Alzheimer's Association: Website Resources

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• 00:15Hello. I'm Durocco, vice president
• 00:17of programs and education for
• 00:19the Alzheimer's Association.
• 00:21I want all the listeners
• 00:22to know that we, the
• 00:23Alzheimer's Association, the Connecticut chapter
• 00:25is here for you.
• 00:27We hope that no one
• 00:28who goes through the journey
• 00:29of living with a diagnosis
• 00:30of Alzheimer's or other related
• 00:32dementias goes through this alone,
• 00:33as well as their caregivers.
• 00:35And also professionals know that
• 00:36we are here for them
• 00:37for support and resources.
• 00:40We want you to know
• 00:41that the Alzheimer's Association is
• 00:42part of your care team.
• 00:45We have a twenty four
• 00:45seven helpline.
• 00:47One eight hundred
• 00:49two seven two thirty nine
• 00:51hundred. And this helpline is
• 00:52for information and referral. So
• 00:54if you're trying to get
• 00:55information about a specific support
• 00:57group that is in your
• 00:58town or you want information
• 00:59of a a diagnostic center
• 01:01that's nearby,
• 01:02you can call us and
• 01:03ask for information.
• 01:05We also can provide free
• 01:06care consultations.
• 01:08So whether you are a
• 01:09professional,
• 01:10working in the field, if
• 01:11you are a family caregiver,
• 01:13or if you are someone
• 01:14diagnosed, or maybe someone concerned
• 01:16about getting a diagnosis or
• 01:18the steps to follow that
• 01:19diagnosis process,
• 01:21you can call that helpline
• 01:22number and also ask for
• 01:23a care consultation where a
• 01:25master's level clinician will speak
• 01:26to you about the journey
• 01:27that you're going through and
• 01:29give you some tools and
• 01:30strategies to help you with
• 01:31whatever your need is at
• 01:32the time.
• 01:34I also wanna share with
• 01:35you about our a l
• 01:36z dot org robust website.
• 01:38Our website has many, many
• 01:40different sections that can help.
• 01:41If you are living with
• 01:42a diagnosis, there's a section
• 01:44called I have Alzheimer's.
• 01:46We have a caregiver section
• 01:47that helps caregivers
• 01:49navigate this journey through the
• 01:50early, middle, and late stages
• 01:52of caregiving.
• 01:53We have several different tools
• 01:55online and a few I'd
• 01:56like to speak to are
• 01:57one is the OWLs navigator,
• 01:59and this is an online
• 02:00tool that helps caregivers determine
• 02:02a need and set and
• 02:04develop an action plan.
• 02:06We also have something called
• 02:07the OWLs Connected online community.
• 02:09It's kind of like a
• 02:10message board where people can
• 02:12share answers, ideas, opinions, and
• 02:14get support from one another.
• 02:16Our website also has a
• 02:17robust area where professionals can
• 02:19navigate
• 02:20and get tools that they
• 02:22may need and resources.
• 02:24Some of the topics that
• 02:25are included are screenings and
• 02:27diagnosis,
• 02:28treatment and care management.
• 02:31We also provide CMEs
• 02:33and many opportunities for APRNs
• 02:35and other professionals,
• 02:37doctors, neurologists
• 02:38to study online and get
• 02:40CME credits.
• 02:41We also have educational programs
• 02:43for the community members.
• 02:45We deliver these programs in
• 02:47a variety of ways, including
• 02:48online
• 02:49demand. So at any time
• 02:51of the day or night,
• 02:52you can go online and
• 02:53select a program, maybe the
• 02:55ten warning signs or understanding
• 02:57communication.
• 02:58We also do these programs
• 02:59out in our community, and
• 03:00we have wonderful community educators
• 03:02who help deliver these programs.
• 03:04They're also available virtually.
• 03:06We have many educational opportunities
• 03:08out in the community. Some
• 03:09of the topics include our
• 03:11new empowered caregiver series, which,
• 03:13talks about building foundations of
• 03:15caregiving,
• 03:16which explores the role of
• 03:17caregivers and changes that they
• 03:18may experience,
• 03:20supporting independence, which focuses on
• 03:22helping the person living with
• 03:23dementia
• 03:24take part in daily activities,
• 03:26providing the right amount of
• 03:27support and balance for safety
• 03:29and independence.
• 03:31Communicating effectively teaches how dementia
• 03:33affects communication
• 03:34including tips for communicating well
• 03:36with family, friends and health
• 03:38care professionals.
• 03:40Responding to dementia related behaviors,
• 03:43which details common behavior changes
• 03:45and how they may be
• 03:46a form of communication and
• 03:48exploring care and support services,
• 03:49which examines how best to
• 03:51prepare for future care.
• 03:53We also have programs including
• 03:54the ten warning signs,
• 03:56healthy living for your brain
• 03:58and body,
• 03:59and managing money, a caregiver
• 04:00guide to finances.