Working With Families to Create an Effective Care Team

This one-hour educational program is about the dynamics of family engagement in the care team to provide the optimal approach to dementia care. This program is intended for a multidisciplinary audience. Designed to help participants understand the impact of Alzheimer’s and related dementia disorders and dynamics of family and how that impacts decision making , as well as the impact of our own culture and family background has on working effectively with families and individuals with a dementia. Moving someone into a long-term care setting is among the most difficult decisions a caregiver makes...Read more. There is no set of directions on how to do this and there are no guidelines for professional staff on how to “bridge the gap” between professionals and families needing to be a part of the care process. Amy E. Matthews, Dementia Consultant with over 30 years’ experience in the field of dementia care, will present this program that takes participants through process that families go through from consideration of care to placement into a long-term care setting. We will identify hidden barriers based upon our own cultural and personal views of aging, placement and family roles in caregiving, define who the majority of caregivers are and finally, identify and brainstorm ways to help families adjust to the move as well as ways to actively engage families in the care team. Less...

Learning Objectives

Describe 3 ways in which caregivers' notions of Alzheimer’s, aging and placement affect how they interact with families.
Define who the caregivers are, the decision-making process to placement, and 3 factors that affect the decision-making process.
List 3 ways to help families with the adjustment to placement.

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Live Interactive Webinar

01:00 PM EDT - 02:00 PM EDT

EARN 1 CE Credit Hours

About the speaker

Amy E. Matthews

Dementia Consultant

Amy has worked exclusively in the field of Alzheimer’s and related dementia disorders for the past 30 years. Her experience ranges from Adult Day Care and Home Health to working as the original Activity Director in the very first dementia specific assisted living in the country and later as Executive Director opening a building in West Orange NJ. Ms. Matthews also worked for the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater New Jersey Chapter for 14 years providing both professional and community education and training. Amy currently specializes in professional training and community education. She also provides consulting with professionals and families on best practices and helping them create a plan of care for the future. Amy was also a caregiver for her Grandmother who had Vascular Dementia and considers this her greatest experience in terms of understanding how these diseases affect families and how families reach out and interact with professionals.

CE Information - Earn 1 CE Credit Hour

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National Association of Long Term Care Administrators Board

This program has been approved for Continuing Education for 1.0 total participant hours by NAB/NCERS—Approval #20240327-1-A91454-DL

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