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Transform primary care and long-term care settings to be age-friendly and dementia-friendly. Deliver community-based education and training to improve dementia care and support. See below for the many ways OkDCN can help support professional and family caregivers.
- Project ECHO
Oklahoma Dementia Care Network's Project ECHO specifically...
- Project ECHO
Mar 27, 2024 · Whether you have just started your nursing career or have already decided to specialize in gerontological nursing, this guide describes what to expect working with dementia and Alzheimer’s patients. It also offers tips and resources to help you provide high-quality dementia patient care and maintain your own well-being in this stressful field.
Jul 11, 2024 · With the Oklahoma Dementia Care Network, OU is working to improve the quality of life for older adults through several primary objectives: helping staff at existing clinics and nursing homes become more skilled in caring for people with dementia; placing current OU nursing, medicine and social work students in rural clinics and nursing homes ...
- Legal Definition of Assisted Living / Memory Care in Oklahoma
- How Much Does Memory Care Cost in Oklahoma?
- Oklahoma Assisted Living Laws & Regulations
- Financial Assistance For Residential Alzheimer’s Memory Care
Assisted living in Oklahoma offers room, board, personal care and assistance with activities of daily living. Facilities may admit residents with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia into Special Care Units. These units are often called memory care and must outline how their services go beyond normal assisted living to address the needs of people with d...
Oklahoma is one of the least expensive states for memory care in the United States, coming in well below the national average of $5,884 per month. In 2024 in Oklahoma, memory care costs $5,049 per month. The state’s most expensive city for memory care is its most populated city, Oklahoma City, where it costs $6,281 per month. The most affordable ci...
Admissions Process & Requirements
Within 30 days of moving in, a new memory care resident must be assessed for medical and personal needs. This is done by using a standardized formprovided by the state. Also, within 14 days a more comprehensive assessment must be completed to determine what a resident needs to be best supported in the community. The comprehensive assessment must be updated every year. Assessments are performed by medical professionals working for the memory care community, and the cost of assessing may be inc...
Facility / Residence
Oklahoma does not have a minimum square footage requirement for residents’ bedrooms. Regulations say that the design must be appropriate for the mental and physical disabilities of people who live in it. The maximum number of people allowed in one bedroom is two. There needs to be a bathroom for every four people living in an assisted living facility. Regulations are not specific about dementia-friendly designs in memory care homes. In other states, this means clear sightlines and easy-to-nav...
Staff & Training
There is no staff-to-resident ratio in Oklahoma assisted living. There must always be enough people to support the needs of every resident and someone who is awake at all times, including the night. Any staff providing socialization, or leading activities including exercise, must go through a training classification. Employees who work directly with residents must be trained in first aid and CPR. An administrator responsible for operations must be designated at every center. Administrators ar...
ADvantage Program Waiver
This is a home and community-based services program that is part of Medicaid and meant to help people remain in their houses or assisted living communities, instead of moving into a nursing home. The Medicaid ADvantage Program Waiver provides financial assistance to cover costs including personal care, nursing, transportation, occupational therapy, and more. Participants can have their care options managed by the state or a caregiver of their choosing which can include a family member. Suppor...
Oklahoma Personal Care Program
The Oklahoma State Plan Personal Care (SPPC) is a Medicaid program that may be available to people living in memory care, though their coverage is less than the benefits provided under the ADvantage waiver. Personal Care provides funds to help pay for caregivers who assist with activities of daily living. Additional benefits include shopping, laundry, meal prep, and skilled nursing. Applicants must be Medicaid-eligible and live in their own homes or that of a loved one. In 2024 the eligibilit...
Veterans Affairs
Veterans are statistically more likely to develop dementia. Among the reasons for this is that traumatic brain injuries and posttraumatic stress disorder lead to a higher probability of developing the condition. The VA offers many benefits for Alzheimer’s and dementia as well as different pension types. VA Pensions There are three types of VA Pensions available. The benefits change annually and are valid from December 2023 to December 2024. The benefits (and their maximum allowance) are as fo...
Oklahoma Dementia Care Network's Project ECHO specifically focuses on age-friendly nursing home and community care topics. These sessions will help professional and family caregivers gain important skills and capabilities designed to improve care for older Oklahomans living with memory disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
- 105 S. Bryant Suite 210, Edmond, 73034, OK
- (405) 271-7622
To become a Dementia Friendly Oklahoma partner, you will need to sign up to host an educational presentation to learn about how to make your place of business, organization, congregation, campus restaurant or community more supportive of those facing this disease and their care partners.
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Aug 27, 2024 · During the first iteration of the grant, accomplishments include training 1,578 nursing home direct-care workers in dementia-specific care; supporting 10 primary care clinics and 9 nursing homes as they achieved national Age-Friendly Health System recognition; training 586 family caregivers; creating a dementia training program for community ...
