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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