Main description:

This innovative care program blends nursing care and meaningful activities to promote peaceful and relaxing end-of-life experiences for older adults with late-stage dementia. The first program created specifically for this hardest-to-serve population, Namaste Care also meets the latest regulatory guidelines for person-centered activity programming. The author has developed the program to be adaptable to individual as well as group settings, from nursing home to bedside at home. With this practical guide, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living settings, memory care communities, and hospices can easily and affordably implement a Namaste Care program not only to improve resident quality of life but also to increase family involvement and strengthen staff morale.

New to the revised edition:

Detailed descriptions of Namaste Care (NC) Group Program and the NC Individual Program, and instructions for implementing NC in any setting
More case studies and stories to illustrate creative uses of Namaste Care and effective results
Further international focus, incorporating programs and perspectives from Australia, the U.K., Europe, as well as Singapore and Indonesia.
In-depth description of the physical setting and supplies needed for an effective NC program.
Completely updated references

Contents:

About the Author
Foreword, by Rishi Jawaheer
Preface
Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Beginning

PART I: THE NEED FOR NAMASTE CARE

What is Namaste Care?
End-of-Life Dementia Care and Hospice

PART II: NAMASTE CARE IN PRACTICE

Beginning the Namaste Care Day
The Namaste Care Group Program
The Namaste Care Individual Program
The Physical Setting
Planning and Implementing Namaste Care

PART III: DEATH AND DYING CARE

Quality of Life at the End of Life
Making the Transition
After a Death
Appendixes

Namaste Care Nursing Supplies
Namaste Care Activity Supplies
Namaste Care Resources
Namaste Care Activities of Daily Living Checklist
Dementia Bill of Rights
Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) Scale
References
Index