A series of videos produced by the Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care program to help caregivers understand how to better care for persons with dementia.
This is an important step toward understanding and managing behaviors associated with dementia. These videos will provide you with practical tools you can use in a variety of settings to create a safe, comfortable environment both for the person with dementia and the caregiver.
They cover a range of topics including:
- Aggressive Language/Behavior
- Agitation and Anxiety
- Depression/Apathy
- Hallucinations
- Home Safety
- Refusal to Bathe
- Refusal to Take Medications
- Repetitive Behaviors
- Repetitive Phone Calls
- Repetitive Questions
- Sexually Inappropriate Behaviors
- Sleep Disturbances
- Sundowning
- Wandering
This program uses videos and coursework from UCLA Health: Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program
Course Features
- Lectures 22
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 10 weeks
- Skill level All levels
- Students 18
- Certificate Yes
- Assessments Yes
- Caregiver Training
- 1. Caregiver Training – Introduction
- 2. Caregiver Training – Aggressive Language and Behaviors
- 3. Caregiver Training – Agitation and Anxiety
- 4. Caregiver Training – Depression and Apathy
- 5. Caregiver Training – Hallucinations
- 6. Caregiver Training – Home Safety
- 7. Caregiver Training – Refusal to Bathe
- 8. Caregiver Training – Refusal to Take Medications
- 9. Caregiver Training – Repetitive Behaviors
- 10. Caregiver Training – Repetitive Phone Calls
- 11. Caregiver Training – Repetitive Questions
- 12. Caregiver Training – Sexually Inappropriate Behaviors
- 13. Caregiver Training – Sleep Disturbances
- 14. Caregiver Training – Sundowning
- 15. Caregiver Training – Wandering
- 16. Caregiver Training – Common Challenges: Alcohol Abuse
- 17. Caregiver Training – Common Challenges: Driving
- 18. Caregiver Training – Common Challenges: Lack of Eating
- 19. Caregiver Training – Common Challenges: Paranoid Thoughts
- 20. Caregiver Training – Heartache & Hope. Alzheimer’s Long and Costly Goodbye
- 21. Caregiver Training – Heartache & Hope. Alzheimer’s Diagnosis and Clinical Trials
- 22. Caregiver Training – Heartache & Hope. Alzheimer’s Patient and Caregiver Support
