Mindfulness-based elder care: A CAM Model for Frail Elders and their Caregivers

Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 18
Preface......Page 22
Acknowledgments......Page 24
Section I. Foundations......Page 28
What Is Health Care?......Page 30
Trends in Aging and Health Care......Page 32
What Are the Alternatives?......Page 33
Elements of Care Provision......Page 36
What We Value......Page 39
Mind-Body Medicine Overview......Page 42
Mindfulness......Page 43
Mindfulness Practices......Page 45
Other Informal Practices......Page 52
Embracing Our Stress......Page 56
Aromatherapy......Page 60
Hand Massage......Page 64
Creative Therapy......Page 66
Humor......Page 68
Other CAM Modalities......Page 69
Section II. Practical Applications of Mindfulness-Based Elder Care for Frail Elders: POEM: MEADOWBOOK NURSING HOME......Page 72
Teaching Mindfulness to Elders......Page 74
What Are the Issues?......Page 75
Clinical Work With Older Adults......Page 76
Overview of MBEC Groups......Page 78
Overview......Page 82
Group Format......Page 83
Skills......Page 84
Considerations: Environmental......Page 91
Considerations: Population......Page 92
Endings......Page 93
Measuring Results: MBEC Research......Page 94
What Do We Know About Dementia?......Page 98
Communication With Persons With Dementia......Page 100
Behaviors Accompanying Dementia......Page 101
Group Leader......Page 102
MBEC Groups......Page 103
Complementary and Alternative Interventions on a Dementia Unit......Page 104
The Florence V. Burden Study on the Dementia Unit......Page 107
CHAPTER 7 Got to Go Through the Door: Mindfulness-Based Elder Care for Isolated Elders and Palliative Care......Page 112
Freedom and the Five Remembrances......Page 113
Isolated Elders in the Nursing Home......Page 114
End-of-Life Care......Page 119
Homebound Elders......Page 121
Conclusion......Page 123
CHAPTER 8 Dance Like Nobody Is Watching: Mindfulness-Based Elder Care and Creativity......Page 124
Visual Arts......Page 125
Music......Page 127
Movement and Music......Page 129
Taste and Smell......Page 130
Use of Nature......Page 131
Humor......Page 132
Section III. Caregivers......Page 134
CHAPTER 9 Who Will Take Care of Us? An Overview of Mindfulness-Based Elder Care for Caregivers......Page 136
Informal Caregivers......Page 137
Formal Caregivers......Page 140
Mindfulness Groups for Formal and Informal Caregivers......Page 141
Mindfulness-Based Elder Care......Page 143
CHAPTER 10 Riding the Waves: Mindfulness-Based Elder Care for Informal Caregivers......Page 148
Introductions......Page 150
Formal Practices......Page 151
Informal Practice......Page 155
Discussion......Page 156
Caregiver Mindfulness Group Research......Page 161
Summary......Page 162
Overview of Caregiver Course......Page 164
Course Highlights......Page 166
Discussion......Page 170
Conclusion......Page 173
CHAPTER 12 Introduction to Stress Reduction for Professional Caregivers: A 1-Hour Class and Other Options for Staff......Page 174
Professional Caregiving......Page 175
A 1-Hour Stress Reduction Program......Page 176
Staff Psychoeducational Presentation on Stress......Page 178
Experiential Exercises......Page 180
Alternate Options for Short Stress Reduction Sessions......Page 183
Recommendations......Page 186
Section IV. Conclusions......Page 188
Defining Aging......Page 190
Caring for Elders, Caring for Ourselves......Page 192
For You......Page 196
Section V. Appendices......Page 198
Balancing......Page 200
Flexing and Extending the Spine......Page 201
Standing Stretches......Page 202
Chair Yoga......Page 203
Yoga for Bed Bound Elders......Page 206
Breath Awareness......Page 208
Body Scan......Page 209
Forgiveness Meditation......Page 211
Safety Reminders......Page 214
Suggested Uses in the Nursing Home......Page 215
Massage......Page 216
Appendix D. Brief Stress Reduction Session Ideas......Page 218
Handout #1: 21 Ways to Reduce Stress During the Workday......Page 220
Handout #2: Basic Principles for Setting Up Daily Hatha Yoga/Mindfulness Stress Management Practice......Page 221
Handout #3: Mini Relaxation Exercises......Page 223
Midway Review......Page 225
Mindfulness and Meditation Resources......Page 226
Complementary and Alternative Resources......Page 228
Spirituality and Healing Resources......Page 229
Aromatherapy Resources......Page 230
Elders, Caregivers, and Models of Care Resources......Page 231
Poetry Resources......Page 232
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