DEMENTIA TRAININGS FOR DIRECT CARE STAFF

DEMENTIA TRAININGS FOR DIRECT CARE STAFF

Source

Assisted Living Dementia Care Training Kit

Care and Compliance

CARES? Online Training w/ Alz. Assoc. Certification

HealthCare Interactive, Inc.

Audience

Training Topics Behavior as Communication Depression and Dementia End of Life Individual Resident Needs Medications Philosophy of Care Resident Activities Understanding Dementia

Other

Staff in assisted living/housing with services

Staff in nursing homes, assisted living, hospice, adult day, and home health. Appropriate for all levels of staff

Tips for ADLs. Food service in dementia care. Additional topics: sexuality and promoting dignity; hydration; sundowning; wandering; aggression.

Person-centered dementia care training. Understanding dementia, dementia-related behavior, and changes that happen to thinking skills as dementia progresses. Strategies to connect with people with dementia and improve care. The CARES? Approach.

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Dementia Care Certificate Program

Dementia Curriculum

LeadingAge Minnesota and Alzheimer's Association MNNorth Dakota Chapter

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Staff in assisted living/housing Educators, practicing with services, adult day, care professionals, and students centers, home care agencies. across multiple disciplines Appropriate for all levels of staff

EduCare Dementia Care

Mirabelle Management

Staff in assisted living/housing with services, adult day, home care, nursing home/skilled nursing facilities

Role of environment in promoting quality dementia care. Legal aspects of decision making for persons with dementia. How to support caregivers. Problem solving skills for wandering, rummaging and repetitive questioning. Skill development for handling challenging behaviors.

Demographics; societal impact; early detection; screening; assessment and diagnosis; interventions; caregiver support.

Activities of daily living from a holistic perspective. Problem-solving techniques and symptom anticipation. Recognizing stress and burnout in professional and family caregivers. Meaningful and purposeful activities.

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Format Training Length

Certification or CEUs Unique Characteristics

Training Available to Public, Family and Informal Caregivers Languages Available Costs Copyrighted Website

Assisted Living Dementia Care Training Kit

DVDs and discussion

CARES? Online Training w/ Alz. Assoc. Certification

Online, video-intensive, interactive training modules

Average video length 30 minutes, plus discussion after video

Certificate of Completion only

Includes instructor guides, outlines, and suggested discussion topics to make in-services easier for administrators and managers. Each training module includes a quiz. The necessary forms and certificates are included for placement in employee's file.

No

Basics: 4 hrs Advanced: 6 hrs Behavior: 4 hrs ADLs: 10 hrs

Certificate of Completion, Alz. Assoc. essentiALZ? certification, CEUs

Includes 32+ hrs of real people (no actors) in video interviews and interactive demonstrations. Certification by national office of Alz. Assoc. Recommended by CMS, AHCA, and NCAL. Recipient of national 2012 and 2014 eHealthCare award.

Yes

English $499.00

Yes . org/products.asp?dept=2

English

Pricing starts at $24.95/ person; site licenses and group discounts available. Yes



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Dementia Care Certificate Program

Combination of live webinars and three one-day live workshops

Hours vary by module

Dementia Curriculum

Downloadable text and teaching slides

Self directed

EduCare Dementia Care

Online modules or DVD with assessments

Hours vary by module

Certificate of Completion only; None CEUs

CEUs

Trainings are led by leading

Developed by leading experts

experts on dementia in the

in Minnesota, the 10-module

country. Passing score on each curriculum can stand on its

post test required to earn CEUs own or be integrated into

and certificate of completion. existing education.

Curriculum incorporates best

practices in dementia care.

Workshops focus on skill

building.

Training can be customized to organization. Facilitators are experts in dementia care. Learning Management System has control mechanism that ensures learner receives full training. Courses have full narration, real life examples and rich video content.

No

Yes

Yes

English Registration fees vary

English Free

English Pricing and contract terms vary

Yes

. org/events/certificateprograms/dementia-care

No

Yes



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DEMENTIA TRAININGS FOR DIRECT CARE STAFF

Source

Healthcare Academy

Healthcare Academy

Foundations of Dementia Care

Alzheimer's Association

Audience

Staff in various settings

Supervisors and direct care workers

Training Topics Behavior as Communication Depression and Dementia End of Life Individual Resident Needs Medications Philosophy of Care Resident Activities Understanding Dementia

Other

Abuse prevention in residents with Dementia. Nursing care of the resident with advanced Alzheimer's disease.

Pain reduction; enhancing mealtimes; fall prevention; understanding wandering; restraint-free care.

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