Positive Approach to Care: Piecing Together the Puzzle of Living with Dementia

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Learning Objectives
Discuss the importance of exploring intrinsic and extrinsic factors in creating a living care plan and coping with challenges and changes that are common with various forms of dementia, both at an organization level and an individual level
Compare and contrast, using the six pieces of the puzzle, to create organizational plans and individualbased care plans that are person-centered, feasible, and sustainable.
Describe five historic and three current considerations related to the individual or the organization as an entity.
Identify at least two challenges and two opportunities related to this information for organizations and for individuals.
Describe at least five ways in which organizational leaders affect the function and health of the organization, and discuss several methods of effecting change at an organizational level.
Discuss brain changes related to various dementias, depression or anxiety, or delirium, and how they relate to self-awareness and the ability of that person to live their life.
Describe the possible impact of challenges with data intake systems, fuel sources, psychological or emotional difficulties, and recent changes on the ability of an organization or individual to function successfully.
Discuss practical steps that can be taken to alter or address challenges to improve the quality of life or daily function of the organization or individual.
Discuss the ways in which past and present relationships and personal agendas impact both those living with dementia and organizations that provide dementia support.
List several ways that shifts in awareness, skills, agendas, and relationships can enhance or limit care quality for both individuals and organizations that provide dementia support.