Geriatrics CEU Courses for OTs

Discharge planning and patient/caregiver carryover are always a challenging aspect to any therapist. This course outlines the various challenges, explores multiple types of solutions, and clinical programming methods that can be understood and implemented by any therapist.

This seminar will review treatment techniques applicable for a falls management and prevention treatment program including environmental modification, patient and caregiver education and balance retraining activities. Falls management program rationale and implementation is also discussed as well as interdisciplinary techniques and strategies to reduce fall risk in the elderly.

This presentation will review evidence related to executive dysfunction among individuals with Parkinson's disease. It will provide strategies to help practitioners identify/assess executive dysfunction in this population.

Depression is under-estimated and under-treated in community-dwelling older adults. This presentation reviews the use of clinical screening and assessment tools to identify depression and assist in treatment planning.

Many older adults with memory loss and cognitive decline want to remain in their homes. Frequently there are changes in capabilities, behaviors and subsequent frustrations which can manifest in decreased communication and activity participation as well as safety concerns and increased family/caregiver stress.

Health care professionals, families, and caregivers can help to maximize their quality of life by incorporating a person-directed plan of care. The key to effective intervention begins with understanding the subtle but meaningful changes that are being observed and how it impacts their routine, their interests, and ultimately their safety. From there, an assessment of their strengths and interests as well as the capabilities of their support system allows the development of an effective program based on meeting them where they are.

A collaborative programming model for cognitive management was implemented in 7 randomly selected skilled nursing settings across the country. The pilot study was designed to identify and overcome the barriers to this process for the patient with moderate to severe dementia.