Abstract
A growing body of empirical data demonstrates the positive
health outcomes of person-centered dementia care. There exists,
however, a gap in our knowledge about how to provide personcentered
care in an efficient way. In this paper, we describe a
person-centered activity-based dementia care service, and the ICT
tools that we developed to enhance the efficiency of the service.
The service supports a group of paid caregivers in providing
person-centered dementia care to a group of persons with
dementia. We conducted a four-month field trial of the service in
a private service provider organization. Here we report our
preliminary findings. The organizational model, supported by a
structured method of service delivery and ICT tools, demonstrates
the potential of cost-effective person-centered dementia care as an
alternative to more conventional care organizations.
health outcomes of person-centered dementia care. There exists,
however, a gap in our knowledge about how to provide personcentered
care in an efficient way. In this paper, we describe a
person-centered activity-based dementia care service, and the ICT
tools that we developed to enhance the efficiency of the service.
The service supports a group of paid caregivers in providing
person-centered dementia care to a group of persons with
dementia. We conducted a four-month field trial of the service in
a private service provider organization. Here we report our
preliminary findings. The organizational model, supported by a
structured method of service delivery and ICT tools, demonstrates
the potential of cost-effective person-centered dementia care as an
alternative to more conventional care organizations.