Reminiscing -- A Tool For Excellent Elder Care And Improved Quality of Life.

Summary: Memory - or remembering past experiences and facts - has proven to be a tool based on effective evidence to understand and treat the elderly. The clever use of treatment communication, recall, storytelling can improve evaluation, diagnosis, treatment. Memory use not only extends the communication and social skills of elderly people but also helps to improve the elderly's pride, living satisfaction and overall quality of life.

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High quality tools have used a number of tools to improve the quality of care. Most tools can not be used separately. In order for them to be effective, they need to be part of the standard, evaluation and change management cycle. Some require complicated organization, technology, record connections, others require only pencil and paper. In order to obtain the best results, everyone needs a positive attitude and efforts to improve. The examples given here are mainly from recent literature, and according to their application around the world, they seem to be a practical choice for most countries. Based on the theoretical map in Appendix 2.1, they are arranged under nine functional themes. These represent a common view of what constitutes a "good" medical service widely. responsibility

Ira Byock Doctor is a leading palliative care physician, writer, and general supporter working on improving lifelong medical care. His research and writing helps to define the quality of life and quality of care for people with advanced medical conditions. He has been involved in hospice care and palliative care since 1978 and is a founding member and former president of the American Hospice and Palliative Medical Society. From 1996 to 2006, he served as the director of lifelong care excellence promotion for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation National Grant Program.