Chances are, you will be caring for someone with Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, either on the job or in your personal life. Preparation is everything! For this assignment, your task is to create a 10-12-slide educational intervention to prepare new and potential caregivers of Dementia and/or Alzheimer’s patients for what to expect in caring for an older loved one.
Include the following content in your educational intervention:
1. Provide a minimum of three common age-related cognitive changes (e.g., neurons, cortex, white matter).
2. Discuss at least two evidence-based treatments and interventions (e.g., medications, therapies)
3. Discuss some common challenges faced by caregivers (e.g., financial, physical, emotional)
4. After exploring several websites related to memory loss, including dementia and Alzheimer’s (see course resources), share four to six community resources (including virtual) you believe are most valuable. Note: Include resources for the patient and the caregiver. Be sure to include links to the resources in your assignment and reference list.
5. Use five to six scholarly resources to support your explanations. Apply relevant topics as discussed in the textbook and other resources you have located and read (the textbook can count as one source). In addition, credible websites, such as .org, .mil, .gov, and .edu, are acceptable but cannot serve as primary sources to support this assignment.
6. Include speaker notes in the Notes section of PowerPoint. Expand upon the information included in the slide and do not simply restate it. Please ensure the speaker notes include a minimum of 100 words per slide. Note – the community resources do not count as academic sources.
Textbook: Cavanaugh, J. C., & Blanchard-Field, F. (2018). Adult development and aging (8th ed.). Cengage Learning. ISBN-13: 9781337559089.
