Alzheimer's Care

Strategies for Nurturing Emotional
Well-Being of the Alzheimer’s Patient

Order# AD230
Presented by Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH

physician/nursing staff discussion
and patient vignettes
21 minutes
title price: $150; $75 rental

"Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease experience all the emotions that people without this illness do. They may not be able to express these emotions in the usual way, but it’s our responsibility as caregivers to address these feelings."
-- Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH

In this DVD video, Dr. Rabins and nursing assistants identify numerous strategies to incorporate emotional well-being into care for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. These include; connecting person to person; entering into the world of the person with Alzheimer’s disease—even if this means accepting impossible realities; knowing which treats and activities people enjoy; using physical touch to comfort and reassure; and empathizing with their confusion. With these tools, nursing assistants and families can improve the emotional well-being of the patient and better facilitate care. The caregivers in this video report the rewards of providing days or even moments of happiness whether it is achieved by making sure a cookie or favorite ice cream flavor is available for a daily treat or taking a few minutes to engage in a conversation consisting of very little reality.

Strategies for Nurturing Emotional Well-Being of the Alzheimer’s Patient includes a group discussion led by nationally recognized Alzheimer's expert Dr. Peter Rabins. Watch as Dr. Rabins meets with patients and talks with nursing assistants as they describe the useful strategies they have developed to nurture the emotional well-being of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease.

Topics: Activities, communication, comfort, caring, rewards
Audience: Staff development in long-term care, assisted living and day care; students in nursing and allied health programs, family caregivers

This DVD is part of the "Emotional Needs: The Cornerstone of Care for Alzheimer's Patients" series.

Emotional Needs: The Cornerstone of Care for Alzheimer's Patients
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