Alzheimer's: Facilitating ADLs
Order# AD235
Presented by Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH
interactive discussion
20 minutes
$150 purchase; $75 rental
Often, dressing, bathing, grooming and even meal times can present challenging situations when caring for people with Alzheimer’s. From the patient’s perspective it may seem like strangers are going through their clothes, forcing them to undress, and taking them to frightening places.
Dr. Rabins and nursing staff share a strategy to facilitate activities of daily living (ADL) using a step-by-step approach with simple verbal cues, positive facial expressions, body language, gentle guiding and lots of positive reinforcement. Filmed at Cooper Ridge.
Topics: ADL, fear, bathing, dressing, feeding, reassurance
Audience: Long-term care staff;
students in nursing and allied health programs; family caregivers
Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH
is nationally recognized in the medical community as a leader in the care of Alzheimer’s patients and has participated in over 25 Video Press productions...