Dementia Care: The Right Care at the Right Time

Developing leadership, knowledge, and skills to address the challenges and opportunities of a diverse aging society

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The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, based in New York, is a leading non-profit organization that unites more than 1,600 member organizations nationwide with the goal of providing optimal care and services to individuals confronting dementia, and to their caregivers and families. Its services include a toll-free hot line, educational materials, a free quarterly magazine for caregivers, professional training and national standards of excellence in dementia care. For more information about AFA, call toll-free 866-AFA-8484 or visit www.alzfdn.org.

About Senior Helpers

Senior Helpers connects professional caregivers with seniors who wish to live at home as opposed to in a nursing or assisted living facility. The company has 300 franchises in 39 states and one in Canada offering a wide range of personal and companion care services to assist seniors living independently, with a strong focus on quality of life for the client and peace of mind for their families. Senior Helpers strives to be the leading companion and personal care provider that offers dependable, consistent, and affordable home care. Senior Helpers’ Senior Gems Program is the first of its kind in the in-home care industry. It is a step-by-step guide that teaches caregivers and families how to care for their beloved seniors through each stage of dementia and Alzheimer’s. The program aims to improve the lives of families touched by these debilitating diseases with local and national initiatives. For more information, please visit www.seniorhelpers.com.

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Thursday, February 16th, 2012

11:00 AM Pacific / 12:00 PM Mountain / 1:00 PM Central / 2:00 PM Eastern

Part One of “Moving Forward with Alzheimer’s & Dementia,” a three part series sponsored by Senior Helpers and Alzheimer’s Foundation of America

This web seminar is designed to help family and professional care partners match their helping behaviors to the remaining abilities and interests of individual with dementia at various progression points. The Senior Gems™ concept is used to describe people at various stages of dementia as having positive characteristics and great value. This session will describe visual, verbal, and physical assist cues that help care partners make use of remaining abilities while recognizing what is missing. Common ‘bad habits’ will be reviewed and alternative options will be shared.

Participants in this web seminar will:

Understand the six Senior Gem™ levels with key behavioral characteristics and common care concerns.
Be able to identify three primary ways of providing cues and prompts in care situations.
Learn techniques and skills that can be used to provide effective cues and prompts that match each Senior Gem™ level.
Compare common ‘bad habits’ in assistance with techniques that work better.
Earn one hour of *free* continuing education credit by attending the event and completing a CEU survey

Presenter:

Teepa Snow is an occupational therapist working as a dementia care and dementia education specialist. She has over 31 years of clinical experience in the field of geriatrics and dementia care. Currently, she has an independent practice as well as clinical appointments with Duke University's School of Nursing and UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Medicine. She provides interactive and creative educational and training sessions to organizations and providers throughout the US & Canada. She has been actively involved in teaching and clinical research projects throughout her practice career.