Blog: Tag: person centered

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Making dementia programming outcome driven

The goal of programming and life enrichment is to help residents live their highest quality of life – no matter their interests, background, life stories and abilities. For programming to support optimal wellness in residents, it needs to establish engagement opportunities that match realistic goals for each individual. Measuring outcomes of activities, whether they are […]

Linked Senior Selected to be part of 2014-2015 Aging2.0 Academy

Washington DC, November 24th 2014– Linked Senior, Inc is pleased to announce they have been selected to join the highly competitive Aging2.0 Academy program. The only program of its kind in the world, the Academy is designed to connect, support and accelerate the top startups in aging and long-term care. The year-long program commences November […]

Supporting religion & spirituality with dementia residents – 5 tips to success

The National Wellness Institute says spiritual wellness is essential to quality of life and that it is better to live each day in a way that is consistent with our values and beliefs than to do otherwise and feel untrue to ourselves.  For people with dementia, helping to maintain a link or reconnect with their religion as part […]

Dementia care: Getting the individual’s perspective

Providing person centered care to individuals that have dementia is essential to their quality of life. A critical challenge in achieving this is understanding the perspective of the person with cognitive impairment. With a proper appreciation of that perspective, one can communicate better to achieve more precise assessments, better care and evaluation. It is also critical […]

Christian Homes, Inc. rolls out Linked Senior for person-centered care and dementia engagement

Washington DC, September 8th 2014: – Christian Homes, Inc., the second largest not-for-profit long-term health care provider in the U.S.,  is deploying Linked Senior at their 13 communities starting with an initial implementation of four locations. A cloud-based dementia and therapy engagement software, Linked Senior improves outcomes, client satisfaction and helps reduce anti-psychotic drug use […]