Today I had the privilege to listen in on a teleconference by Carole Larkin on the Alzheimer's Foundation of America's Care Connection. Carole Larkin MAG, CMC, CAEd, QDCS, EICS, is a Geriatric care manager who specializes in helping families with Alzheimer’s and related dementia issues. She also trains caregivers in home care companies, assisted livings, memory care communities, and nursing homes in dementia specific techniques for best care of dementia sufferers.
On the second Thursday of every month, the Alzheimer's Foundation of America's Care Connection holds a teleconference with a different guest speaker that caregivers like myself, can call in and listen to a qualified professional speak, and ask questions concerning our loved one. You can connect with this teleconference by dialing toll free 1-877-232-2992 then entering guest code 271004#. This conference is held at 1 PM Eastern time.
Today's topic was titled Candy Bars in the Shower and Other Tips and Tricks to Manage Activities of Daily Living . You can find recorded archived calls at http://www.alzfdn.org/AFAServices/careconnection.html. Carole provided allot of useful and interesting information, I recommend that you connect to the above link and listen to her speech. The information ranged from dealing with the repetitive behavior of Alzheimer patients to assisting with eating and bathing, as well as incontinence issues.
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