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Best Practices

Using Best Practices in acute care, long erm care, home care and community settings.

In conjunction with some of our educational forums, WAGECC has collected Best Practices from interdisciplinary providers and family members and put them in the Compendia offered here. We are grateful to the individuals who shared their special methods “that worked” for delivering healthcare services for the older persons in their charge. As you read these Best Practice submissions, note that the settings vary, but that most of the practices can be replicated in almost any venue. Please feel free to:

  • Use the Best Practices to teach yourself new methods of care;
  • Select and share the Best Practices with your staff and colleagues as a handout, newsletter article or website address;
  • Experiment with these ideas and let us know how you changed or improved them;
  • Send us your best practices so that we can continue to offer innovative ideas for improving care to our mutual colleagues.

Best Practices of Interdisciplinary Teams in End of Life Care - April 2001
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Best Practices in Minority Dementia Care - June 2000
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Best Practices in Dementia Care - March 4, 1999
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Creativity and Aging:Theory, Practice & Performance - December 4, 1998
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Dr. Frieda Butler displays her program info at a WAGECC Best Practices Forum.
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Creativity & Aging Best Practices Forum
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