It’s officially November, and you know what that means. It’s National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month!
When Ronald Reagan declared November as Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month in 1983, fewer than 2 million Americans had the disease. Today, there are 5.5 million Americans with the diagnosis.
So, chances are good that your Caregivers encounter clients with Alzheimer’s disease on a regular basis.
Are your Caregivers Prepared?
Are you sure your caregivers are prepared to handle the challenges that go along with caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or Dementia?
Here’s an Alzheimer’s disease Caregiver Challenge Quiz! Distribute it to your Caregivers to measure their knowledge in caring for clients with this common disease.
Become the Alzheimer’s Disease Expert in Your Market
Want to position your organization as an Alzheimer’s and Dementia Expert in your market?
Check out In the Know’s Six Hour Alzheimer’s Disease Multi-Pack. It includes the following topics:
- Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease – An overview of the early, middle and late stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Includes information on meeting the personal care, nutritional, communication and emotional needs of Alzheimer’s clients.
- Understanding Dementia – This course provides caregivers with a detailed overview of several types of dementia that they may encounter with their clients.
- Activities for Clients with Alzheimer’s Disease -After finishing this module, caregivers will be able to help their AD clients participate in stage appropriate activities every day.
- Communicating with your Alzheimer’s Clients -This training provides the tools caregivers to need practice patient and thoughtful communication in their daily work with Alzheimer’s clients.
- Recognizing & Managing Catastrophic Reactions -This extremely important topic defines a catastrophic reaction, discusses common triggers and arms your caregivers with the communication and behavioral tools they need to help prevent and/or manage these “super anxiety attacks.”
- Safe Environments for Clients with Dementia & Alzheimer’s Disease -After finishing this module, your caregivers will be able to recognize a variety of ways they can adapt the environment to keep clients with Alzheimer’s disease safe from falls, accidents and wandering.
This comprehensive Six-Hour program gives caregivers the tools they need to provide safe and sensitive care to your most vulnerable clients.
Inform Your Referral Sources
Be sure to let your referral sources know that all of your caregivers have had ITK’s 6-Hour Alzheimer’s training. This will help you position your organization as the expert in Alzheimer’s care in your local market!
