Facilitating ADLs by Caregivers of Persons with Dementia: The C3P Model. Issue 1 (1st January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Amella, Elaine J.; Batchelor-Aselage, Melissa B.
• Is Part Of: Occupational therapy in health care. Volume 28:Issue 1(2014)
• Page Start: 51
• Page End: 61
• Publication Date: 2014-01-01
• Subjects: Occupational therapy -- Periodicals; 615.85152072
• DOI: 10.3109/07380577.2013.867388
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0738-0577

Abstract

<abstract> <title>ABSTRACT</title> <p>The purpose of this paper is to explicate a change model for caregivers of persons with dementia to assist them in facilitating meals in the home, at community-based programs and in institutional settings. Building on a Social Ecological Model, the <italic>C3P Model</italic>—<italic>Change the Person, Change the People, Change the Place</italic> offers a clear method to adapt care strategies to foster independence while providing appropriate support as the person with dementia cognitively and functionally declines. Meals are highly embedded within a culture and are ritualized events within a family requiring an individualized approach when modifications are needed.</p> </abstract>