ENHANCING DIGNITY IN DEMENTIA CARE IN BRAZIL: A CAREGIVER REMOTE 4MS FRAMEWORK APPLICATION FOR MOBILITY SOLUTIONS
Patricia Heyn · 2024
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Patricia Heyn describes how remote coaching helped her father, a nursing home resident in Brazil with dementia, walk again, in a 2024 case study. As an Alzheimer's researcher turned caregiver, she pushed against care models that park older adults in wheelchairs. She applied the Age-Friendly 4Ms framework, which centers medication, mobility, mentation, and what matters most to the person.
Working through WhatsApp, she trained a local caregiver to deliver tailored physical and cognitive exercises. Within a year her father moved from wheelchair to walker, then to a cane, and finally to walking unaided, with better strength and speed. Heyn argues the case shows technology can keep families involved in care from far away.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Patricia Heyn |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |