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https://m.youtube.com/c/DementiaCareblazers
https://dementiasuccesspath.com/may-2022-em-workshop
However, the best advice comes from caregivers who are actually going through the experience.
You should consider joining the Alzheimer's Dementia Caregiver's FB Support Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dementiacaregiversupportgroup/?ref=share
It's a place where you can find support and information and vent without judgment.
It was geared to identifying pain in dementia patients. It was a helpful tool as my Mom’s life was winding down. Mom passed away 5 weeks ago at 99 1/2. I kept her at home till the end. She had live-in help, I cooked and managed her care and meds. It was the most difficult thing I’ve ever done and the most rewarding. It was a crash course in geriatric medicine,
I had remarkable Doctor’s, determination and leaned about patience as I put my life on hold for two years.
Read as much as you can and think of how you’d like be treated if the tables were turned. A friend told me ‘your children are watching’.
https://teepasnow.com/
https://youtu.be/xIbezaLD7WA
https://youtu.be/pqmqC-702Yg
offers free intro course on caregiving. Maybe good start?
I would also recommend that you look into finding a local caregiver support group. Senior Services can help you with that, but I found mine by just googling what was in my area. They saved my life when I was at my wits end while caring for my husband. We meet in person every Wednesday, along with folks on Zoom, and every Friday on Zoom.
You will learn more from those who are in the throes of caregiving or those that have been there done that, than from any course you may take that's for sure. Because who better to learn from than from those who are actually doing it, or have done it right?
Our group was small, only about 8 if I remember correctly. The texts and study material were thorough, insightful, and professionally prepared, and the class was conducted in the same manner. It could actually be called a study group, as it was just as professional as any college course.
Some cites for this program:
Creating Confident Caregivers : NEMCSA
Creating Confident Caregivers - Detroit Area Agency on Aging serving Detroit, MI | findhelp.org
Region 9 Area Agency on Aging | Northeast Michigan CSA (nemcsa.org) (for similar programs) - perhaps your AAA might have some.
There used to be a more detailed description available on the AAA site, but searching today, I was unable to find it.
There were some situation scenarios, i.e., how various situations could be handled. There also was an opportunity for us to describe specific situations and get input from the instructor as well as other classmates on options of handling/addressing the issues, including ones we individually were experiencing.
It also was emotional, particularly a movie shown to demonstrate the progression of Alzheimers. A group of women in a care facility were awaiting lunch. One woman in particular was shown to demonstrate making a peanut butter sandwich, over a period of time.
She had no difficulty in the first section, some difficulty in the second when it was difficult for her to determine which silverware to use, and by the end of the movie, she was unable to discern the difference between the silverware and the food. That was when most of us were in tears; it was painstakingly dramatic, and real.
But we also had to create our own scenarios, which helped apply what we were learning to actual life.
You could contact your closest AAA to see if they're still hosting it, or are affiliating with another organization, as was the case in the SE Michigan Metro area.
You could contact your local senior center to see if they have anything, but your best bet is probably to find a support group of people in similar circumstances. This forum here is an excellent place to start.
And if I remember correctly, they also offered courses for older people to test their own driving and learn corrective measures (if available and possible).
For me, that would prove an impossible quest.
Hope others have better responses.