Live In Person Seminars

Maximizing Dignity of Residents with Dementia

March 24
Hilton Toledo
3100 Glendale Ave.
Toledo, OH 43614
(419) 381-6800


6 CEUs for Administrators, Nurses & Social Workers

The Ohio Health Care Association in cooperation with the Ohio Alzheimer’s Association chapter networks are pleased to bring this program to the long-term care community.

The collective goal of long term care facilities and the Ohio Alzheimer’s Association chapter network is to help people living with dementia experience the greatest amount of dignity in the safest, most supportive environment. To that end we must work together to focus on the necessary skill areas and build on our shared strengths. This program is not a typical basic Alzheimer’s 101, rather the educational modules are designed for leaders in dementia care to dialogue and share knowledge about the practices that support the individual with a dementing illness in the most meaningful and dignified way.

“Leaders in Dementia Care”
Understanding terms is important to moving forward together. Leaders in dementia care are anyone on staff who has an influence on quality of life for residents living with dementia and within the overall program. These might include persons designated over special care units or a person simply designated as the dementia care champion in a facility. Beyond named positions, facilities often have people who are interested in dementia care and want to learn all they can regardless of their position (i.e., DONs, lead STNAs, activity professionals, etc.)

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Our Program Goal:
Using theories of person-centered care, evidence based research and best practice models along with experiential knowledge from both the attendee and the educators from the Alzheimer’s Association, we will together facilitate a dialogue and open discussion which will assist in the assessment, examination and utilization of existing and novel dementia care practices and strengths within long term care environments.

Education Objectives:
At the end of the program participants will be able to…

1) Define quality dementia care.
2) Describe six essential skills areas to enhance/achieve dignity in dementia care.
3) List at least two tools in each essential skill area.
4) Analyze organization’s own practices of dementia care related to the six essential skill areas
5) Create an action plan to recognize strengths and implement practices to maximize dignity in dementia care in the attendee’s facility.

What an attendee will gain based on current dementia experience/knowledge:

Basic Dementia Experience/Knowledge: This program will provide you a great holistic view of dementia care practice and give you many practical tools to improve your practice skills.

Moderate Dementia Experience/Knowledge: This program will challenge your dementia knowledge by looking at your practice from a holistic sense. You can benefit from discussions with other providers, the practical tools given to increase your knowledge base, and an opportunity to assess your center’s current strengths and areas for growth.

Advanced Dementia Experience/Knowledge: An advanced practitioner would be to bring team members to the program and use the program to foster discussion about current strengths and potential growth areas of their current organization in a holistic manner.

Agenda:
8:30 a.m. Check in & Coffee
9:00 a.m. Defining Quality Dementia Care
9:30 a.m. Essential Skill Area 1—Early Stage Understanding
10:00 a.m. Essential Skill Area 2—Basic Personhood
10:30 a.m. Break
10:40 a.m. Essential Skill Area 3—Basic Dementia Knowledge
11:10 a.m. Best Practices Discussion
11:50 p.m. Facility/Strength Assessment for Dementia Care
12:00 p.m. Lunch (included)
12:30 p.m. Essential Skill Area 4—Basic Dementia Practice
1:10 p.m. Essential Skill Area 5—Specialized Dementia Practice
2:00 p.m. Break
2:10 p.m. Essential Skill Area 5 – Specialized Dem Prac (Continued)
2:35 p.m. Essential Skill Area 6—Supportive Connections
3:10 p.m. Best Practices Discussion
3:50 p.m. Facility/Strength Assessment for Dementia Care
4:00 p.m. Adjournment

Program Faculty:

Mari Dannhauer, MSW, LSW
Program Director
The Alzheimer's Association, Central Ohio Chapter

Angela Richardson, BS
Education Coordinator
The Alzheimer's Association, Central Ohio Chapter

Cheryl J. Conley, MA, LSW
Programs & Services Director
Alzheimer's Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter

Lynn Ritter, PhD
Professional Education Coordinator
Alzheimer's Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter

Melissa Gandee, LSW
Program Director
Alzheimer's Association,WV Chapter

Cheryl Kanetsky, LSW, MBA
Alzheimer's Association
Program Director

Janet Milne, MSN, RN, CNP
Director of Family and Professional Education
Alzheimer's Association
Greater Cincinnati Chapter

Liz Mulroy, BA in Gerentology
Program Director
Alzheimer's Association Greater East Ohio Area Chapter

Eric VanVlymen, MSW
Associate Director, Programs/Communications
Miami Valley Chapter Alzheimer's Association

Registration Fees:

OHCA, OCAL & OCDD Members:
Before March 3 $175
March 3 and after: $220

All Others:
Before March 3: $295
March 3 and after: $385

Save 10% on registration fees by registering on line at www.efohca.org. In addition, register 4 or more people on line and save 15% off the registration fees listed.