Soften the Assessment Process

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Moving into a nursing home or assisted living can be the most traumatic event in a person's life, and the countless forms and questions of the assessment process can add to an already stressful situation. There are better ways to welcome people and give them hope for their new life in their new home while getting to know them and fulfilling assessment requirements. This video and workbook package show you much more personal, practical and normal ways to do so.

Carmen Bowman and Christine Krugh, both with extensive nursing home and culture change experience, present new ways to soften the assessment process to a group of nursing home professionals from various disciplines. The video then follows the same team members as they take what they've learned, put it to use with a new person who has moved in and share their experience with their coworkers. Principles and specific techniques are demonstrated in practical situations to inspire viewers. Trade in the institutional and invasive assessment practices for a softer, more person-centered way today.

S - Support Simple Pleasures
O - Offer Options
F - Foster Friendships
T - Tie into Tasks
E - Equalize Everyone
N - Normalize Now

Authors
Christine Krugh and Carmen Bowman

Technical Specs
Spiral-bound, softcover
8.5 X 11"