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Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Skills for Assisted Living<br />Wandering: Is It a Problem? <br />Resisting Care<br /> Putting Yourself in Their Shoes<br /> Agitation - It's a Sign cover image

Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Skills for Assisted Living
Wandering: Is It a Problem?
Resisting Care
Putting Yourself in Their Shoes
Agitation - It's a Sign 1998

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Distributed by Fanlight Productions, 32 Court St., 21st Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201; 800-876-1710
Produced by ALFA, Assisted Living Federation of America and Assisted Living University
Director n/a
VHS, color, 3 tapes, 14 min. each



College - Adult
Health Sciences

Date Entered: 11/09/2018

Reviewed by Gerald Notaro, University Librarian, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg

Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Skills for Assisted Living is an excellent 3-part series which focuses on an increasing segment of the resident health care population. Each tape include interviews and narration from experienced health care professionals, such as registered nurses, medical technicians, an Alzheimer expert, and a Geriatric Psychiatrist from Georgetown.

Wandering: Is It a Problem? shows real patient/residents in wandering situation being questioned by staff. Experts explain the right way to intercede. Family members are also interviewed and plea for all to understand that each resident is an individual and has the right to some dignity. Professionals in Resident Health Care explain ways to create a personal space for everyone and at the same time a comfortable and secure home.

The series continues with Resisting Care…Putting Yourself in Their Shoes, which shows and describes "best practices" for dealing with difficult situations.

Agitation…It's a Sign explains that signs of agitation with health care providers are a form of expression for residents and provide an opportunity important communication. It stresses the need for residents to be involved in their own decision making, along with family and caregivers. T

The series as a whole provides effective skill building tools, even for those unfamiliar with Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. All three videos sustain continuity providing a similar tone, pace, and style. Recommended for public and academic collections.