Phoebe at Home Services provides dementia education for professionals aimed to enhance the understanding of dementia for:

• Administrators/Directors
• Care Managers/Case Managers
• Social Workers
• Nurses
• Direct Care Workers
• Certified Nursing Assistants
• Personal Care Attendants
• Companions
• Home Health Aides
• Activities Aides

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Our program offers 12 modules of Dementia Education for Professionals:
1. Dementia Overview

• Dementia Overview
• Types of Dementia
• Reversible Causes
• Evaluation of Dementia
• Benefits of Early Diagnosis

2. Eating Difficulties

• Eating and Nutrition
• Eating Difficulties
• Loss of appetite/Under eating & Weight loss
• Overeating
• Hydration
• Choking/Dysphagia
• Weight Loss
• Oral Care
• Eating Inappropriate Materials
• Finger Foods

3. Physical Behaviors

• Wandering
• Pacing
• Sundowning
• Shadowing
• Sleep Disturbances

4. Expressive Behaviors

• Repetitive Behaviors
• Spontaneous Vocalization
• Picking at Things
• Rummaging
• Hiding and Hoarding
• Sexual Inappropriateness

5. Psychological Behaviors

• Disorientation to Person, Place and Time
• Misinterpretations
• Hallucinations
• Delusions
• Fears
• Depression
• Paranoia/Suspiciousness
• Social Withdrawal/Apathy
• Decision Making Difficulties

6. Activities of Daily Living

• Bathing
• Grooming
• Dressing
• Toileting
• Incontinence
• Resistance to Care
• Agitation/Aggression/Combativeness

7. Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

• Shopping
• Cooking
• Using the Telephone
• Driving/Transportation
• Laundry
• Housework

8. Home Safety

• Home Safety
• Bathroom Safety
• Kitchen Safety
• Bedroom Safety
• Living Room/Family Room Safety
• Outside the Home Safety

9. Mobility

• Transferring
• Walking
• Stair Climbing
• Fall Management
• Exercise
• Therapy

10. Activities

• Diversional Activity
• Validation Therapy

11. Medication Management

• Medication Management
• Pain Management

12. End of Life Planning

• Finances
• POA/Living Wills
• Estate Planning
• Insurance Benefits
• End of Life Planning