Dining Well With Dementia: This Is A Lot To Swallow!
Course: #9621Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 18 Reviews
Dining well with dementia sounds easy, yet it has so many layers. Progressive brain changes associated with dementia, and their impact on one's senses, language, and motor skills are discussed in this course. How these changes affect feeding, swallowing, eating, intake, and nutrition/hydration are described, and practical tools and tips to add to your toolbox are provided.
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Course Type: Text
CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Intermediate, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge, 11617; CE Broker/1.0 CE Broker #20-1282433; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Intermediate, Geriatrics
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to differentiate patterns of feeding, eating, and swallowing in typical vs. atypical aging.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify 4 progressive brain changes related to dementia that impact the feeding, eating, and swallowing process.
- After this course, participants will be able to examine the effectiveness and rationale for 4 strategies for safe and effective feeding, eating, and swallowing throughout the progression of dementia.
Course created on February 5, 2025
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | Typical vs atypical aging |
| 10-25 Minutes | Progressive brain changes |
| 25-30 Minutes | Adaptive equipment, techniques, and feeding strategies |
| 30-35 Minutes | Change in status |
| 35-45 Minutes | Dehydration and malnutrition |
| 45-55 Minutes | Additional strategies |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
Reviews
18 ReviewsPresented By
Laurie Walther
MS CCC-SLP
Laurie is a Texas licensed Speech Language Pathologist with over 28 years of experience primarily in the Skilled Nursing setting. She is the co-founder and principal of Empowering Care Partners, a company providing training and consulting to individuals living with dementia and their care partners who support them, including family members, dementia care professionals, and organizations. Laurie currently provides speech therapy services in Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing, and in the acute care hospital setting and is part of the Residency team for a college working with graduate students on applying their clinical skills and knowledge. Laurie recently co-created a program support series "Eating Well with Dementia", collaborating with colleagues in Malaysia and Wales.
Laurie is a Certified Independent Trainer with Teepa Snow's Positive Approach to Care. She has served as a mentor and leader to her partners, corporate members, staff clinicians, families and caregivers, and patients and residents. She has created many clinical, educational, and operational programs that have been carried out at the community level, corporate wide, nationally, and internationally. Laurie has been a staff clinician, clinical leader, director of rehab, regional director, and senior vice president of rehab. She loves teaching, mentoring and leading individuals to maximize their best to support those we serve.
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