Avoiding and Reducing Chemical Restraints in Communal Living

There is a moral imperative to “do no harm” in the medical arena. The federal government has taken a harsh stance on the use of “off-label” drugs, especially for those living with cognitive impairment. The side-effects associated with these type of practices is under close scrutiny.

This full day program will provide a thorough understanding of the regulations and what organizations are charged with doing to meet them. This program pairs nicely with, “Understanding ‘Behaviors’ as an Unmet Need for Those Living with Cognitive Impairment.” Participants will:

  • Understand F 329 unnecessary medications and its implications in a healthcare setting

  • Apply new knowledge to understanding other citations that can be linked to F 329

  • Using person-centered care strategies, apply an interdisciplinary approach to prescribing and ensuring concurrent review for medications being prescribed

  • Apply a systems approach in utilizing the Minimum Data Set (MDS) and the valuable insight of the interdisciplinary team and caregivers as a means to avoid medication as a first-line response to ‘behaviors’

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G. Allen Power MD, is a board certified internist, geriatrician and an international educator on transformational models of care for older adults, particularly those living with changing cognitive abilities.

The author of Dementia Beyond Drugs and Dementia Beyond Disease he has been a powerful force in shifting dementia care away from pharmaceuticals and toward a culture of understanding behaviors as an expression of an unmet need.

A wonderful mentor and friend, he has done tremendous work in shifting the culture of care for aging populations, and in particular, for those living with dementia.

Dr. Power discusses decoding distress responses

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The grassroots initiative in the person-centered care movement began as the Western New York Alliance for Person-Centered Care, funded by the John R. Oishei Foundation. While this Alliance is now dissolved, the inroads made and work completed culminated into the University at Buffalo’s Institute for Person-Centered Care and is primarily researched-based.

This full day conference entitled, Home Is Where The Heart Is compiled change agents from all over the country and seated over 500 guests including state officials and law makers.

Pictured here from left to right: Carter Catlett -Williams, Steve Shields, Carmen Bowman, Paul Hogan of the Oishei Foundation, Joanne Rader, Dr. Al Power, Sarah Rowan.
Seated: Rhonda Palmiero and Bob Meiss.