Therapeutic Interventions in Alzheimer's Disease: A Program of Functional Skills for Activities of Daily Living and CommunicationThe Second Edition of this book continues to provide professionals and caregivers with an arsenal of therapeutic activities they can use to mitigate the loss of function in people with Alzheimer's disease. It a lso shows how professionals can get reimbursed for their services. Thi s book presents a systematic program of memory training for patients w ho are suffering from progressive memory loss. It focuses on reinforci ng simple skills of daily living as well as training alternative strat egies when previous habits have been eroded by dementia. It includes p ractical suggestions and how-to descriptions for making your own thera py materials. It covers language considerations and instruments used t o measure functional skills. This new edition updates the clinical inf ormation on Alzheimer's disease based on the most current research and adds information on alternate therapeutic settings such as adult day care centers, special units, and special living facilities. |
Contents
Unit 2Clinical and Behavioral Evaluation Procedures in Alzheimers | 15 |
Unit 3Management | 33 |
PART IIFUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENTS AND INTERVENTIONS | 39 |
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activities of daily Activity Break Compliment Alzheimer's client Alzheimer's disease and/or aphasia appropriate apraxia Ask the caregiver Ask the client assistance behavior caregiver and client Caregiver's Instructions client and caregiver client to repeat client's list cognitive coinsurance COMMENTS INSTRUCTIONS Compliment the client correct response Coverage daily skilled decubitus ulcers dementia clients diagnosis difficulty disorder documentation durable medical equipment DYSPHAGIA evaluation Example family members functional abilities Functional Maintenance Give the client grocery items guidelines identify impairment improve incorrect individual instruct the caregiver language lesson Level magnetic clock maintenance program matching Medicare Medigap normal objects occupational therapy oriented to person patient patient's condition peel-off physician professional reimbursement resident resident's Score shopping list Show the client skilled nursing skilled physical therapy skilled rehabilitation services skilled services specific speech stage Step therapist therapy room toothbrush treatment word write