Dementia: Understanding the Science, Symptoms & Stages for Optimal Patient Care

Course overview

Course Description: Did you know that Dementia was an umbrella term and that several diagnoses, like Alzheimers Disease, was part of that population? 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimers Disease. Can we help them? Does therapy intervention benefit them at all? Does Medicare cover skilled intervention? Dr. Aditi Mehra, DHS, OTR/L walks us through an in-depth look at Dementia and how therapists can be beneficial and provide optimal patient care. This course will cover: Types of Dementia Differentiating between Dementia, Delirium and Depression Loss of mobility, visual/auditory and olfactory hallucinations in Dementia How skilled therapy services can be of great benefit