Clinical Corner: Dementia

Tools and Resources

The True Meaning of Non-Pharmacologic Management of Behavioral Symptoms in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment

Excerpts from the Dementia in the Long Term Care Setting Clinical Practice Guideline: American Medical Directors Association. Columbia, MD 2012

Guideline for Alzheimer's Disease Management - National Version (California Workgroup on Guidelines for Alzheimer's Disease Management)

Guideline for Alzheimer's Disease Management - California Version (California Workgroup on Guidelines for Alzheimer's Disease Management)

Special Dementia Care Guidelines for Use in Disaster Situations

Clinical Practice Guideline News: Dementia

Slide Presentation: In-Service: AMDA Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for Dementia

Slide Presentation Notes: In-Service: AMDA Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for Dementia

Reference Bibliography

Articles

FDA ALERT 6/16/2008: Both conventional and atypical antipsychotics associated with increased risk of mortality in elderly patients treated for dementia-related psychosis.Imaging the Pathology of Alzheimer's (Caring for the Ages, December 2004)

AMDA's Mental Health Workgroup Offers Advanced Workshop (Caring for the Ages, September 2004)

2004 Alzheimer's Update (Caring for the Ages, July 2004)

New 24/7 Alzheimer's Call Center (Caring for the Ages, May 2004)

Alzheimer's Clinical Update (Caring for the Ages, March 2004)

2003 Alzheimer's Update (Caring for the Ages, June 2003)

The Use of Antipsychotics in Nursing Home Residents (Caring for the Ages, June 2003)

Care Progression: A Model of Primary Care for Persons with Dementia & Their Caregivers (Caring for the Ages, October 2002)

Editorial: The Emerging Triad in Alzheimer's Disease (Caring for the Ages, January 2002)

Transforming Care for People with Dementia Across the Continuum (Caring for the Ages, January 2002)

Sports Bra Improves Posture & Relieves Pain in Residents with Dementia (Caring for the Ages, January 2002)

Protocol Pinpoints Discomfort in Late-Stage Dementia Patients (Caring for the Ages, October 2001)

Should Patients with Advanced Dementia Be Tube Fed? (Caring for the Ages, July 2001)

Products & Publications

Delirium and Acute Problematic Behavior (AMDA Clinical Practice Guideline)

Dementia (AMDA Clinical Practice Guideline)

Tool Kit for Implementation of the Clinical Practice Guideline on Dementia