Elderwerks Continuing Education Opportunities

External Professional

Elderwerks Education Team

Dementia Care

DC23 1.0 Nurse, SW, NHA Younger On-Set Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Loss To understand younger onset ALZ, a good understanding of the disease that typically strikes older adults is important and will help of a better understanding of younger onset Alzheimer’s disease, what is considered younger onset, and how family coping is changed when a younger member of the family is diagnosed. Family dynamics change, finances change, and a family is thrown into a world they are not familiar with. DC24 1.0 Nurse, SW, NHA The Three “D” s of Confusion Dementia, Depression, and Delirium Define dementia, depression and delirium, their symptoms, and diagnosis of these conditions. Learn therapeutic and medical approaches to the Three “D” s, and gain strategies for approaching a person who is experiencing these. DC25 1.0 Nurse, SW, NHA Differentiating Between the Most Common Forms of Dementia. In this program you will learn about the most common forms of dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Vascular Dementia, Dementia Lewy Bodies, Parkinson’s disease, and Frontal Temporal dementia. We will discuss risk factors, associated risk, diagnosis, and treatment, as well as care strategies. DC26 1.0 Nurse, SW, NHA Discharge Planning for a Person Living with Dementia This program will review dementia, and introduce you to Reisberg’s Theory of Retrogenesis, and how this impacts care in and preparing for discharge. Discussed will be when to initiate a discharge plan and connecting with family and gaining knowledge about the person living with dementia, as well as including them in a timely fashion about discharge plans. DC27 1.0 Nurse, SW, NHA

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