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Specific sources of nursing assistant (NA) stress, the important role of positive support in the workplace, and how they influence NA satisfaction with supervision are examined. Results indicate that NA personal stressors have a direct impact on satisfaction with supervision and it is suggested that Employee Assistance Programs and training for supervisors in team building, communication and motivational skills are needed to promote more positive relationships with and among NAs.

Face-to-face interviews were conducted with six individuals in the early stages of a dementia. Interviews were initiated to explore the day-to-day experiences of dementia. The commonality that emerged across the interviews was participants’ desire to maintain continuity with their previous way of life while coping with dementia-necessitated changes. We conceptualized this commonality in terms of Atchley’s (1989) articulation of continuity theory and Park and Folkman’s (1997) framework of meaning making. This research highlights how, despite their impairment, individuals with dementia not only are able but strive to maintain continuity and to make meaning of their situations. The results show that it is possible to gain insight from those in the early stages of dementia; the underlying practical and clinical implication is the importance of encouraging the maintenance of personhood by listening to the desires and concerns of those with dementia.

The article discusses that national strategy to strengthen family caregiver supports in the U.S. It mentions that family caregivers have been supported through the National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP) of the Older Americans Act. It discusses that National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (NSOAAP) and RAISE Act provide an unprecedented opportunity to achieve heightened awareness, inclusion, support and engagement of family caregivers by public and private sectors.

The article offers information on supporting people living with dementia during COVID -19 pandemic. It further discusses about the consequences of COVID-19-imposed isolation were increased loneliness, agitation and depression; people with dementia experience increased social isolation as the disease progresses; and adult day centers provide nutrition, socialization, exercise and, in adult day health programs, a full range of health and preventive care services.