TV, bingo, napping…what else is possible when so many skills are lost?
How can we help those we love living with dementia find purpose and meaning in in their day?
How do we find moments of joy for ourselves as care partners while supporting someone living with dementia?

Why is dementia different as the end of life’s journey approaches?
Letting go vs. giving up…what is the difference?
How to make positive connections all the way to the end of life

• How dementia affects communication
• Adopting a person-centered approach to strengthen and improve communication
• Strategies to enhance communication with a person living with dementia
• Effective communication with family, friends, and health care professionals
• Underlying causes of challenging behaviors in dementia care
• How unmet needs contribute to challenging situations
• Using positive communication techniques to respond to challenges
• Examining the caregiver’s role and needs in challenging situations

• Understand stress a little better and how to detect it
• Learn about and experience mindfulness
• Leave with practical knowledge of how you can bring mindfulness into your life

• Introduction to formal and informal mindfulness practices
• Techniques to practice at home
• How to bring mindfulness into your daily life
• How mindfulness can help with some of the emotional challenges of caregiving

• Changes that occur with aging that affect how medications can impact the brain
• What medications increase the risk of worsening cognitive function and behaviors
• Common over-the-counter medications with cognitive side effects, and alternatives to use instead
• Treating depression safely: nonpharmacological strategies and safer options
• Treating Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia safely: nonpharmacological strategies and
safer options.
• Treating pain safely: what to avoid, different options
• Treating incontinence safely: options for evaluation and nonpharmacological strategies to minimize risk of
cognitive side effects
• Questions you can ask the healthcare provider about your medications

• The basics of hearing loss and public health
• Hearing loss and age in the United States
• Hearing aid technology and use
• The importance of not ignoring age-related hearing loss, and the benefits of treatment
• Hearing loss and Healthy Aging
• Linking sensory loss to cognition and dementia
• Risk factors for dementia
• Hearing loss as a public health priority
• Tips for addressing hearing loss

• Lifestyle interventions that can reduce your risk for dementia and help slow
cognitive decline in early stages of dementia
• Practical ways for time-poor caregivers to implement these lifestyle interventions
into their daily lives
• Risks and threats to brain health
• When to be concerned about memory issues vs. what is normal aging and
forgetfulness
• Tips to help with memory

• Overview of BPSD and the different types, stats on dementia behaviors
• Types and prevalence of dementias
• When are medical interventions needed, including medications
• Nonpharmacological interventions for dementia behaviors
• The difference between common dementia behaviors, delirium, or a behavior crisis
• Be able to communicate behaviors accurately to the person’s doctor, why a medical workup and assessment is
important
• Understand the brain changes that occur with dementias that lead to BPSD
• Categories of Unmet Emotional and Physical Needs that Lead to Challenging Behaviors
• Tips and tools to understand, communicate with and optimize quality of life for a person experiencing
challenging behaviors

• Cite three demographic facts about aging persons with Alzheimer’s disease or a related disorder (ADRD) who live in
single person households
• Recall four key proven community-based actions/programs that support persons with dementia who live alone — and compare these with current practice in their communities
• Describe a a “care map” and ways it can be used to support a person living alone with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia who is living alone
• Identify assistive technology resources in their community, describe devices that can assist a person with dementia, and make a referral to a program
• Describe Catholic Charities Hawaii’s strategic approach to assisting those living alone with ADRD on Oahu and name key contacts for referrals to the agency
• Identify ethical issues in risk and autonomy and analyze them in relation to supporting persons living alone with dementia