Do resident case conferences in nursing homes improve care for people with dementia?
Do these conferences provide support to care staff engaged in dementia care? What
is the most effective organization for such conferences? Does use of structured assessments
in case conferences improve care planning? Are nursing homes with dementia-specific
care units more likely to use case conferences or use them more effectively than other
skilled nursing facilities?
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Published online: November 17, 2015
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- Differences in Case Conferences in Dementia Specific vs Traditional Care Units in German Nursing Homes: Results from a Cross-Sectional StudyJournal of the American Medical Directors AssociationVol. 17Issue 1
- PreviewTo investigate differences in the provision and performance of case conferences for people with dementia between dementia special care units (DSCUs) and traditional care units (TCUs) in nursing homes. Because DSCUs employ more staff, we expect the likelihood of the provision of case conferences to be higher in DSCUs.
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