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Using Validation As A Consultant In A Richmond, Virginia Continuing Care Retirement Community, John Colletti
Using Validation As A Consultant In A Richmond, Virginia Continuing Care Retirement Community, John Colletti
Case Studies from Age in Action
Educational Objectives
1. Familiarize readers with the intricacies of setting up a behavioral program for persons diagnosed with Alzheimer's type dementia in a long term care facility.
2. Exemplify importance of interdisciplinary work.
3. Outline the future of the Validation Method in Virginia.
Older Adults, Social Techniques, And Memory, Karla K. Ziegenbalg
Older Adults, Social Techniques, And Memory, Karla K. Ziegenbalg
Case Studies from Age in Action
Educational Objectives
1. To use a social psychological perspective to examine memory abilities of older adults.
2. To understand in what ways the social environment, through direct social interaction, affects the memory performance of older adults.
3. To find out what, if any, social factors support memory performance in older adults.
Older Homeless Women: Beneath The Safety Net, Anne J. Kisor, Lynne Kendal-Wilson
Older Homeless Women: Beneath The Safety Net, Anne J. Kisor, Lynne Kendal-Wilson
Case Studies from Age in Action
Educational Objectives
1. Discuss how there is no stereotypical experience of, or explanation for, homelessness among older women.
2. Discuss why it is important to study the experiences of older homeless women.
3. Discuss policy and practice recommendations and specific ways to bridge efforts of aging and homeless service providers.
Are You At Risk For Blindness? Don't Keep Glaucoma A Family Secret! Older Age Is A Risk Factor, Mary Price
Are You At Risk For Blindness? Don't Keep Glaucoma A Family Secret! Older Age Is A Risk Factor, Mary Price
Case Studies from Age in Action
Educational Objectives
1. Raise awareness of risk factors for glaucoma.
2. Encourage health care providers to educate the patient about glaucoma risk factors.
3. Educate glaucoma patients to encourage family members to seek a glaucoma examination.