Outcomes of a Dementia Care training program for staff in nursing homes and residential care/assisted living settings

Sheryl Zimmerman; C. Madeline Mitchell; David Reed; John S. Preisser; Susan Fletcher; Anna Song Beeber; Peter S. Reed; Elizabeth Gould; Stephanie Hughes; Eleanor S. Mcconnell; Kirsten N. Corazzini; Deborah Lekan; Philip D. Sloane

doi:10.1097/ACQ.0b013e3181dc1aad

Outcomes of a Dementia Care training program for staff in nursing homes and residential care/assisted living settings

Sheryl Zimmerman, C. Madeline Mitchell, David Reed, John S. Preisser, Susan Fletcher, Anna Song Beeber, Peter S. Reed, Elizabeth Gould, Stephanie Hughes, Eleanor S. Mcconnell, Kirsten N. Corazzini, Deborah Lekan, Philip D. Sloane

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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	https://doi.org/10.1097/ACQ.0b013e3181dc1aad
State	Published - Apr 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Behavior
Dose
Fidelity
Key words: attitudes
Knowledge
Organization
Satisfaction
Stress

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Geriatrics and Gerontology
Neuroscience(all)
Gerontology
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

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Zimmerman, S., Mitchell, C. M., Reed, D., Preisser, J. S., Fletcher, S., Beeber, A. S., Reed, P. S., Gould, E., Hughes, S., Mcconnell, E. S., Corazzini, K. N., Lekan, D., & Sloane, P. D. (2010). Outcomes of a Dementia Care training program for staff in nursing homes and residential care/assisted living settings. Alzheimer's Care Today, 11(2), 83-99. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACQ.0b013e3181dc1aad

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.

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Zimmerman, S, Mitchell, CM, Reed, D, Preisser, JS, Fletcher, S, Beeber, AS, Reed, PS, Gould, E, Hughes, S, Mcconnell, ES, Corazzini, KN, Lekan, D & Sloane, PD 2010, 'Outcomes of a Dementia Care training program for staff in nursing homes and residential care/assisted living settings', Alzheimer's Care Today, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 83-99. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACQ.0b013e3181dc1aad

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. / Outcomes of a Dementia Care training program for staff in nursing homes and residential care/assisted living settings. In: Alzheimer's Care Today. 2010 ; Vol. 11, No. 2. pp. 83-99.

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