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The MĪ Care Plan Survey is the ideal solution for any family caregiver or profession that serves individuals with dementia.
At the CFHDC, we recognize that dementia affects each person differently and that a one-size-fits-all care approach is far from personalized. In response, we developed the MĪ Care Plan Survey, which identifies how individuals learn and acquire information, revealing their unique abilities, talents, and mental skills, which we then apply to all care practices. Because these practices relate to people’s lifelong strengths, they have a high likelihood of success.
Identifying peoples’ individual abilities, talents, and mental skills offers myriad benefits; however, some of the most notable include its ability to recognize person-centered:
Comfortable Environments
The MĪ Care Plan Survey identifies individualized environments where people feel safe and secure. This is the most crucial component of working with individuals with dementia, as it lays the groundwork for all other aspects of care. People exposed to comfortable environments often experience alleviated dementia-related symptoms, like confusion, behaviors like wandering, and other benefits.
Augmentative And Alternative Communication (AAC) Methods
The MĪ Care Plan Survey identifies person-centered AAC strategies corresponding to people’s strengths, increasing the chance of success. These strategies help those with limited oral language supplement their speech, allowing them to preserve their verbal skills longer while offering nonverbal people a means to relay information. People with increased communicative ability can better meet their needs and wants, relay pain and discomfort, understand instruction, and more.
Suitable Activities
The MĪ Care Plan Survey identifies activities that align with people’s strengths, increasing the likelihood of success, which promotes enjoyment and provides motivation to remain cognitively engaged. People who are mentally occupied frequently experience improved mood, enhanced social interaction, and potentially slowed mental decline.