 70% of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease live
at home
S In 2012, an estimated 15 million unpaid caregivers provided an estimated 17.5 billion hours of unpaid care
S The health care system could not sustain the cost of care without unpaid caregivers
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Dementia Caregiving Risks
• Physical risks: risk of health problems
• Social risks: feelings of social isolation
• Psychological risks: risk of depression and burden
• Financial risks: financial burden due to lost wages & cost of care
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Caregiver Support
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S There is a strong correlation between the health and well-being of a care partner and the quality of care that she can provide
S A care partner with a balanced outlook and good self-care practices can provide care for longer periods of time while maintaining his own health and well-being
S Caregivers need: education, planning assistance, other caregivers, time away, emotional support, health & wellness
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Special Challenge:Living Alone
S Published research on the numbers of older Americans with dementia living alone vary (research challenging)S Approx. 15-33% (1:7 to
1:3)
S Up to 50% have no one checking on them at least once a week
S 30% or more have no support at all
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Population Characteristics
S At greater risk of:S Poor self-care
S Malnutrition
S Abuse/neglect
S Accidental self-harm
S Medication mismanagement
S Untreated medical conditions
S Loneliness
S Inactivity
S Immobility
S Financial mismanagement, fraud, scams
S Triggering emergency response from medical, law enforcement, APP
S Accidental death
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Living Alone
S Every person with dementia living alone does NOT need a guardian.
S People can live alone safely in the early & middle stages of the disease, with the right supportsS KEY is good assessment (and re-assessment) + planning, home
modifications, technology and connection to community resources and support
S Face-to-face visits importantS Labor intensive
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Initial Steps
S If no diagnosis, first step is to try to facilitate work-up
S If family or care partner involved, identify primary/secondary as point of contactS If no CP, try very hard to identify a person who can spend 15+ min of
face-to-face time with individual on daily (or at least weekly) basis to monitor
S Visitation programs
S Care Plan S Same objectives, more support
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Assistive Technologies
S GPS Wristbands
S Motion-sensitive devicesS Lighting
S Care partner voice reminders (“lock the door”, “call your son before going outside”)
S Remote home monitoring devicesS Motion, weight sensitive floor
mats with caregiver alerts
S Automatic medication dispensers
S Dial-free photo-phones
S Low temp burners for stoveS Can still boil water but
reduces risk of fire
S Overhead automatic fire extinguisher (above stove)
S Anti-scald faucet nozzle
S Faucet timers
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Legal & Financial Planning
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• Encourage patient / care partner to assign durable POAü Refer to Elder law attorney
• Encourage patient / care partners to talk about long-term care and when they would access supportü http://www.alz.org/i-have-
alz/downloads/worksheet_financial_legal.pdf
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Advance Care Planning
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• Encourage patient to discuss / document preferences for care in a health care directiveü Honoring Choices ü MN Healthcare Directiveü POLST
• Discuss palliative and hospice optionsü Palliative Care Consultation Programü When is the right time?
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Connect to Resources
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Alzheimer’s Association24/7 Helpline | 800.272.3900 www.alz.org/hawaii
Hawaii Aging & Disability Resource Center (ADRC)
643-ADRC (2372) | TTY line: 643-0889 www.hawaiiadrc.org
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Alzheimer’s AssociationAloha Chapter
Available on Oahu, Kauai, Maui, Island of Hawaii
S Multilingual information
S Care consultationS Education for caregivers
S Community and professionals
S Support groups
S Safety programs, such as MedicAlert® + Alzheimer’s Association Safe Return®
S A clinical trials index: TrialMatch®
S Online training and dementia certification
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Public Health Nurses
S Public Health Nurses (PHN) are Registered Nurses (RN) found in every community across the state. PHNs help the elderly manage their care through case management services in order to remain safely in their home for as long as possible.
S Memory Care Navigation services include:
S Administration of dementia screening tool such as Mini-Cog
S Support client with memory concerns/dementia and their caregiver in navigating the health care system
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PHN Referral Form
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HOME HEALTH
S Home health agencies provide physician ordered short term rehabilitation services to seniors at home
S Eligible – homebound
S Cost – Covered by all medical insurances
S Services – Skilled nursing eg. Wound care
- Physical therapy including home safety evaluation
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
- Social work
- Home health aide
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HOSPICE
S Hospice provides comfort care and support for seniors with advanced dementia
S Cost – Covered by all medical insurances
S Services – Interdisciplinary team (RN, SW, chaplain, HHA, MD) come to the home
S Criteria for Advanced Dementia- Speech limited- Ambulatory ability lost- Inability to maintain weight- Recent hospitalization or ER visit- Pressure ulcers- Infections – UTI, pneumonia, sepsis etc.
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Kupuna Care
S Service Providers on Hilo, Kona, Oahu, Kauai, Maui
S Services - Case Management
- Adult day care
- Chore and Homemaker
- Attendant care
- Home delivered meals
- Transportation
- Personal care eg. bathing
S Eligibility > 60 years of age - Living at home - Problems with 2 or more ADLS
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Medicaid
S Quest Integration – Aged Blind and Disabled
S Managed Care Organizations – United Healthcare, Ohana, Alohacare, HMSA, Kaiser
S Home and Community Based Services
- PA 1 and PA 2 - Private duty nursing
- Foster Home - Transportation
- Home delivered meals - Adult day care and day health
- PERS
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Veterans
S VA Health benefits eligibility – active military service for 24 months or more with honorable discharge
S Services – Home Health
- Hospice with room and board coverage
- Foster Home
- Respite
- Home based primary care (interdisciplinary team)
- Caregiver support
- Private duty nursing
- Adult Day care or Day Health - Housing (homeless vets)
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Summary of Process
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Summary ofProcess
Person/Client comes through “Door”
AD8 and/or
Mini-Cog
Electronic Referral Tool to Refer to ADRCs for
LTSSReferral to PCP
Connect to Community Resources
If on Medicaid, refer back to
Service Coordinator
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Don’t forget
S Please turn in your evaluation
S CEU available for SW
S Jody Mishan Contact
- Cell 808-295-2624
- Email [email protected]
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