Types of Dementia and Impacts on Treatment (Ensslen-Boggs - Live Interactive Webinar)

Course overview

Dementia is a broad term for a decline in mental ability that is significant enough to interfere with a person's daily life. Some of the most commonly occurring types of dementia are Alzheimer's disease, primary progressive aphasia, Lewy Body dementia, and vascular dementia. Since there is no cure for dementia, this disease results in a progressive decline of cognitive and functional skills. Many individuals with dementia also experience behavioral changes, decreased safety awareness, difficulty eating/swallowing, and decreased independence completing ADLs. This course is designed for therapists and healthcare professionals so that they may improve outcomes, safety, and quality of life for individuals and their caregivers living with various types of dementia. This course will facilitate learning about various types of dementia and how they impact cognitive functions, interventions, and education/training strategies. Emphasis will be placed on differentiating between symptoms of various types of dementia, improving patient function and safety, and caregiver education.