State survey process on a Dementia wing

Originally posted by j.eaton:
I would like to brainstorm with all nurses who routinely work on a dementia wing. Our longterm care facility recently was surveyed using the new format. I would like to hear your responses on that experience. We had a very negative survey this year compared to our past excellece.Several nurses were unhappy with our survey process.
Also, How do your units cope with the surveyers visiting your units, because new faces are so disruptive to residents.
Do you think that the survey is an accurate measure of resident care on a dementia wing?
How can experienced dementia care nurses impact the state survey process on our units? Thanks to all of you who answer. Keep on doing the great work you do!

Originally posted by j.eaton:
I would like to brainstorm with all nurses who routinely work on a dementia wing. Our longterm care facility recently was surveyed using the new format. I would like to hear your responses on that experience. We had a very negative survey this year compared to our past excellece.Several nurses were unhappy with our survey process.
Also, How do your units cope with the surveyers visiting your units, because new faces are so disruptive to residents.
Do you think that the survey is an accurate measure of resident care on a dementia wing?
How can experienced dementia care nurses impact the state survey process on our units? Thanks to all of you who answer. Keep on doing the great work you do!

Originally posted by j.eaton:
I would like to brainstorm with all nurses who routinely work on a dementia wing. Our longterm care facility recently was surveyed using the new format. I would like to hear your responses on that experience. We had a very negative survey this year compared to our past excellece.Several nurses were unhappy with our survey process.
Also, How do your units cope with the surveyers visiting your units, because new faces are so disruptive to residents.
Do you think that the survey is an accurate measure of resident care on a dementia wing?
How can experienced dementia care nurses impact the state survey process on our units? Thanks to all of you who answer. Keep on doing the great work you do!

Originally posted by anniek:
Our facility is just starting a Dementia unit and I would be interested in hearing any feed back from anyone with experience with this. It is my understanding that there is no set times for care. How are meal times/bath times/ meds handled in this type of setting.
I know I'll find out first hand soon enough but we are expected to bid for our own positions that we currently hold and when they do the interviews they will pick the mosst qualified applicants, how will you know you are qualified if you've never work in this setting before. I am excited about the prospect of this new unit but I really don't know if I'm the right person for the job. I'v been in nursing (geriatrics) over 20 yrs and I've taken care of dementia residents and behavior problems, but never 48 of them at once.