Webinar: Community Health Workers - A Key Support for People Living with Dementia and Their Caregivers
National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC) is holding a webinar April 27, "Community Health Workers: A Key Support for People Living with Dementia and Their Caregivers."
Studies have shown many benefits to using community health workers, including improving health outcomes and a reduction in hospitalizations. Community health workers can provide supportive services to people living with dementia and their caregivers all within their surrounding communities, such as the provision of home wellness and safety checks, assistance in navigating and accessing services, and the delivery of dementia focused interventions. The ability of the community health worker to build trust and rapport with people living with dementia and their caregivers is key to their success.
During the webinar, participants will learn about two programs that use community health workers to help achieve their program goals. At the end of the webinar, participants will be able to:
- identify at least three areas that the Community Health Worker would assess in determining support needs for a person living with dementia.
- identify five important dementia focused interventions implemented by Community Health Workers.
- identify the three main goals of the CODE: SALSA initiative.
- identify effective bilingual/bicultural dementia-capable direct supportive services.
This webinar is part of the NADRC webinar series, sponsored by the Administration for Community Living. It is being hosted by the American Society on Aging (ASA).
To learn more and to register, click here.
