Optimal Environment for Maintenance of Function in Moderate Dementia
{"Image DocumentName": "Optimal Environment for Maintenance of Function in Moderate Dementia", "Image ImageDescription": "Function and QOL are contingent on surroundings. Finding the right person-environment fit Prevent excess disability Changes in brain function. Perceptual ability decreases. Ability to filter multiple stimuli decreases. Impaired vs. preserved functions. Physical and interpersonal environment impacts the pt\u2019s life. The doctor and health care team have the opportunity and responsibility to preserve the pleasures of pts with dementia beyond medication. Person-environment fit --analyzed and manipulated to maximize function & QOL for each pt. Excess disability = when physical environment leads to loss of function. It can be reversed when the environment is changed. Perceptual ability--modifying color and light can decrease fall risk. Ability to filter multiple stimuli is decreased. Decreasing the volume of stimuli can improve function and decrease a pt\u2019s fear and frustration. Every brain is different. Deficits and preserved function differ from pt to pt. Using observation to learn which functions are impaired can help modify things to ease the deficit.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}