The Person Centered Care in Dementia.

The model of person-centred dementia care (PCDC) offers a new paradigm of care for older people with dementia in order to increase their quality of life by customizing, respect for their autonomy and participation of the person in decisions that affect their lives. This model is consistent with the AdvancedPractices in Nursing in geriatrics. Although the biomedical model has been predominant in the care of elderly people with neurodegenerative diseases, many authors have advocated in recent years to supplement it with other perspectives that take into account the point of view of the person with dementia, what it is known as models of care focused on the person (PCC). Since the models of PCC, participation and respect for the autonomy of the person with dementia as central elements of care in order to generate well-being and satisfaction in the patient and increase the quality of care.

The PCC models involve the implementation of care practices based on those principles, which can be tricky in residential environments where elements such as standardization, organizing schedules or cost reduction limit their possibilities. Nevertheless, they have been tested numerous intervention strategies based on the principles of the PCC, among which are the use of biographical information, sessions of reminiscence and the approach of meaningful activities from the perspective of resident, customizing environments or the resident inclusion in the decision on its activities. In residents with advanced dementia, the implementation of PCC interventions able to reduce some behavioral symptoms of dementia, such as agitation or aggression, and reduces the use of neuroleptics.(Read more)