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A computer simulation model has showed that four dementia-care interventions reduced nursing home admissions and improved quality of life compared to usual care, thereby, proving their effectiveness and economy, according to researchers...
The researchers said that while Alzheimers drugs hold great promise and tend to receive a lot of public attention, many well-researched ways to care for people with dementia do not involve medication..
These methods could also help them stay safely at home longer...
The interventions studied included these: Maximizing Independence at Home, involving care planning, skill-building and care monitoring delivered at-home, New York University Caregiver, providing caregivers with six counselling sessions over four months plus support, Alzheimers and Dementia Care, a needs assessment provided by a health care system for people with dementia and their caregivers and Adult Day Service Plus, augmenting adult day care services with staff providing face-to-face caregiver support, disease education and skill-building...
In this study, the researchers simulated the likelihood of nursing home admission for four evidence-based Alzheimers and dementia nonpharmacological interventions compared to usual care..
