Clinical Professionals

MCHS Works with Clinical Professionals Throughout the Country to Provide Best-Practices in Dementia Care

Clinical Professionals

MCHS Works with Clinical Professionals Throughout the Country to Provide Best-Practices in Dementia Care

Clinical Professionals

MCHS clinicians are trained in THREE research-tested gold standard dementia treatments: COPE, Skills2Care and the Tailored Activity Program. Listen to best practice tips directly from the expert research developers and MCHS’ consultants, Laura Gitlin and Catherine Piersol.

PODCAST

Dr. Catherine Piersol – Evidence Based Intervention for Dementia Care

Dr. Laura Gitlin – Evidence Based Interventions

Publications

Evidence-based Peer Reviewed Article #1:

Supporting Family Care Partner of Persons With Dementia in the Community: Description of the ‘Memory Care Home Solutions’ Program and Its Impacts

COPE:

A biobehavioral home-based intervention and the well-being of patients with dementia and their caregivers: The COPE randomized trial

New Ways for Better Days:

The Tailored Activity Program to reduce behavioral symptoms in individuals with dementia: Feasibility, acceptability, and replication potential

Skills2Care:

A randomized, controlled trial of a home environmental intervention: Effect on efficacy and upset in caregivers and on daily function of persons with dementia

Maintenance of Efforts of the Home Environmental Skill:

Maintenance of effects of the home environmental skill-building program for family caregivers and individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders

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