Question

Explain each of the following programs in 1-2 paragraphs each:

• Virtual Dementia Tour
• Music and Memory
• Snoezelen rooms
• Hand in Hand dementia training
• Certified Dementia Practitioner
• Validation therapy
• Reminiscence therapy
• essentiALZ certification
• It’s Never 2 Late

For each program, describe a scenario in an assisted/senior living organization where its tenets could be applied. How would the program help a senior with dementia? Which behaviors would be alleviated, and how?

Answer 1

#. The Virtual Dementia Tour will take you from beginning to late stages of the disease process, allowing you to experience the realities of living with dementia while facing the overwhelming effects of trying to perform activities of everyday living. Unlike other virtual dementia session programs, this comprehensive session encompasses tasks and exercises that are essential for professionals and caregivers to experience.

#. Snoezelen rooms or Multi-Sensory Environments are relaxing spaces that help reduce agitation and anxiety, calms psychiatric patients . These rooms include :-

- fiber-optic lights tubes of different colours

- bubbles tubes

- bean bags

- aromatherapy

- mats

- music

#. Hand in hand demintia training is to provide high quality training program for nursing homes on how to deal with Dementia patients . This training focuses on caring for residents with dementia and on preventing abuse.It consists of six, one-hour modules that include training videos , instructor guides, and handouts.

#. Validation therapy is a type of interactive cognitive therapy developed by Naomi Feil for use in older adults with cognitive disorders.

Validation therapy involves communicating with people who have dementia in a way that acknowledges their words and actions with respect and empathy, rather than with embarrassment, anger or dismissiveness.