A study on the assessment before entry and the initial care of the group home for elderly with dementia.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23830078
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Social welfare and social work studies
Research Institution	Toyo University
Principal Investigator	TSUJI Yasuyo 東洋大学, ライフデザイン学部, 助教 (20611388)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2012
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords	認知症高齢者 / グループホーム / 入居前アセスメント / 入居時ケア / その人らしさ / 入居支援 / 家族支援 / 本人の参加 / リロケーションダメージ
Research Abstract	To examine the support for the life of personhood after the entry to the group home, it clears the assessment before entry and the situation the initial care from the viewpoint of three persons ; group home staff, person with dementia and caregiver of the family. In the interview before entering the group home, three persons can be nervous. It is desirable to carry out the assessment again before his entry and use this information at the initial care. To keep the personhood and have a self-support daily life in group home, it is preferable to carry out an assessment of the history of person’s life, the way of having a relation with others and person’s health condition, and to use those information effectively.