Memory Care: Certificate

After completing this course you will understand:

• Causes, diagnosis and progress of Alzheimer's Disease
• What someone with dementia might experience
• How to use more emotional language and non-verbal communication
• Self-awareness to improve communication
• How to help the person with dementia stay as independent as possible, for as long as possible
• How to problem-solve challenges in daily care
• How to modify the environment in simple ways
• How behavior is changed by environment
• Why activities are important and how to incorporate them into daily living tasks
• The purpose of care plans and appraisals and crucial time points to do them
• How to develop an easy step-by-step care plan
• How to develop an intervention blueprint
• Steps to take to problem-solve challenging behavior
• How your own behavior can make a situation worse, or can quickly calm an agitated person and priority-setting principles to guide your behavior
• Steps to take after an incident to avoid another incident
• What the five stages of grieving families experience
• How working cooperatively with families can make your job easier
• How to help family members cope and develop a partnership with family members

This course includes 4 Courses:

• Memory Care: Setting the Stage
• Memory Care: The Basics
• Memory Care: Vital Tools
• Death & Dying: Compassion & Ethics

NAB/NCERS, Kansas KDHE, Oregon NHA, Florida BNHA