Dr. Al Power, award-winning author and internationally renowned geriatrician, opened the 2016 Eden Alternative International Conference with his keynote address focusing on the conference theme: It’s about time. Always an eloquent speaker, Al presented the audience with four points, all prefaced with, “It’s about time we…” Groundbreaking and possibly even controversial, the ideas presented here are entirely person-directed (the absolute core of culture change). Dr. Power presents his ideas with examples of model communities who adopted these practices—across the board, there was an increase in improved lives of elders in dementia care facilities. The video below is Al’s entire speech. Riveting and revolutionary, it is a must-watch.
Here are the four key points that Dr. Power makes:
- There must be consistent staffing
- Reject BPSD and other harmful labels
- Desegregate memory care
- Leaders must lead—honor elder rights above all
Dr. Al Power is the author of the best-selling books, Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care, and Dementia Beyond Disease: Enhancing Well-Being.
Read the books!
Dementia Beyond Drugs
Changing the Culture of Care
Second Edition
Copyright © 2017 by Health Professions Press, Inc.
Revolutionize the way you provide dementia care with this empowering guide to achieving culture change—now in its second edition!
Dementia Beyond Disease
Enhancing Well-Being
Revised Edition
Copyright © 2017 by Health Professions Press, Inc.
Learn how to improve the lives of people with dementia by enhancing well-being, with this inspirational book from the internationally best-selling author of “Dementia Beyond Drugs.”
Consistent staffing is huge! When you start throwing in a ton of different staff, an able mind would get confused not to mention those with memory issues. Great point and should be an interesting speech!
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