Consensus Management Model for Families Caring for a Loved One with Dementia

Authors

Robert J. Fetsch, Colorado State UniversityFollow
Toni Schindler Zimmerman, Colorado State University
Clifton F. Barber, Colorado State University

Volume

37

Issue

6

Abstract

This article proposes teaching care-giving families a practical, six-step Care-giving Consensus Management Model. Cooperative Extension professionals can teach clientele this model and can reduce caregiver burden by broadening the ownership of caregiver responsibilities among both proximate and distant family members. The model integrates strategic planning, futuring, decision making, effective family communication, task accomplishment, priority setting, and problem solving. It fosters shared responsibility and provides guidelines for effective family meetings and decision making.

Recommended Citation

Fetsch, R. J., Zimmerman, T. S., & Barber, C. F. (1999). Consensus Management Model for Families Caring for a Loved One with Dementia. The Journal of Extension, 37(6), Article 9. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol37/iss6/9