PURPOSE This article describes, and provides data on, an innovative, comprehensive, dementia-specific training program designed to teach direct care staff in assisted living residences to improve care and reduce problems in residents with dementia. DESIGN AND METHODS STAR-which stands for Staff Training in Assisted living Residences-provides two 4-hr workshops augmented by four individualized...

BACKGROUND Challenging behavior exhibited by people with dementia can have adverse outcomes, like stress, low morale, low work satisfaction and absenteeism for nursing staff in long-term care settings. Training nursing staff to manage challenging behavior may reduce its impact. Although much of the research into training nursing staff shows methodological limitations, several studies find some ...

Despite the existence of effective psychological interventions for people diagnosed with schizophrenia, these continue to be underutilized. This problem is most critical in the case of so called " treatment-refractory " patients, where, paradoxically, effective interventions with among the strongest evidence base in psychiatry exist – namely – inpatient social-learning-based rehabilitation prog...

background and objectives: hand hygiene (hh) is crucial for preventing of infectious complications in health care settings. informing healthcare workers on the recommended hand washing method can promote this practice in the clinical staff. this study aimed to evaluate the impact of training the who-recommended five-moment hand washing method in promoting hand hygiene in a health care setting. ...

INTRODUCTION Recently, mass-casualty incident (MCI) preparedness and training has received increasing attention at the hospital level. OBJECTIVES To review the existing evidence on the effectiveness of disaster drills, technology-based interventions and tabletop exercises in training hospital staff to respond to an MCI. METHODS A systematic, evidence-based process was conducted incorporatin...

Compelling evidence exists that conflict and communication problems occur between nursing home staff and family members of residents. However, few interventions have been documented that simultaneously address the needs of both groups. The Partners in Caregiving program was created to train staff and family members in communication techniques and conflict resolution skills. Through a joint meet...