Care Options for Older Adults with Dementia

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Submitted by Minnesota North... on Apr 16, 2023 - 12:32pm CDT

Resource Type: 
Presentation

This presentation (1:02:00 minutes) given by Cherie Brunker and Nancy Madsen discusses care options available for older adults with dementia and their caregivers as well as the resources that are available to them. By the end of the presentation, learners should be able to describe the different care options for persons with dementia such as personal residence community, assisted living, skilled nursing facilities, and hospice. Slides of the second half of the presentation are available to download along with a tip sheet for communicating with a person with dementia.

Source: Utah Geriatric Education Consortium, 2019, Age-Friendly ECHO

https://utahgwep.org/trainings/age-friendly-ltss-echo

Author(s): 
Cherie Brunker
Nancy Madsen
Collections: 
Age-Friendly Care and Education Collection
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