MĪ Care Plan

The MĪ Care Plan begins with our Multiple Intelligence Survey for Persons with Dementia (MISPWD)©️ (MĪ Care Plan Survey), which

  • determines how individuals have learned and acquired information throughout their lives

  • gathers historical information

  • collects present mental and physical condition

Once this information is compiled, then the survey formulates an individualized MĪ Care Plan.

The MĪ Care Plan Survey is highly desirable because it is:

  • On-Demand
  • Easy-to-use
  • Simple to navigate
  • Stable, fast loading, and secure

Care Benefits:

  • Gives practical interventions

The Multiple Intelligence Survey for Persons with Dementia© (MISPWD)

The MISPWD comprises questions based on Gardener’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, which we’ve adapted for persons with dementia. The survey determines how the individual* in one’s care learned and acquired information before their dementia diagnosis.

For example, a question to address an individual’s logical/mathematical intelligence reads: “On a scale from 1-5, how much did your loved one enjoy solving math problems?” followed by examples of optional anecdotal information that a responder may include, e.g. Sudoku, calculations, and/or word problems.

Subsequent questions address all the remaining intelligences. The results from questions like the one above are then used in conjunction with the person’s personal history, present condition, and other holistic interventions to design an individualized care plan to meet an individual’s specific needs. On the next page (“MĪ Care Positive Outcomes), you will find a description of each intelligence, followed by a success story that exemplifies how MI theory was used to develop care strategies and materials to improve the lives of patients suffering from dementia.

*Individuals in the early stages of dementia are encouraged to answer for themselves; however, their answers should be reviewed by a family member or close friend.

MISPWD IS REVOLUTIONARY — We are recognized by Dr. Howard Gardner, the Harvard University professor, and researcher who developed the Theory of Multiple Intelligences, as the first organization to use his methodology to better the lives of people with dementia and develop a dementia-specific diagnostic questionnaire, the MISPWD©, ️ to measure this population’s intelligences.