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Knowledge and Skills Needed for Dementia Care: A Guide for Direct Care Workers in Everyday Language

04/26/2008 | Requests *

Summary

This guide identifies special skills needed specifically in the care for patients with dementia. The document is organized by competency areas, allowing direct care workers or trainers to focus on areas of improvement. Additional resources are also listed by competency areas as well as in alphabetical order and are complemented by a glossary and notes for trainers and supervisors.

Author

Available Files

Guide PDF (1,417K, 79 pages)

Keywords

Caregiving; Person Centered Planning; Personal Assistant; dementia; Alzheimer’s disease; vascular disease; Lewy body disease; frontotemporal disorders; Parkinson’s disease; Huntington’s disease; substance-induced disorders; HIV; AIDS

Topic

Aging Issues, Long-Term Care, Mental Health, Workforce

Type/Tool

Promising practices, Training materials

Source

Michigan Dementia Coalition

State

Michigan, All States/Territories

Date Created

06/26/2008

Contact

Lorie Massuch
Michigan Dementia Coalition
Dementia Competencies Working Group

lmassuch@mphi.org
517-324-7320

Short URL

www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/2290

Permission to use any element of this document should be obtained by the above named contact person. Always name the originator as the source of this material.

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