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Assessing Dementia And Mild Cognitive Impairment Within The Home, Kate Sobanik, Melinda Blais Apr 2018

Assessing Dementia And Mild Cognitive Impairment Within The Home, Kate Sobanik, Melinda Blais

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What are useful assessments which can be administered by occupational therapists for homebound adults with dementia or mild cognitive impairment that will influence practice patterns?


Habilitation Training Curriculum: Is It Useful?, Ryan K. Cole, Christine Wyman Apr 2014

Habilitation Training Curriculum: Is It Useful?, Ryan K. Cole, Christine Wyman

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Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting approximately five million Americans. Paul Raia, PhD, Vice President, Clinical Services at the Alzheimer’s Association, MA/NH Chapters, developed a training curriculum called Caring for People with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Habilitation Training Curriculum. The Alzheimer’s Association’s Maine Chapter has been implementing this training in care facilities across Maine. The purpose of this project was to evaluate if this training is perceived as useful in direct care settings.A secondary goal of the project was to determine if this training should be adapted for use in other settings in which professionals of varying …