Behavioral Health

70th AHCA/NCAL Convention and Expo

BH-5 - Dementia Staging: Quality Implications for Patients and Providers

Speaker(s)

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  Leigh Lachney, Master's Degree in Education

  Vice President of Business Development
  TMC

  Disclosure: Nothing to Disclose
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  Corrie Dyson, MS, CCC-SLP

  Clinical Excellence Coordinator
  TMC

  Disclosure: Nothing to Disclose

Using staging tools appropriately for residents with dementia is vital to promoting both their quality of life and team members’ job satisfaction. Ability-focused staging maximizes residents’ abilities and independence in ADLs and communication and empowers care team members to have meaningful interactions with each resident, increasing their job satisfaction and easing the burden of care. In addition to the obvious human benefits, use of staging tools can contribute to regulatory compliance with the IMPACT Act, annual surveys, and quality measures as well as reimbursement implications in the patient driven payment mode (PDPM). With the “silver wave” headed our way, now more than ever providers should be experts in caring for those living with dementia.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the rationale behind staging for dementia and identify tools that can be used to assess dementia stages.
• Demonstrate the use of staging information in day-to-day community life, as well as within the regulatory landscape.
• Describe which quality measures can be impacted by a successful dementia staging program.