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Evaluation

Dementia Care & Prevention

(CME111) Implementing Meaningful Activity Approaches for Residents with Dementia in Assisted Living

Thursday, March 26, 2026
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PT
Room: Platinum Ballroom 1-2
CE: 1.5
CMD Clinical Credit Recording
CME: (1.5) MOC: (1.5) CMD Clinical: (1.5) AAFP (1.5)
Session Summary: Engagement in meaningful activity is beneficial for residents with dementia by enhancing well-being, reducing behavioral symptoms, and potentially decreasing sedentary behavior. This session will share practical, theory-based approaches that can be implemented in post-acute and long-term care settings to improve meaningful activity engagement for residents with dementia. We will present a four-step approach, motivational techniques, and a pragmatic tool designed to help staff and providers in these settings identify opportunities for meaningful activity for residents with dementia. Additionally, findings will be presented from a pilot study, funded by the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, to demonstrate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of this approach for engaging residents with dementia in meaningful activity within assisted living communities.

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this session, learners will be able to:
  • Describe the benefits and challenges of meaningful activity engagement for residents with dementia
  • Describe how to utilize a four-step approach to optimize meaningful activity engagement for residents with dementia in your assisted living community
  • Demonstrate use of a pragmatic tool to identify individualized opportunities for meaningful activity that are tailored to the resident’s preferences and interests