Dementia Capable Care Exam – Medical Speech Pathology – Cognitive Communication and
Person-Centered Care Review Material
What is dementia? - ✔✔The loss of mental processing of such severity as to interfere with a
person's daily functioning. It's a group of symptoms that may accompany certain diseases or
conditions
Claudia Allen's Theory - ✔✔Cognitive Disabilities Model:
- identifies best ability to function (BATF)
- includes six Allen Cognitive Levels (ACL)
- each level defines remaining abilities
Barry Reisberg's Theory - ✔✔Theory of Retrogenesis:
- hypothesizes that people reverse develop due to Alzheimer's
- compares stage(s) of dementia to developmental ages
- functional assessment staging tool (FAST) and global deterioration scale (GDS) describe
cognitive decline
Thomas Kitwood's Theory - ✔✔Person-Centered Care Approach:
- emphasizes placing the person with dementia as the focal point of caregiving
A Paradigm Shift (neg to pos) - ✔✔Negative perspective:
- forgetful, confused, anxious, frustrated, depressed, ADL dependence, agitated, combative
Positive perspective:
- in the moment, thinking / puzzling over things, energized, resilient, feelings, has some ability,
spunky, passionate, strong
, What are the measurable outcomes? What can be achieved through a "t" approach? -
✔✔Families?
- more at ease
- increase support and circle
Staff?
- less turnover, less frustrating
- way to attract talented people
- reducing injury
Facilities?
- better environment
PWD?
- increase in mood
- increase engagement
- increase function and statisfaction
- decrease in medication
What is the mission? - ✔✔ensure those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
(ADRD) live to their functional and emotional potential
What is Alzheimer's disease? - ✔✔A progressive, neurodegenerative disease
- characterized by the loss of function and death of nerve cells in several areas of the brain
- no known cure
- most common form of dementia
Person-Centered Care Review Material
What is dementia? - ✔✔The loss of mental processing of such severity as to interfere with a
person's daily functioning. It's a group of symptoms that may accompany certain diseases or
conditions
Claudia Allen's Theory - ✔✔Cognitive Disabilities Model:
- identifies best ability to function (BATF)
- includes six Allen Cognitive Levels (ACL)
- each level defines remaining abilities
Barry Reisberg's Theory - ✔✔Theory of Retrogenesis:
- hypothesizes that people reverse develop due to Alzheimer's
- compares stage(s) of dementia to developmental ages
- functional assessment staging tool (FAST) and global deterioration scale (GDS) describe
cognitive decline
Thomas Kitwood's Theory - ✔✔Person-Centered Care Approach:
- emphasizes placing the person with dementia as the focal point of caregiving
A Paradigm Shift (neg to pos) - ✔✔Negative perspective:
- forgetful, confused, anxious, frustrated, depressed, ADL dependence, agitated, combative
Positive perspective:
- in the moment, thinking / puzzling over things, energized, resilient, feelings, has some ability,
spunky, passionate, strong
, What are the measurable outcomes? What can be achieved through a "t" approach? -
✔✔Families?
- more at ease
- increase support and circle
Staff?
- less turnover, less frustrating
- way to attract talented people
- reducing injury
Facilities?
- better environment
PWD?
- increase in mood
- increase engagement
- increase function and statisfaction
- decrease in medication
What is the mission? - ✔✔ensure those with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
(ADRD) live to their functional and emotional potential
What is Alzheimer's disease? - ✔✔A progressive, neurodegenerative disease
- characterized by the loss of function and death of nerve cells in several areas of the brain
- no known cure
- most common form of dementia
