AGE-u-cate Training Institute Blog

The holiday season can be overwhelming for people with dementia. Create a new normal holiday celebration so that everyone is merry and bright!

Topics: Senior Care Professionals, Training, dementia, caregivers, holidays

Let's not wait for the public sector to develop plans to address the dementia crisis. The private sector can and should play a large role.

Topics: The Faith Community, Senior Care Professionals, Aging in the Workplace, Dementia Live®Training, Hospital Professionals, Faith Community, faith communities, education, families, hospitals

We need to examine the value of our long term care system within an ethical framework.

Topics: Senior Care Professionals, aging services, eldercare, workforce crisis

Members of the First United Methodist Church in Arlington Heights, IL attend an Eldercare Educational Program about Understanding the Continuum of Eldercare.

Topics: The Faith Community, The Family Caregiver, Senior Care Professionals, Family Caregiver, Aging in the Workplace, compassionate touch, Dementia Live, Hospital Professionals, Faith Community

 

Topics: The Family Caregiver, Senior Care Professionals, Family Caregiver, Dementia Live, Hospital Professionals

Human needs for safety, respect, happiness and love are feelings associated with home.

Topics: Senior Care Professionals, eldercare, home-like, environment

Shaping organizational culture and respect for Certified Nursing Assistants can impact retention.

Topics: AGE-u-cate Training Institute, Senior Care Professionals, Hospital Professionals, certified nursing assistants, retention, turnover

Foundational Education is critical for inexperienced caregivers of persons with Dementia. Don't rely on understanding through experience alone.

Topics: AGE-u-cate Training Institute, Senior Care Professionals, caregivers, Dementia Live, Dementia Live®Training, Hospital Professionals

 

Topics: AGE-u-cate Training Institute, dementia care, Senior Care Professionals, dementia, compassionate touch, Dementia Live, AGE-u-cate Training Insitute, turnover, dementia training, employee training, AGE-u-cate Training, home health

Care of frail elders is often reduced to the completion of tasks. Caregivers caught in the frenzy of tasks should make time to provide the compassionate part of care- expressive touch.

Topics: Senior Care Professionals, compassionate touch, Hospital Professionals