Professional discipline and support recommendations for family caregivers of persons with dementia

Virtual support groups for family caregivers of persons with dementia

The Memory Magic concept (copyrighted, patent pending) is an innovative, engaging group activity for up to 20 persons with cognitive disabilities in both institutional and home care settings. A single activity staffer can run the activity leaving other staff to complete other tasks. The game may also be used for those with dementia, head trauma or intellectual disabilities at home. One hundred ...

Depression and Anxiety in Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia

Communication Support System Between Persons with Dementia and Family Caregivers using Memories

Persons with dementia have lost important memories, and their caregivers are exhausted by caring for them, especially family caregivers. We aim to support persons with dementia recall memory by talking about their memories together, place them in their life history, and communicate with their caregivers. The proposed system uses photographs as triggers for memory recollection. The demonstration...

Role perceptions of occupational therapists providing support and education for caregivers of persons with dementia.

OBJECTIVE This pilot study explored occupational therapists' perceptions of their roles as interventionists providing education and support for caregivers of persons with dementia. The intervention was provided in caregivers' homes as part of a larger funded study. METHOD Interviews were conducted with four occupational therapists to elicit their reflections on practice and their views on occ...

Advancing Care for Family Caregivers of persons with dementia through caregiver and community partnerships

Background There are currently 15 million Americans who provide over 80% of the care required by their family members with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Yet care for caregivers continues to be fragmented and few evidence-based interventions have been translated into routine clinical care and therefore remain inaccessible to most family caregivers. To address this gap, the Caring for ...