Alzheimer Care: Long-term Care, Facilities' Staff Education, Search is an Emergency

In this section:

Introduction

Making the Decision to Move

Assessing a Long-term Care Facility

Preparing for the Move

Adjusting to the New Situation

Helping Staff Get to Know the Person

Visiting

Facilities' Staff Education

Additional Resource:

From Home to Retirement Home - A Guide for Caregivers of Persons with Dementia
(Regional Geriatric Program Eastern Ontario website)

Facilities' Staff Education

The Search is an Emergency manual is intended for staff of long-term care facilities, retirement residences, day programs and hospitals.

The purpose of this pre-plan manual is to assist staff in preparing for a search for someone with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia who has gone missing.

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Related page:

Safely Home™ -- Alzheimer Wandering Registry



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