Abstract
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.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 83-99 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Alzheimer's Care Today |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Behavior
- Dose
- Fidelity
- Key words: attitudes
- Knowledge
- Organization
- Satisfaction
- Stress
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Neuroscience(all)
- Gerontology
- Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
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Outcomes of a Dementia Care training program for staff in nursing homes and residential care/assisted living settings. / Zimmerman, Sheryl; Mitchell, C. Madeline; Reed, David; Preisser, John S.; Fletcher, Susan; Beeber, Anna Song; Reed, Peter S.; Gould, Elizabeth; Hughes, Stephanie; Mcconnell, Eleanor S.; Corazzini, Kirsten N.; Lekan, Deborah; Sloane, Philip D.
In: Alzheimer's Care Today, Vol. 11, No. 2, 04.2010, p. 83-99.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Fletcher, Susan
AU - Beeber, Anna Song
AU - Reed, Peter S.
AU - Gould, Elizabeth
AU - Hughes, Stephanie
AU - Mcconnell, Eleanor S.
AU - Corazzini, Kirsten N.
AU - Lekan, Deborah
AU - Sloane, Philip D.
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KW - Satisfaction
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