Empowering the PSW Role in Dementia Care: An Educational Approach of Psychotropic Medications to Aid in Providing Safe Care
Posted on Monday, December 4th, 2023
Our Project has developed a tool for Personal Support Workers (PSW) that aims to assist them in providing safe care for residents with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). The tool will display a list of the common psychotropic medications used at Perley Health with their respective onset, and common side effects. The tool will also contain a reminder of the “Stop and Go” Approach from the Gentle Persuasive Approach (GPA). The goal of the project is to empower the PSW role and aid in providing safe care for the resident and the PSW themselves.