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Course Summary

This course provides home health staff with the skills, techniques, and strategies to care on a daily basis for clients with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. It compares Alzheimer’s disease to other types of dementia, provides techniques for verbal and nonverbal communication, discusses symptoms seen at each stage of dementia, relates techniques intended to promote independence in activities of daily living (ADLs), and provides information about how to work with family members and caregivers of people with dementia.

It describes best practices for assisting someone with activities of daily living, discusses individual and group activities, and describes how stress can affect a caregiver’s life. It offers strategies for recognizing and managing caregiver stress. It concludes with a description of a therapeutic environment, safety and security, and ethical issues faced by caregivers and providers working with clients living with dementia.

FL DOEA Approval: This course is approved by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, curriculum approval: #HH11485.

Certified Trainer: The author is certified as ADRD trainer by the Florida Department of Elder Affairs and is available via e-mail or by phone Monday–Friday (Pacific Time) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 707 459 3475. Training provider approval # HH11406.

Criteria for Successful Completion

Study the course material, achieve a score of 80% or higher on the post test (the post test can be repeated if a learner scores less than 80%), complete the course evaluation, and pay where required. No partial credit will be awarded.

Instructional Level

Introductory

Conflict of Interest / Commercial Support Disclosure

The planners and authors of this learning activity have declared no conflicts of interest, vested interest, or financial relationship that may influence the content of this activity. All information is provided fairly and without bias.

ATrain Education, Inc. received no outside financial or commercial support in the preparation, presentation, or implementation of this learning activity and has no affiliation with any company whose products or services are mentioned in this activity.

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FL ADRD for Home Health (376)