Communication is an essential part in enhancing the quality of life, especially for dementia residents. Dementia creates challenges for how people understand what is being communicated to them, along with being able to express themselves to others. This language deterioration is known as aphasia. Difficulties that arise from not being able to communicate can lead […]
Engaging people with dementia in meaningful person centered activities is the most effective way to manage behaviors, increase satisfaction and reduce the use of anti-psychotic drugs. Programming for dementia can be challenging on many levels. One of them is the absence of measurable goals. Another is the difficulty gathering feedback from the residents and the […]
Washington DC, May 26rd 2014: – Revera Health Systems, a leading senior care organization, selected Linked Senior, as a key component of the organization’s quality care and person centered initiatives. The Revera team is deploying Linked Senior at their 29 skilled nursing facilities starting with an initial implementation of 8 locations. A Cloud based dementia and […]
Caremerge LLC, a revolutionary communication and care coordination platform for the senior care industry, announced today a new partnership with Linked Senior, the leader in resident engagement for the senior housing and long term care market, based in Washington D.C., providing resident-centered experiences in retirement communities through touchscreen interfaces and a 100% cloud-based platform. The […]
The main reason why residents with dementia may have increased levels of agitation and aggression is because they may lead lives that lack purposeful activity. Over the past few years, the concept of “engagement” has emerged as a means of understanding the behavioral pattern often seen in residents with dementia. For that matter, “Engagement” is […]
