Whole Person Dementia Assessment

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Submitted by Minnesota North... on Mar 2, 2022 - 12:21pm CST

Resource Type: 
Presentation

This presentation (57:21 minutes) given by Angela Sanford discusses the process of completing a whole person dementia assessment. By the end of this presentation, learners should be able to: (1) gain awareness of the impact dementia has on the patient and caregiver; (2) differentiate normal aging vs. mild cognitive impairment vs. dementia; (3) discuss and identify the most common types of dementia; and (4) become familiar with the available screening tools for dementia.

Author(s): 
Angela Sanford
Subject: 
Assessment & Evaluation
Education & Learning
Collections: 
Age-Friendly Care and Education Collection
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