Description
Book SynopsisThis innovative care program blends nursing care and meaningful activities to promote peaceful and relaxing end-of-life experiences for older adults with late-stage dementia. The first program created specifically for this hardest-to-serve population, Namaste Care also meets the latest regulatory guidelines for person-centered activity programming. The author has developed the program to be adaptable to individual as well as group settings, from nursing home to bedside at home. With this practical guide, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living settings, memory care communities, and hospices can easily and affordably implement a Namaste Care program not only to improve resident quality of life but also to increase family involvement and strengthen staff morale.
New to the revised edition:
- Detailed descriptions of Namaste Care (NC) Group Program and the NC Individual Program, and instructions for implementing NC in any setting
- More case studies and stories to illustrate creative uses of Namaste Care and effective results
- Further international focus, incorporating programs and perspectives from Australia, the U.K., Europe, as well as Singapore and Indonesia.
- In-depth description of the physical setting and supplies needed for an effective NC program.
- Completely updated references
Trade Review“Voted ‘Book of the Year, in 2013 by the
American Journal of Nursing, Professor Joyce Simard’s 3rd edition of
Namaste Care has been eagerly awaited. Full of the wisdom and practicalities of its original purpose for people isolated with advanced dementia, it has been expanded to include individual care at the bedside in the last days of life and at home. It remains a 'must.'"
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Jo Hockley, RN, Ph.D., OBE Senior Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh“It is with great pleasure and honor that I endorse Joyce Simard’s 3rd edition of
The End-of-Life Namaste Care Program for People with Dementia. Namaste began at the Vermont Veterans’ Home in Bennington, VT over 20 years ago, and was developed to meet the unique needs of people with advanced dementia who often fall through the cracks in long-term care. This sacred programs embraces the person’s humanity and ensures that the person living with advanced dementia or end of life issues fully lives until their last breath.”
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Christina M. Cosgrove, LICSW, Behavioral Health Director, Vermont Veterans’ Home, and designated Namaste Care International Champion in the U.S.Table of ContentsAbout the Author
Foreword, by Rishi Jawaheer
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Beginning
PART I: THE NEED FOR NAMASTE CARE
What is Namaste Care?
End-of-Life Dementia Care and Hospice
PART II: NAMASTE CARE IN PRACTICE
Beginning the Namaste Care Day
The Namaste Care Group Program
The Namaste Care Individual Program
The Physical Setting
Planning and Implementing Namaste Care
PART III: DEATH AND DYING CARE
Quality of Life at the End of Life
Making the Transition
After a Death
Appendixes
Namaste Care Nursing Supplies
Namaste Care Activity Supplies
Namaste Care Resources
Namaste Care Activities of Daily Living Checklist
Dementia Bill of Rights
Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) Scale
References
Index
