Things to Remember about Memory Care Quotes

“In some places, you can see ratios of 10:1 to 12:1 (one nurse for every ten or twelve residents). In other spaces, you’ll see numbers as high as 30:1. Numbers like that are distressing for a few reasons. First, the burnout rate for nurses with ratios that high are astonishing. No nurse is going to survive mentally and emotionally if they are responsible for caring for 30 people every day. With a high burnout rate, facilities risk their ability to create a positive culture in their community. When ratios are that high, it also means, if you need special attention you might not get it.”
― Gregory Cini, Things to Remember about Memory Care: The top mistakes made when selecting a dementia care

“Using drugs to subdue a person should be a last resort only.”
― Gregory Cini, Things to Remember about Memory Care: The top mistakes made when selecting a dementia care

“The marks of a nursing staff that is trained and prepared is a staff that knows how to redirect, reorient, deescalate, and validate.”
― Gregory Cini, Things to Remember about Memory Care: The top mistakes made when selecting a dementia care

“when drugs are being used to control unwanted behaviors, then the drug is being used for the care team without regard for the resident.”
― Gregory Cini, Things to Remember about Memory Care: The top mistakes made when selecting a dementia care

“Nurses should be trained to understand the differences between unable to complete a task and not completing it at that moment.”
― Gregory Cini, Things to Remember about Memory Care: The top mistakes made when selecting a dementia care

“They need to practice the abilities that they do have in order to keep them salient in their minds. This disease attempts to take these things away, but by keeping those skills active and giving the resident the time and energy they need to complete daily tasks, a resident can keep those skills longer.”
― Gregory Cini, Things to Remember about Memory Care: The top mistakes made when selecting a dementia care

“Memory Care needs to have: maximizing function in daily activities, enhancing mood and cognition, fostering safe environments, and promoting socialization.”
― Gregory Cini, Things to Remember about Memory Care: The top mistakes made when selecting a dementia care