Innovations in Dementia Education

Innovations in Dementia Education is proudly presented to you by National Association for Home Care & Hospice. Thank you. We hope that you enjoy your course.

Description:

With the rise in number of people living with dementia in our nation and the complexity of the disease the need for effective dementia care professionals is imperative. This program explores barriers and resolutions to effective dementia training, recommendations and best practices in training and examines innovative collaborative learning models in dementia education. This program explores effective dementia training for current and future healthcare workers to increase care partnering skills, job satisfaction and retention.

Learning Objectives:

• Examine the need, barriers, and solutions for effective dementia training for   healthcarepr ofessionals working with older adults.
• List dementia statistics in America.
• Identify evidence-informed dementia care training programs as they relate to staff satisfaction and retention.

Faculty:

Jaime Cobb Tinsley