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Eighty-Four Module Elder Care Family Center
There is a sound business case — and important public service value — for providers to prepare and educate families that are choosing or have obtained long term care for aging relatives. In cooperation with the National Institute on Aging, we have produced the Elder Care Family Center to help you with that outreach to elder care consumers. As with all of our learning tools, we’ve used the InterDoc™ format to capture actual families coping with issues related to long term care. These modules:
- Help to set reasonable expectations for long term care
- Enhance understanding of aging and of caregiving activities
- Increase family involvement with care
- Expedite the admissions process
- Reduce exposure to lawsuits
Our Elder Care Family Center modules address these important topics.
Selecting and Obtaining Residential Care
Long Term Care Services
- Introduction
- Respite Care
- Nursing Homes
- Community Services
- Independent Living
- Adult Day Care
- Hospice
- Assisted Living
- Home Health Care
- CCRCs
Assessing the Facility
- Introduction
- Staff Interaction
- Alzheimer’s Care
- Visiting the Facility
- Facility Service
- Licensing
- Quality of Life
- Talking to Others
- Ombudsman
The Admissions Process
- Introduction
- Admissions Coordinator
- The Admissions Team
- The Human Side of Care
- Admissions Team Interactive
Family Involvement
- Insight & Information
- Care Conferences
- Constructive Criticism
- Taking Care of Yourself
Managing Family Affairs
Legal & Financial Issues
- LTC Funding
- Medicare
- Ombudsman
- Medicaid
- Medicare & Homes
- Resident Rights
- Medicaid State Agency Locator
- Problems and Complaints
- Bed-Holds
Advance Directives
- Introduction
- Treatment Options
- Power of Attorney
- Code Status
- Healthcare Directives
- Guardianship
Understanding Clinical Issues
Dementia
- Introduction
- Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer’s Dementia
- The Brain in Dementia
- Disease Progression
- Problematic Behaviors
- Stimuli
- Bewilderment
- Depression
- Delirium
- Environment
- Pain
- Paranoia/False Beliefs
- Understanding Individuals
- Working with the Staff
- Your Changing Relationship
Falls
- Introduction
- Restraints
- Risk Factors
- Risks of Restraints
- Assessing the Risks
- Family Involvement
Infections
- Introduction
- Transmission
- Prevention
Nutrition
- Introduction
- Nutrition Specialists
- Language Pathologists
- Dementia
- Occupational Therapy
- Family Involvement
Skin Care
- Introduction
- Risk
- Incontinence
- The Braden Scale
- Pressure Ulcers
- Nutrition
- Skin Types
- Causes of Pressure Ulcers
- Loss Sensation/Immobility
- Preventing Pressure Ulcers