INTRODUCING A NEW COST EFFECTIVE FRAMEWORK: High performance caregiving
Ethelle Lord, DM (DMngt)
Pioneer in dementia coaching and creator of the first business model of dementia care; I am a master dementia coach, a global Dementia Alchemist, author, keynote speaker. Visit me at ICAcares.com/
A New COST EFFECTIVE Framework for Managing Dementia and Memory Loss Care that Makes Existing Models Obsolete
Upon the death of her husband on June 19, 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic, the timing created a unique opportunity for Dr. éthelle G. Lord to grieve and to begin to reevaluate her work goals with the International Caregivers Association (ICA). It was a rare opportunity to contemplate a new direction for the ICA.
Dr. Lord decided to revisit the schema of the Care Provider Partnership Agreement Program (CPPAP), a program of care that focuses on improving upon existing models of long-term dementia and memory loss care programs for home care, assisted living, nursing homes, hospice services, and hospitals. With over 55 million confirmed global cases of dementia (even more when considering the unconfirmed cases), it is time to create a new framework of dementia and memory loss care.(1)
The Care Provider Partnership Agreement Program (CPPAP) is a holistic assessment solution for chronic problems endemic to providing care for aging care recipients often experiencing the progressive stages of dementia. This innovative program underscores the feasibility of rendering suggested care solutions in homebound and long-term care environments. While receiving care from caregivers under the guidance of interdisciplinary coaches, CPAP introduces workable care solutions with effective disease mitigation results for aging care recipients diagnosed with dementia worldwide.(2)
NOTE: To request a white paper on the Care Provider Partnership Agreement Program (CPPAP) or a consultation with Dr. Lord on this new model for dementia and memory loss care at your place of business or government officials, please contact the International Caregivers Association and Dr. Lord at [email protected]
Statistics show that as many as two-thirds of residents in long-term care are experiencing dementia and memory loss.(3) In the years prior to the rise in dementia cases in assisted living facilities and nursing homes, care organizations were struggling to attract and keep a competent and dedicated workforce. The work of dementia care is not only demanding, it is a specialty for which most employees are undertrained to provide specialized care safely and adequately. In his latest book entitled Understanding and Presenting Harmful Interactions Between Residents with Dementia, Eilon Caspi stated “underrecognized and largely unaddressed phenomenon of distressing and harmful resident-to-resident interactions” create life and death scenarios (Pub. by Health Professions Press, 2022, p. 1). (3)
The coronavirus pandemic exacerbated adequate dementia care due to the lack of accessibility to residential settings by families and visitors, as well as staffing shortages. Unfortunately, many organizations closed their doors due to the contagious nature of the virus and insurmountable lack of competent staffing. Organizations that have remained open are struggling to stay afloat in this tumultuous economy. ?
For further information, please contact Dr. éthelle G. Lord at [email protected] to set up a consultation. ?
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(2) For a copy of the CPAP model outline and consulting, kindly email Dr. Ethelle Lord at [email protected]
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NOTE: To request a white paper on the Care Provider Partnership Agreement Program (CPPAP) or a consultation with Dr. Lord on this new model for dementia and memory loss care at your place of business or government officials, please contact the International Caregivers Association and Dr. Lord at [email protected]
About the Creator
A graduate of the University of Phoenix with a DM (Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership), Dr. éthelle G. Lord is the founding president of the International Caregivers Association (ICA) The ICA was founded over two decades ago to train, coach and consult with providers. Prior to starting the ICA, Dr. Lord founded Remembering for You, an informational and educational organization devoted entirely to the support of dementia care providers (doctors, nurses, administrators, caregivers, and families) with articles, videos, and new innovations that helped in the care of individuals living with dementia. ?
Dr. Lord developed a new paradigm of dementia and memory loss care management program entitled Care Provider Partnership Agreement Program (CPPAP). The CPPAP has a focus on shifting from a medical model of care to a social/wellness dementia and memory loss management program affecting families, the support workforce, and owners/administrators. The CPPAP is designed to save operational funds, train and retain a competent workforce, and improve the level of care. By introducing a new perspective to the customary organizational chart, everyone is a winner.??
Dr. Lord established her dementia-care consulting practice in Maine and California. The 24/7 care of someone living with dementia and memory loss typically begins in the home (home care). Since the caregiving fatigue timeline dictates that within 4 to 5 years family members become exhausted and can no longer provide such care, the individual living with dementia and memory loss must often be placed in long-term care, whether in a private home care-based service, assisted living, or a nursing home facility.??
The primary focus for Dr. Lord is on the introduction and application of an innovative paradigm of care, the (CPPAP). Dr. éthelle G. Lord is determined to educate and serve geriatric nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, nursing facility administration, and families in changing the current medical care perspective. Dr. Lord’s comprehensive dementia social and wellness management program is intended to dramatically improve the existing delivery of care implemented worldwide.???
Dr. Lord is a visionary advocate bringing innovative solutions to the perspective on dementia and memory loss care.?By introducing new opportunities for families and organizations, Dr. Lord has made a positive impact in improving the delivery of care from a medical model to a wellness/social model. As an experienced consultant, Dr. Lord can provide customized, culturally sensitive, comprehensive services to organizations and governments worldwide. ?
Dr. éthelle G. Lord at www.DementiaCarePartnership.com
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1 年This is very interesting
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1 年Insightful article.
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1 年Purposeful
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1 年Ethelle I am so glad you are doing this. The real problem is the people making the decisions have never been on the front lines. Boots on the ground workers NEVER get heard. We are never even consulted on what we need to do our job to the best of our abilities. We are told what the money will provide and we make due. Seriously my motto became “ we’re going to do the best we can with what we have”. The truth is it takes more money. Those profiting from the care are not willing to take a pay cut to make it happen. Oftentimes when things are cut from the bottom line, it’s usually the CNA/ HCA ‘s and the Clients that are the bottom line. Make a change where it counts. Client to CNA ratio’s. We have training but how can the Client get or CNA give the care they want to give and the clients so desperately need, when you have 9-12 clients per CNA /HCA. Because hiring more staff means less profit for the company. The frustration of it all is what sparks the abuse, I’m certain of it. P.s. because of the abuse I witnessed in Facility Long Term Care during my practicum I vowed to never work in a LTC facility. I have been blessed to work in Home Care. There is where I can give my dementia clients the one on one care.
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2 年Cindy Rogers and the team at Accredited Home Healthcare Directory is SO Proud of you and SO Excited for you, Ethelle Lord! Thank you for enlightening everyone, keep up all the good work AND stay healthy and happy!!!