Presbyterian SeniorCare Network Facts
Enhancing Quality of Life
for Individuals
Living With Dementia
Carrie Chiusano, Executive Director
Dementia Care Center of Excellence
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Presbyterian SeniorCare
Network Facts
? We are a nonprofit, charitable organization established in 1928
? We are the largest elder care provider in western Pennsylvania
(Pittsburgh Business Times ranking, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015,
2014, 2013)
? We are CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities) accredited as a Network, as well as individually in
person centered care and dementia care
? We are the 4th largest health and social service nonprofit in the
Pittsburgh area (Pittsburgh Business Times ranking, 2018)
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Our Continuum of Care
?Independent Living
?Home and Community-Based Services
?Supportive Housing
?Personal Care
?Nursing Care
?End-of-Life Care
?Short-term Rehabilitation
?Dementia Care
?Dementia360
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Dementia Care
Center of Excellence
Woodside Program
? The Woodside Program is offered
in most of our communities
? Goal is to ¡°live in the moment¡± to
enhance care
? The Woodside Program has been
replicated more than 100 times
around the world
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Alzheimer¡¯s vs Dementia
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Plaques and Tangles
Most people develop some of these
as we age. Those with Alzheimer¡¯s
develop far more
Tangles
Strands of a tau protein, collapse
and tangle together
Plaques
Clusters of beta amyloid protein
build up between nerve cells & may
lead to brain cell death
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The Brain
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What Does it Mean?
Movement:
? Difficulty with fine movements
? Coordinating vision and
movement
? Eventually lose ability to walk
Tasks with multiple steps:
? Are harder to do
? Extra time is needed
Emotions:
? Are harder to control
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Causes of
¡°Distressed Reactions¡±
? Areas of the brain being affected by the disease
process
? Recognizing own deficits
? The physical environment
? Personal interactions with others
? Unmet needs
? Over-stimulation
? Illness
? Medication side effects
? Stress
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Knowing History
Relationships with Family and Friends
? Single or married¡more than once
? Children
? Siblings
? Pets
Socialization and Work
? Homemaker
? Occupation
? Hometown
? Religion or Spirituality
? Interests
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