Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Level II (4 hours)

A Certificate of Completion is earned. We cannot provide Occupational Therapy CEHrs for this course.

Instructor: Cherie Clark, MSW
(ALF 223)

price:
$20.00

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Course access expiration
3 months from enrollment date

This course is State of Florida DOEA approved for Assisted Living Facility Alzheimer's disease and other related disorders.

This course will cover:

  1. Behavior management
  2. Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) for residents with Alzheimer's Disease
  3. Activities for Residents with AD
  4. Stress Management for the caregiver
  5. Medication Information

Course number: ALF AD 123. (approval letter)

Prerequisites

None.

Target Audience

Long-term care administrators and staff who have regular contact with or provide direct care to residents with Alzheimer's disease and other related disorders.

Completion Requirements

This 4 hour course is broken into 6 sections. You must start with section one before proceeding to the next. At the end of each section, you will be given a brief quiz to test your understanding of the material presented. Upon successful completion of this course and payment verification, a certificate of completion will be mailed.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the participants will be able to:

  1. Behavior management
    • Challenging behavior associated with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders
    • Strategies and techniques for dealing with challenging behavior
    • Problem-solving approach to challenging behaviors, and
    • Ways of responding to catastrophic reactions and alternatives to restraints
  2. Assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) for residents with Alzheimer's Disease
    • Strategies for Success, and we will also discuss
    • Examples that illustrate strategies for success in
      • Grooming
      • Toileting and incontinence
      • Bathing
      • Dressing
      • Nutrition and Eating
        • Detection and prevention of malnutrition and dehydration
      • Sleeping
  3. Activities for Residents with AD
    • Group Activities, and
    • Individual activities
  4. Stress Management for the caregiver
    • Causes of stress for the caregiver, and
    • Strategies and techniques for managing stress
  5. Medication Information
    • Medications commonly prescribed for residents with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders and their side effects, and we will also discuss
    • Detection and prevention of malnutrition and dehydration

Learning Level

The information taught is appropriate for individuals who are seeking basic knowledge in caring for patients or residents with Alzheimer's disease and other related disorders.

Instructional Methods

This online course offers a web-based streaming video presentation with lecture and Microsoft PowerPoint® slides.

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