Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP
Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare
The Alzheimer’s Association posted a guidance document on Monday, March 30, 2020 to “help ensure the delivery of high-quality care for people living with dementia in long-term care and community-based settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Emergency Preparedness: Caring for persons living with dementia in a long-term or community-based care setting is a 6-page document that provides much-needed information on these topics:
- Preventing illness
- Providing person-centered care
- Advance directives/advance planning
- Keeping family and friends connected
- Assisting with eating and drinking
- Monitoring walking/unsafe wandering
- Observing and responding to dementia-related behaviors
The document also includes hyperlinks to other dementia and COVID-19 resources.
