See Pain More Clearly

It's #NPAW2022. Did you know that as many as 80% of older adults who live in long-term care facilities suffer from pain? Despite this, pain is under-assessed and under-managed among people living with dementia. We need to #SeePainMoreClearly. seepainmoreclearly.org

Pain is common in people living with dementia. Challenging behaviours may be misattributed to psychiatric problems & treated with psychiatric rather than pain medications, which may increase the risk of earlier deaths. #SeePainMoreClearly

We offer an interactive web-based pain assessment program for long-term care staff/clinicians interested in using the program. Click here for more info: seepainmoreclearly.org/resources #SeePainMoreClearly

Pain is a complex and subjective experience. In severe dementia, people's ability to communicate is often compromised and many are unable to report their pain. seepainmoreclearly.org #SeePainMoreClearly

Pain is very common among people with dementias such as Alzheimer's disease. According to some estimates, as many as 80% of older adults who live in long-term care facilities suffer from pain. seepainmoreclearly.org #SeePainMoreClearly

A Caregiver's Story "Let me start by saying that my wife is in the later stages of dementia. She has early-onset Alzheimer’s. She is now 62 years old and has had aphasia for a couple of years." Read more: seepainmoreclearly.org/post/a-caregiv… #SeePainMoreClearly

Dementia is a collective name for brain conditions that cause deterioration of brain functions over time, affecting memory, thinking, recognition, language, planning, and personality. seepainmoreclearly.org #SeePainMoreClearly

A Caregiver's Story "We have cared for my mother for just over five years. In that time, we noticed that my mother was losing the ability to express how much pain she was experiencing." Read the full story here: seepainmoreclearly.org/post/a-caregiv… #SeePainMoreClearly

In this article, Dr. Thomas Hadjistavropoulos shares his journey to improve pain care for people with dementia. #SeePainMoreClearly Read more by clicking the link: seepainmoreclearly.org/post/the-compl…

Our goal is to ensure that people affected by dementia, and their families are familiar with the problem of pain undertreatment and its consequences for this population. We want to familiarize HCPs and policymakers with evidence-based solutions. #SeePainMoreClearly

As many as 80% of older adults who live in long-term care facilities suffer from pain. Despite this, pain is under-assessed and under-managed among people living with dementia. Learn more on our website: seepainmoreclearly.org #SeePainMoreClearly

For information and resources, please visit our resources page and scroll down to see the bottom section where we have a list of resources, organizations, and websites for family caregivers and people living with dementia: seepainmoreclearly.org/resources #SeePainMoreClearly

On our website we have a list of resources for different groups, including researchers - click the link below to learn more and to access the resource library: seepainmoreclearly.org/copy-of-resour… #SeePainMoreClearly

Resources for HCPs: qualified HCPs interested in reproducing the PACSLAC-II for research or clinical practice may request permission to use the tool. Permissions are granted free of charge for non-profit uses. For more info : seepainmoreclearly.org/resources #SeePainMoreClearly

The PACSLAC-II scale is an observational tool designed to help nursing staff evaluate pain in people with dementia. The scale has been found to be both valid and clinically useful in pain assessment. #SeePainMoreClearly seepainmoreclearly.org/post/using-the…

In this article, Dr. Thomas Hadjistavropoulos talks about the benefits of more frequent pain assessment in long-term care. #SeePainMoreClearly seepainmoreclearly.org/post/the-benef…

The undermanagement of pain in people living with #dementia has been identified as an increasingly important issue. Adequate assessment & management of pain is necessary to improve the quality of life of residents and the care team. seepainmoreclearly.org/policy-makers #SeePainMoreClearly

Our #SeePainMoreClearly team created videos to ensure that people affected by dementia, their friends and families, and health professionals are familiar with the problem of pain under-treatment and its dire consequences for this population. seepainmoreclearly.org/post/a-video-t…

Pain is common among people living with dementia. According to some estimates, as many as 80% of older adults who live in long-term care facilities suffer from #pain. Learn more: seepainmoreclearly.org #SeePainMoreClearly

We created the #SeePainMoreClearly website as a repository of information about pain in dementia. We have divided the Resources section into three subsections: for Health Professionals, for Older Adults and Caregivers, and for Researchers. seepainmoreclearly.org/post/what-reso…