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Group Management of Dementia Patients in a Day-Care Center

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2005

Ruben Muñiz
Affiliation:
Maria Wolff Foundation, Madrid, Spain.
Nina Morillas
Affiliation:
Maria Wolff Foundation, Madrid, Spain.
Javier Olazarán
Affiliation:
Maria Wolff Foundation, Madrid, Spain.
María José González
Affiliation:
Maria Wolff Foundation, Madrid, Spain.
Marta Neira
Affiliation:
Maria Wolff Foundation, Madrid, Spain.
Mar Perea
Affiliation:
Maria Wolff Foundation, Madrid, Spain.

Extract

Our top and middle management initially received thorough training in group theory and group management techniques for organizational reasons. In daily shift meetings, nurse aides (NAs) learn some of the techniques and approaches, translating part of them to work with patients. From the moment we started to focus on the day-care center patients as a group to be managed every minute, we found that disturbances decreased significantly (based on empiric assessment by staff).

Type
Nonpharmacologic Management and Treatment
Copyright
© 2000 International Psychogeriatric Association

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