Quality Assurance and Measures
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2016 NADRC: The list includes validated measures that assess outcomes of importance to dementia-related programs, including Alzheimer’s Disease Supportive Services Program (ADSSP) and Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative - Specialized Supportive Services (ADI-SSS) grant projects. It is not intended as a complete list of all measures or as an endorsement of any particular measure. Most measures on the list are available at no cost, are brief, and do not require extensive staff training. Also: Assessment: assessments, evaluation, outcome, measure, quality |
 Evaluation Measures Resource List (Feb. 2016) |
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2017 NADRC produced product: 1. Health Care Planning: This guide will help you plan for your future health care needs Also: Care Transitions: care management, continuity patient care, hospitalization, transition, End-of-Life: palliative, terminal care, hospice, care planning, resuscitation orders |
Financial Planning: This guide will help you plan how to manage your money and property, Health Care Planning: This guide will help you plan for your future health care needs, Making Decisions for Someone with Dementia, Planning for Care: This guide will help you plan for the care and services you may need |
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2017 NADRC: The purpose of this guide is to provide practical strategies that can be used to address certain prominent challenges that service providers face when working with individuals with dementia who live alone. The guide is organized by the following six major sections that address different practical challenges of working with individuals with dementia who live alone: Identifying individuals with dementia who live alone, Building trust, Supporting safety and autonomy, Involving family and friends, Coordinating paid providers and formal support services, Assisting with transition to a new setting. The content comes from a literature review to determine the state of the science and current practices implemented with individuals who have dementia and live alone and interviews with subject matter experts who have experience with community programs or services for people with dementia who live alone. These expert interviews informed the strategies addressed in this guide. Also: Live Alone: live-alones, single person, widowhood, unmarried |
Guide for Professionals on Practical Strategies for Persons with Dementia Living Alone |
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2017 NADRC: This assessment tool is designed to measure the dementia capability of the long-term services and supports in various organizations. The information resulting from this assessment will assist in measuring changes in dementia capability over time Also: dementia-capability, staff training, identifying cognitive impairment, quality assurance, resource, service provision, assessments |
 2017 NADRC Dementia Capability Assessment |
