Community & Professional Education
Education is Generously Sponsored by the Addison Hines Charitable Trust
Our Focus on Education
The mission of Alzheimer’s Community Care’s Education Department is to provide the latest education on Alzheimer’s disease and related neurocognitive disorders for patients, caregivers, staff, law enforcement, students of health professions and community health care partners. We also strive to monitor, support and promote the Organization’s accredited model for specialized, disease-specific care.
Alzheimer’s Community Care’s Education Department is also committed to sharing the latest information and research conclusions about strategies to protect and preserve brain health for a lifetime, as well as lifestyle approaches shown to often improve cognition and function even for those with a confirmed diagnosis. With neither cure nor substantive disease-modifying treatment available that is safe and effective for all patients, the Education Department’s presentations inspire the proactive, preventive approach.
Educational Standard
Alzheimer’s Community Care’s Curriculum, “Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders,” meets all Florida Department of Elder Affair’s standards as required by Florida Statute 429.178. Alzheimer’s Community Care is approved to provide this training for Specialized Adult Day Centers, Skilled Nursing Facilities, and Assisted Living Facilities.
To learn more about the curriculum, which consists of two sessions, led by Karen Gilbert, DNP MS RN CDP, our Vice President of Education & Quality Assurance, please click the link below.
Additional Education Programs
Alzheimer’s Community Care also provides additional educational programs, ranging from one-half hour to four hours in length, for law enforcement and community groups, as well as medical, nursing students, certified nursing assistant students, social work and health administration students from numerous local and distance-learning colleges and universities.
Karen Gilbert leads the presentations, which include, but are not limited to:
- Understanding Behaviors as Communication in the Patient with Alzheimer’s Disease or Related Disorder
- “Dementia” versus Alzheimer’s Disease
- Strategies for Reducing Your Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s Disease
- The Florida Silver Alert
- The Florida Lost on Foot Silver Alert
- Prevention of Medical Errors
- Communicating with Cognitively Impaired Patients
Alzheimer’s Community Care’s Education Department will always tailor a presentation to the needs of the audience!
Annual Educational Conference
Alzheimer’s Community Care presents an Annual Educational Conference in the spring of each year, providing family and professional caregivers with the latest information and strategies presented by experts in medicine and nursing, elder law, long-term care and current research. Attendees also have the opportunity to meet scores of professional providers of health, legal and financial services between educational sessions. All Conference programs are also approved for Continuing Education Credit.
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