Meaningful engagement is a key dimension of quality of life among persons living with
dementia, yet little is known about how to best to promote it. Guided by grounded theory …

Abstract Background and Objectives Persons living with dementia, including long-term care
residents, and their care partners emphasize the importance of meaningful engagement and …

Objectives Dementia progressively affects cognitive functioning, including the ability to
communicate. Those who struggle to communicate are often considered unable to relate to …

Assisted living (AL) communities are long-term care settings where people live, work, and
visit, and where social relationships and care, including end-of-life care, are negotiated …

Background: Meaningful engagement has been described as active participation based on
a person's interests, preferences, personhood, or perceived value. It has many benefits for …

The COVID-19 pandemic had a big impact on assisted living (AL), a vital setting in long-term
care (LTC). Understanding the strengths and opportunities for improvement through …

Physical environmental cues can provide important support to people with dementia (PwD).
Compared to interventions involving construction, some cues can be achieved more easily …

Objective: The overall goal of this analysis was to learn about residents' quality of life and
quality of care in assisted living over time and from multiple viewpoints within support …

Negative attitudes shape experiences with stigmatized conditions such as dementia, from
affecting social relationships to influencing willingness to adopt technology. Consequently …

Improvisational (improv) theatre skill development holds promise for improving the dementia
capability of care partners. In this report, we present analysis of data from an ongoing study …