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Outcomes of a Dementia Care training program for staff in nursing homes and residential care/assisted living settings

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Zimmerman, S; Mitchell, CM; Reed, D; Preisser, JS; Fletcher, S; Beeber, AS; Reed, PS; Gould, E; Hughes, S; Mcconnell, ES; Corazzini, KN ...
Published in: Alzheimer's Care Today
April 1, 2010

This article reports on the results of a nested cohort group-randomized trial of 6 training sessions of Foundations of Dementia Care, a national training curriculum for nursing home and residential care/assisted living staff. Staff from 9 nursing homes and 7 residential care/assisted living settings in 4 states, including 491 direct care staff and 171 supervisors, participated in the project. Entire facilities were randomly assigned to receive either the 6-week training or not. Primary findings included improved knowledge in 2 of 6 areas immediately posttraining and in 1 area 3 months posttraining, an increase in supervisors' reported likelihood to work with other staff (the key teaching of another of the 6 sessions) but also a perception of less support from their own supervisors, and an increase in work stress.

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Alzheimer's Care Today

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1936-3001

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April 1, 2010

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11

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2

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83 / 99
 

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Zimmerman, S., Mitchell, C. M., Reed, D., Preisser, J. S., Fletcher, S., Beeber, A. S., … Sloane, P. D. (2010). Outcomes of a Dementia Care training program for staff in nursing homes and residential care/assisted living settings. Alzheimer’s Care Today, 11(2), 83–99. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACQ.0b013e3181dc1aad
Zimmerman, S., C. M. Mitchell, D. Reed, J. S. Preisser, S. Fletcher, A. S. Beeber, P. S. Reed, et al. “Outcomes of a Dementia Care training program for staff in nursing homes and residential care/assisted living settings.” Alzheimer’s Care Today 11, no. 2 (April 1, 2010): 83–99. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACQ.0b013e3181dc1aad.
Zimmerman S, Mitchell CM, Reed D, Preisser JS, Fletcher S, Beeber AS, et al. Outcomes of a Dementia Care training program for staff in nursing homes and residential care/assisted living settings. Alzheimer’s Care Today. 2010 Apr 1;11(2):83–99.
Zimmerman, S., et al. “Outcomes of a Dementia Care training program for staff in nursing homes and residential care/assisted living settings.” Alzheimer’s Care Today, vol. 11, no. 2, Apr. 2010, pp. 83–99. Scopus, doi:10.1097/ACQ.0b013e3181dc1aad.
Zimmerman S, Mitchell CM, Reed D, Preisser JS, Fletcher S, Beeber AS, Reed PS, Gould E, Hughes S, Mcconnell ES, Corazzini KN, Lekan D, Sloane PD. Outcomes of a Dementia Care training program for staff in nursing homes and residential care/assisted living settings. Alzheimer’s Care Today. 2010 Apr 1;11(2):83–99.

Published In

Alzheimer's Care Today

DOI

ISSN

1936-3001

Publication Date

April 1, 2010

Volume

11

Issue

2

Start / End Page

83 / 99