Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s-related disorders, or ARD, affect both the individual's cognition and the lives of their loved ones. For many family members, it is hard to understand these disorders because they cannot see what is happening as easily as they could if there was a broken bone or a surgical scar. This course discusses Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders to help you understand how to help individuals and their family with care that promotes both dignity and independence.
Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s-related disorders, or ARD, affect both the individual's cognition and the lives of their loved ones. For many family members, it is hard to understand these disorders because they cannot see what is happening as easily as they could if there was a broken bone or a surgical scar. This course discusses Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders to help you understand how to help individuals and their family with care that promotes both dignity and independence.
This is not an accredited course for professional license renewal. Florida CNAs may use this inservice toward meeting their annual inservice requirement.
Relias Learning, LLC is approved as a Curriculum Developer by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. This activity is approved for 0.5000 contact hours for all WA State Direct Care Workers. Training Provider Code: WA0624. CE Approval Code: CO2235854
Outline:
Section 2: Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
How Dementia Affects the Brain
Section 3: Helping Individuals and Families
Helping The Family to Support the Person with Dementia
Kathleen is an SME Writer for the Post-Acute Care team. She has over 36 years of clinical and nursing education. She completed her Bachelor of Science in nursing from Western Governor's University. She has training from the North Carolina Statewide Program for Infection Control and Epidemiology through NCDHHS and the University of North Carolina. Kathleen has worked in long-term care, critical care, acute care, Occupational Health, and nursing education. She recently worked as a Staff Development Coordinator and Infection Control Practitioner in long-term care.
Disclosure: Kathleen Koopmann, RN, BSN has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.
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