Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders: ADLs and Behaviors
Hours: 1.00
You face many challenges when caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease. These include managing their functional decline along with behavioral symptoms. This course discusses strategies to help with activities of daily living, or ADLs. It also discusses the meaning behind behavioral symptoms and how to address the behaviors.
The goal of this course is to teach direct care workers in post-acute care how to manage behaviors during ADLs.
You face many challenges when caring for a person with Alzheimer’s disease. These include managing their functional decline along with behavioral symptoms. This course discusses strategies to help with activities of daily living, or ADLs. It also discusses the meaning behind behavioral symptoms and how to address the behaviors. The goal of this course is to teach direct care workers in post-acute care how to manage behaviors during ADLs.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas HHSC has determined that Relias' submitted training meets or exceeds the minimum standards for HCSSA administrator training in the following categories: Licensed Home Health, Licensed and Certified Home Health, Personal Assistance Services, Hospice. Texas HHSC also recognizes Relias provides continuing education for administrators and alternate administrators. This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
This is not an accredited course for professional license renewal. Florida CNAs may use this inservice toward meeting their annual inservice requirement.
This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Facility Services
This course is approved by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Facility Services - Group Care Licensure Section (NC-DHHS)
Program Sponsor ID #032316
This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators
Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
Pennsylvania Personal Care Home Administrators
This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
Georgia Nursing Home Administrators Board
Georgia Nursing Home Administrators Board (CEBroker Provider # 50-290)
This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards
This educational offering has been reviewed by the National Continuing Education Review Service (NCERS) of the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB) and approved for 1.0000 clock hours. If you have any feedback regarding the NAB approved continuing education programs, send your email to the following address: [email protected]
South Carolina Board of Long Term Health Care Administration
South Carolina Board of Long-Term Health Care Administration (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Michigan Board of Nursing Home Administrators
California Department of Social Services Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly
Relias, LLC is approved by the California Department of Social Services as a Continuing Education Training Program Vendor to provide Continuing Education training courses to administrators of residential care facilities for the elderly.
Vendor/Provider # 2000224-740-2;
Approval # 224-0149-37071.
This activity is approved by the California Department of Social Services for 1.0000 contact hours.
California Department of Social Services Adult Residential Facilities
Relias, LLC is approved by the California Department of Social Services as a Continuing Education Program Vendor to provide Continuing Education training courses to administrators of Adult Residential Facilities.
Vendor/Provider # : 2000224-735-2
Approval # 224-0143-37070
This activity is approved by the California Department of Social Services for 1.0000 contact hours.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (ALL Direct Care Workers)
Relias Learning, LLC is approved as a Curriculum Developer by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours for all WA State Direct Care Workers. Training Provider Code: WA0624. CE Approval Code: CO2337562
California Nursing Home Administrator Program - P type
This educational offering is approved by the California Nursing Home Administrator Program (NHAP) as a Patient Care/Aging ("P" credit) course. Provider # CEP 1701; Course Approval # 1701001-9180/P. This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
Tennessee Department of Health
Learning activity approved by the Tennessee Department of Health, Bureau of Health Licensure and Regulation as continuing education for Residential Homes for the Aged and Assisted Care Living Facility administrators. This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
Oregon Department of Human Services
This course is approved as continuing education by the Oregon Department of Human Services in accordance with state regulation 411-057-0140 for Assisted Living Administrators, Residential Care facility Administrators and Memory Care Communities within the State of Oregon. This activity is approved by Oregon Department of Human Services for 1.00 contact hours.
Describe successful strategies when assisting with activities of daily living.
Discuss how to identify the meaning of behaviors.
Identify at least three person-centered strategies used to address behaviors.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Strategies for ADL Care
What are ADLs?
Functional Abilities by Stage
ADL Strategies
Review
Bathing
Dressing
Grooming
Eating and Drinking
Toileting
Mobility
Review
Summary
Section 3: Addressing Behaviors
The Meaning of Behaviors
Problem-Solving
What Can You Do?
Review
Common Behaviors
Review
Summary
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributor
References
Bobbi began her nursing career as a CNA in long-term care and developed a passion for working with older adults in the post-acute setting. She obtained her LPN certificate in 1997 from South Central Area Vocational Technical School in Missouri. Continuing her education, she earned her Associate Degree in Nursing in 2007 from Texas County Technical Institute in Missouri then obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain College of Nursing in 2013. Bobbi has over 24 years of clinical and managerial experience in the skilled nursing industry.
The target audience for this course is: General Staff; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.
Asynchronous/Online Distance Learning; please see certificate details for specifics on delivery format.
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To earn continuing education credit for this course you must achieve a passing score of 80% on the post-test and complete the course evaluation.
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