Improving Oral Hygiene for Veterans with Dementia in Residential Long-Term Care

Eleanor S. McConnell; Kyung Hee Lee; Lorraine Galkowski; Christine Downey; Mary Victoria Spainhour; Reginaldo Horwitz

doi:10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000303

Improving Oral Hygiene for Veterans with Dementia in Residential Long-Term Care

Eleanor S. McConnell, Kyung Hee Lee, Lorraine Galkowski, Christine Downey, Mary Victoria Spainhour, Reginaldo Horwitz

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Abstract

Oral hygiene care is neglected in long-Term care (LTC) due to patient-, staff-, and systems-level barriers. A dementia-specific oral hygiene program, implemented and evaluated in a Department of Veterans Affairs LTC unit, addressed barriers to oral care at multiple levels. Improved staff competency, access to oral care supplies, and standardized documentation systems were accompanied by reduced oral plaque and gingivitis, demonstrating the feasibility and benefits of direct care staff providing improved oral hygiene in LTC.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	229-237
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Nursing Care Quality
Volume	33
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000303
Publication status	Published - 2018

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Funding Information:
This project was supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Nursing Services Strategic Pilot Research Funding (McConnell, PI). The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States government.

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© 2018 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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