Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias - Advanced Training Topics - 90 minutes each session

Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias – Advanced Training Topics

90 minutes each session

 

Select one or more advanced training topics to improve the knowledge and care practices of your professional healthcare staff. 
  • Promoting resident rights, independence, individuality and choice for persons with early through late stages of dementia
  • Resident rights and self determination for persons impacted by dementia
  • Ability centered care approaches – facilitate the persons optimal function at every stage of dementia using their life stories and preferences
  • Activities: Select and demonstrate meaningful activities for persons experiencing early to late stages of dementia
  • How to assess neurocognitive changes and decline
  • Overcoming challenges with bathing/showering: Build new and helpful techniques to overcome resistance to hygiene
  • Overcoming challenges with oral hygiene and dental care
  • Pleasurable dining and nutrition: Review how eating and nutrition change over time, and learn strategies to support pleasure and dignity during dining
  • When the person with memory loss denies pain… How should you respond? Recognize verbal and non-verbal pain cues in persons with early to late stages of dementia and appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches
  • Care for the LGBTQ adult with and without dementia:  Increase your sensitivity and awareness of the unique needs of this vulnerable population
  • Dying Matters: Review advance planning strategies to honor a person’s end-of-life wishes including the POLST form (Provider Options for Life Sustaining Treatment).

Programs offered in Chicago and Cook County

Call today 773-704-1834 to discuss more package information or related out of state programs.