Understanding Dementia - (2 Hours)


Description
Understanding dementia involves recognizing that it is not a specific disease but a term used to describe a wide range of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person's ability to perform everyday activities. In this training
Content
  • SHARE YOUR STORY
  • Dementia - Share Your Experience
  • INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
  • Introduction to Dementia sample
  • DEMENTIA: DEFINITION AND OVERVIEW
  • Dementia and Definitions
  • Dementia Definitions Test
  • Common Causes of Dementia
  • Common Causes of Progressive Dementia
  • Common Causes of Progressive Dementia
  • SECTION 1
  • Dementia Signs and Symptoms
  • Risk Factors that Can't Be Changed
  • Risk Factors that Can Be Changed
  • SECTION 2
  • Complications
  • Prevention
  • Section 3
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Section 4
  • Lifestyle and Home Remedies
  • Coping and Support
  • INTRODUCTION TO UCLA DEMENTIA CAREGIVERS TRAINING
  • Introduction to UCLA Dementia Care Training
  • UCLA TRAINING: Module 1
  • Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Videos
  • Caregiver's Training: Sundowning
  • Sundowning Test
  • UCLA TRAINING: Module 2
  • Caregiver Training: Repetitive Questions
  • Repetitive Question Test
  • UCLA TRAINING: Module 3
  • Caregiver Training: Repetitive Behaviors
  • Repetitive Behavior Test
  • UCLA TRAINING: Module 4
  • Caregiver Training: Repetitive Phone Calls
  • Repetitive Phone Call Test
  • UCLA TRAINING: Module 5
  • Caregiver Training: Aggressive Language/Behavior
  • Aggressive Language/Behavior Test
  • UCLA TRAINING: Module 6
  • Caregiver Training: Agitation and Anxiety
  • Agitation and Anxiety Test
  • UCLA TRAINING: Module 7
  • Caregiver Training: Sexually Inappropriate Behaviors
  • Sexually Inappropriate Behavior Test
  • UCLA TRAINING: Module 8
  • Caregiver Training: Refusal to Take Medication
  • Refusal to Take Medication Test
  • UCLA TRAINING: Module 9
  • Caregiver Training: Refusal to Bathe
  • Refusal to Bathe Test
  • UCLA TRAINING: Module 10
  • Caregiver Training: Sleep Distrubances
  • Sleep Disturbance Test
  • UCLA TRAINING: Module 11
  • Caregiver Training: Depression/Apathy
  • Depression/Apathy Test
  • UCLA TRAINING: Module 12
  • Caregiver Training: Hallucinations
  • Hallucinations Test
  • UCLA TRAINING: Module 13
  • Caregiver Training: Wandering.
  • Wandering Test
  • UCLA TRAINING: Module 14
  • Caregiver Training: Home Safety
  • Home Safety Test
  • Dementia Final Exam
  • Dementia Final Exam
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed