Get certified in Dementia Advanced Care for World Alzheimerās Month
Get certified in Dementia Advanced Care for World Alzheimerās Month
Get certified in Dementia Advanced Care for World Alzheimerās Month
9/2/2022
September is World Alzheimerās Month. To help raise awareness of Alzheimerās disease and other types of dementia, the Guam/Micronesia Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (G/M GWEP) of the °µĶųAV School of Health will be offering a new training and certification program called āDementia Advanced Care.ā
Also featured this month are virtual presentations by Guamās public guardian, Attorney Marcelene Santos, who will present āLegal Issues for the Elderly,ā and local writer and genealogist Jillette Torre Leon-Guerrero, who will present āReminiscence Therapy and Life Story Writing.ā
CARESĀ® Dementia Advanced Careā¢ Training and Certification Program
1) Making a Connection with the Person
2) Eating Well
3) Recognizing Pain
4) Minimizing Falls
5) Rethinking Wandering
6) Minimizing and Eliminating Restraints
Participants who complete all six modules will receive a certificate of completion and will be eligible for CARESĀ® Dementia Certification. CARESĀ® was created by HealthCare InteractiveĀ®, an organization that specializes in online training for caregivers of persons with Alzheimerās disease and other forms of dementia. All of the CARESĀ® training programs were developed in collaboration with the Alzheimerās Association and include evidence-based strategies grounded in the Alzheimerās Association Dementia Care Practice Recommendations.
āLegal Issues for the Elderlyā with Attorney Marcelene C. Santos
Guam Public Guardian Marcelene Santos will present āLegal Issues for the Elderlyā on Sept. 14 and Sept. 17. This presentation will address guardianship as well as the following legal documents: Power of Attorney, Revocable Living Trust, Advanced Health Care Directive, and Living Will.
āReminiscence Therapy and Life Story Writingā with Jillette Torre Leon-Guerrero
The training program and presentations are part of the ongoing online support groups for family caregivers of persons with dementia being conducted by the Guam/Micronesia Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program of the °µĶųAV School of Health.
CARESĀ® Dementia Advanced Careā¢ ā Module 1: Making a Connection with the Person
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6 p.m. ā 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 7
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10 a.m. ā Noon, Saturday, Sept. 10
āLegal Issues for the Elderlyā with Attorney Marcelene C. Santos
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6 p.m. ā 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14
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10 a.m. ā 12 Noon, Friday, Sept. 17
CARESĀ® Dementia Advanced Careā¢ ā Module 2: Eating Well
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6 p.m. ā 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 21
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10 a.m. ā 12 Noon, Saturday, Sept. 24
āReminiscence Therapy and Life Story Writingā with Jillette Torre Leon-Guerrero
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6 p.m. ā 8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28
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10 a.m. ā 12 Noon, Saturday, Oct. 1
Participants can attend the Wednesday or Saturday sessions using the following Zoom links:
- Wednesday sessions:
- Saturday sessions:
Ongoing dementia support groups
The GWEP dementia support group sessions are held remotely on Zoom every Wednesday evening and Saturday morning year-round. The sessions are free of charge to partners, family members, and other caregivers of persons with dementia who have ties to Guam and the Micronesian region.
For more information, contact Iain Twaddle or Nikolas Gutierrez at (671) 735-2883 or gwep.tgss@triton.uog.edu or Rhoda Orallo at (671) 735-3277 or r.orallo@hspguam.com.
ThisāÆprojectāÆis supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as part of an award totaling $749,313 with zero percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program Award #: 5 U1QHP33078ā04ā00