Additional Tools & Resources

PROBLEM BEHAVIOR DOCUMENTATION

During Sessions 4 & 5, our panel of experts utilized the following form to document the frequency, intensity, and duration of problem behaviors.

Problem Behavior Documentation

Example of Completed Problem Behavior Documentation

IA- ADAPT POCKET GUIDES

Improving Antipsychotic Appropriateness in Dementia Patients: The University of Iowa's Geriatric Education Center has created these (and other) tools to help consumers manage problem behaviors in persons with dementia.

  1. Common Causes & Overall Approaches to Problem Behaviors
  2. Drugs that may cause Delirium or Problem Behaviors
  3. Non-drug Management of Problem Behaviors
  4. Algorithm for Treating Problem Behaviors in Dementia

WEB RESOURCES FOR NON-PHARMACOLOGIC MANAGEMENT
OF BEHAVIORAL DISTURBANCES IN DEMENTIA

Describing the behavior(s), quantifying, and managing them:
http://www.nursinghometoolkit.com
http://www.nursinghometoolkit.com/#!managing-specific-behaviors/

Hand in Hand (Person-Centered Intervention):
http://www.cms-handinhandtoolkit.info

Staff Training Resources via Hartford Institute of Geriatric Nursing at NYU
www.consultgerin.org or http://www.hartfordign.org

Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Provider-Enrollment-and-Certification/QAPI/Downloads/ProcessToolFramework.pdf