Family Caregiver One to One Education and Support
Family Caregiver One to One Web-Based Education and Support
Caregivers will be guided and supported through the following one hour sessions:
Session 1: Initial interview and needs assessment
Session 2: Fundamentals of dementia: How brain changes impact thinking and behavior
Session 3: Deep listening: How to communicate more compassionately and effectively
Session 4: Planning ahead: key steps and documents to prevent crisis thinking
Session 5: Home safe home: Assessment and dementia-friendly recommendations
Session 6: The care and keeping of you: Strategies to uphold your mental and physical resilience
Session 7: Identifying and preventing sources of distress, anxiety and other unmet needs
Session 8: Day by day: Creating new routines and meaningful moments
Session 9: Making meal-times more pleasurable
Session 10: Hygiene made easier
Session 11: Widening the circle of care: community resources and alternative living options
Session 12: Late and final stage considerations and care