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Creating Moments of Joy for People with Alzheimer’s

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Creating Moments of Joy for People with Alzheimer’s
  1. What is the course about?
  2. Prerequisites & Facts
  3. Cost, Certificate & Degree
  4. Reviews & Experiences

What is the course about?

Creating Moments of Joy for People with Alzheimer’s
The course Creating Moments of Joy for People with Alzheimer’s is an online class provided by Purdue University through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Learn how to help people with Alzheimer’s disease live as well as possible with practical tips and advice.

Course description
  • Understand how to create moments of joy for people with Alzheimer’s
  • 2 weeks
  • When someone has short-term memory loss their life is made up of moments. This means we cannot always create a wonderful day, but we can create a wonderful moment.
  • On this course you’ll find out how to encourage and enjoy such wonderful moments. You’ll get practical tips to ease the daily struggles of Alzheimer’s for those living with it, and those helping them. Ultimately you will learn how to look beyond the challenges of the disease and focus on creating the best possible life for those living with Alzheimer’s.
  • Understanding the person
  • What age are they in their mind?
  • Live their truth
  • I want to go home
  • Stop correcting them
  • Your mood affects their mood
  • Taking care of the caretaker
  • Summarise why all conversation needs to focus on memories that someone with Alzheimer’s has left
  • Describe ways to trigger memories for someone with Alzheimer’s
  • Develop strategies for determining the age the person with Alzheimer’s is living in their mind
  • Describe ways to make a person with Alzheimer’s feel like everything is okay in this moment
  • Identify three questions to ask yourself before correcting or contradicting a person with Alzheimer’s
  • Explain how your mood affects the mood of someone with Alzheimer’s
  • This course is for anyone caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease, or anyone who wants to know more about dealing with the effects of the disease. You don’t need any past experience.
  • Purdue University
  • One of the four best public universities in the US, Purdue delivers an engaging learning experience and a world-class degree.
  • Purdue University Press
  • As well as publishing around 30 books a year, and five subscription-based journals, Purdue University Press is committed to broadening access to scholarly information using digital technology.
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Prerequisites & Facts

Creating Moments of Joy for People with Alzheimer’s

Course Topic

Business, Data Analytics, Decision Making

University, College, Institution

Purdue University

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

Creating Moments of Joy for People with Alzheimer’s

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / Purdue University you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
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Topic: Healthcare & Medicine, Nursing, Psychology & Mental Health

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