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Aging Individuals With Down Syndrome and Dementia as Teachers: Learnings from Staff in a Developmental Disability Program in Long-Term Care.

Older adults with Down syndrome (DS) and dementia are an emerging sub-population. With much longer life spans than decades ago, issues have arisen as to where these aging adults will live and how nurses and other staff in facilities can provide effective care to these individuals. The current articl...

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Published in:Journal of Gerontological Nursing Vol. 45; no. 5; pp. 17 - 23
Main Authors: Lane, Annette M., Reed, Marlette B., Hawranik, Pamela
Format: pictorial research Journal Article
Published: SLACK Incorporated May2019
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          Lane, Annette M.
          Reed, Marlette B.
          Hawranik, Pamela
        affil: Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Disciplines, Athabasca University, Athabasca
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          Down Syndrome
          Dementia
          Gerontologic Nursing
          Outcomes of Education Evaluation
          Health Services for Persons with Disabilities In Old Age
          Long Term Care
          Human
          Nurses Education
          Collaboration
          Aging
          Developmental Disabilities
          Population Health
          Information Needs
          Program Evaluation
          Descriptive Research
          Qualitative Studies
          Canada
          Aged
          Aged, 80 and Over
          Interviews
          Health Personnel
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Intraprofessional Relations
          Communication
          Professional-Patient Relations
          Skill Acquisition
          Aged: 65+ years
          Aged, 80 & over
      ab: Older adults with Down syndrome (DS) and dementia are an emerging sub-population. With much longer life spans than decades ago, issues have arisen as to where these aging adults will live and how nurses and other staff in facilities can provide effective care to these individuals. The current article presents a research study that examined the learnings of nurses and staff members working within a western Canadian program for older adults with DS and dementia. These learnings include: the importance of learning from each other; importance of collaboration; how individuals with developmental disabilities communicate; older adults with DS and dementia diff er from older adults with dementia; and residents' impact on staff.
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