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  Module 1: First Steps

  • Intro
    1:52
    
  • What is Dementia?
    24:07
    
  • What causes Dementia?
    18:38
    
  • When and How to Get Your Loved One the Care They Need
    21:39
    
  • Module 1: Stakeholder Interviews
    8:05
    
  • Wendy Mitchell navigates the fog of Alzheimer's Disease (YouTube Video)
    8:04
    
  • Module 1 Presentation Slides
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  Module 2: The Role of Dementia Caregiver

  • Intro
    4:55
    
  • Common caregiver experiences
    7:14
    
  • Caregiver stress & burnout
    4:09
    
  • Self care strategies
    14:25
    
  • Mindset Matters
    8:51
    
  • Your dementia care village
    10:40
    
  • Module 2: Stakeholder Interviews
    11:33
    
  • Module 2 Presentation Slides
  • CPR certification for personal home care benefit (HID)
  • 20 minute mindfulness moment for Dementia Caregivers
    21:08
    
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  Module 3: Doctors & Diagnosis

  • Intro
    1:39
    
  • How do we diagnose Dementia?
    10:18
    
  • Prognosis & Stages
    12:11
    
  • Medications
    14:50
    
  • Behavioural & Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)
    13:06
    
  • Module 3: Stakeholder Interviews (Role of Family Physician)
    12:23
    
  • Module 3: Stakeholder Interviews (Role of Memory Care Specialist)
    9:11
    
  • Module 3: Stakeholder Interviews (Role of Consultant Geriatrician)
    17:51
    
  • Module 3: Stakeholder Interviews (Pharmacist)
    13:01
    
  • Senior Gems Model of Dementia Staging (YouTube Video)
    12:06
    
  • UCSF: Behaviour & Personality Changes Resource
  • Module 3 Presentation Slides
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  Module 4: Making a Difference Without Drugs

  • Intro
    1:06
    
  • Meaningful Engagement
    7:45
    
  • Non-Pharmacological Therapies
    12:46
    
  • Life History Work
    10:20
    
  • Home & Community Based Activities
    6:37
    
  • Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
    5:00
    
  • Stakeholder Interviews: Music Therapy
    15:18
    
  • Stakeholder Interviews: Art Therapy
    8:09
    
  • Stakeholder Interviews: Chair Yoga
    9:36
    
  • Filling the Day with Meaning (YouTube Video)
    15:16
    
  • Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (Age UK)
    4:11
    
  • Connecting Through Music (YouTube Video)
    14:50
    
  • Module 4 Presentation Slides
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  Module 5: Living Well with Dementia

  • Intro
    1:14
    
  • After Diagnosis
    7:45
    
  • Nutrition & Brain Health
    7:59
    
  • Exercise & Movement
    9:22
    
  • Social Connections & Mental Health
    9:33
    
  • Planning Ahead
    6:48
    
  • Living well with a diagnosis of Dementia- Ms. Rosie
    7:12
    
  • Living well with a diagnosis of Dementia- Ms. Brenda
    5:35
    
  • Stakeholder Interviews: Registered Dietitian
    12:55
    
  • Stakeholder Interviews: Actively Aging
    5:01
    
  • An introduction to the MIND diet (YouTube)
    25:33
    
  • Module 5 presentation slides
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  Module 6: Compensating for Cognitive Decline

  • Intro
    1:37
    
  • Dementia & Cognition
    9:43
    
  • Strategies to improve Daily Orientation
    12:14
    
  • Cognitive Training & Stimulation Therapy
    6:42
    
  • Cognitive Rehabilitation
    11:10
    
  • Activities that promote Cognitive Stimulation
    15:56
    
  • Equipment & Environments
    8:56
    
  • Module 6: Stakeholder Interviews
    5:27
    
  • Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (Age UK)
    4:11
    
  • Module 6 Presentation Slides
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  Module 7: Safety & Enabling Environments

  • Intro
    1:03
    
  • Common Safety Concerns
    9:56
    
  • Safety vs. Quality of Life
    9:03
    
  • Home Modifications
    23:45
    
  • Adaptive Equipment Aids & Technology
    5:33
    
  • Community Safety
    7:21
    
  • How I made my home dementia friendly (YouTube)
    3:43
    
  • AA Home Safety Checklist
  • Adaptive Equipment Aids
  • Module 7 Presentation Slides
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  Module 8: Planning Ahead

  • Intro
    0:59
    
  • Safety & Transitions
    10:55
    
  • Fitness to Drive
    8:27
    
  • Finance Management
    12:50
    
  • Legal Matters
    10:18
    
  • Health Insurance
    6:57
    
  • Financial Assistance
    4:34
    
  • Stakeholder Interviews: Legal Counsel
    11:44
    
  • Stakeholder Interviews: Final Steps
    5:38
    
  • Stakeholder Interviews: Mental Capacity
    4:45
    
  • Stakeholder Interviews: Ageing & Disability Services
    4:26
    
  • Conversation Starter Guide: Dementia
  • Module 8 Presentation Slides
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  Module 9: Communication & Care Approaches

  • Intro
    0:49
    
  • Dementia & Communication
    8:19
    
  • Speech & Language Therapy
    5:59
    
  • Communication Strategies
    9:13
    
  • Caregiver Approach
    12:36
    
  • Needs Driven Dementia Model
    11:47
    
  • Module 9: Stakeholder Interviews
    8:42
    
  • Module 9 Presentation Slides
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  Module 10: Activities of Daily Living

  • Intro
    0:54
    
  • Care throughout the disease progression
    4:49
    
  • Mobility, Functional Transfers, Bathing, Dressing & Grooming
    19:07
    
  • Medication Management, Toileting & Feeding
    19:56
    
  • Household Management Tasks
    16:00
    
  • Module 10 Presentation Slides
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  Module 11: Getting Help

  • Intro
    1:13
    
  • Recognising need for help
    14:40
    
  • In-home care
    10:29
    
  • Home Care Agencies
    11:19
    
  • Respite Services & Long Term Care
    21:10
    
  • Palliative Care
    7:02
    
  • Registering as a home care provider
    3:58
    
  • Home Care Provider FAQ
  • Example Caregiving Contract
  • ADS Referral Form
  • Registered Care Homes 2023
  • Is your care facility dementia friendly?
  • Stakeholder Interviews: End of Life Care
    21:15
    
  • Stakeholder Interviews: Home Care Agency
    8:06
    
  • Stakeholder Interviews: Community Social Worker
    8:04
    
  • Stakeholder Interviews: Age Concern
    5:26
    
  • Module 11 Presentation Slides
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  Module 12: Navigating Challenges

  • Intro
    1:17
    
  • Behavioural & Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)
    5:56
    
  • Triggers & Treatments
    14:32
    
  • Behaviour Management Strategies
    7:37
    
  • Crisis Prevention Planning
    10:29
    
  • Role of Community Agencies in Crisis Support
    14:59
    
  • Module 12: Stakeholder Interviews
    15:58
    
  • Teepa Snow’s 10 Steps to De-Escalating a Dementia Care Crisis (YouTube)
    4:55
    
  • Positive Approach to Care: Challenging Behaviours (YouTube)
    6:36
    
  • Module 12 Presentation Slides
  • The Compass Guide Evaluation
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  Resources

  • Course Workbook