Dementia and Rehabilitation: The Home Care Edition
Dementia and Rehabilitation: The Home Care Edition
1 hour
The instructors
The second installment of this webinar series focuses on assessment, exercise prescription and engagement strategies for people living with dementia in the community. It reviews the current recommendations from the literature and provides practical suggestions for their implementation. This webinar is geared towards professionals providing home visits but anyone interested in improving their knowledge of rehabilitation for dementia populations is welcome.
This webinar includes:
- An overview of outcome measures and assessments validated in the community
- Current recommendations for exercise prescription
- Engagement strategies for clients with cognitive impairment
- Colourful language
- A long distance high five to celebrate surviving the last year
This webinar does not include:
- Testimonials from clients
- Stories of super awkward home visits where everything went sideways
- PPE or COVID-19 information
- Baby animal photos
The final part of this series provides an update on exercise prescription and engagement strategies for Long Term Care practitioners.
Please Note: Part 1 of this series is free for everyone. Parts 2 and 3 is free for Embodia Members (subscribers) only. When you register you will be given the option to become an Embodia Member. If you have questions about our membership and what's included, email us at support@embodiaapp.com or click here to book a time to meet with us. The series will be recorded and made available for free along with certificates of completion for all registrants
The instructors
MScPT, BSc(KIN)
PhD, MScPT, BSc (KIN)
Dr. Caitlin McArthur is an assistant professor in the School of Physiotherapy at Dalhousie University. Her research focuses on improving the effectiveness of and access to rehabilitation for people living with chronic health conditions across the continuum of care, particularly home and long-term care. She is interested in fall and fracture prevention and improving functional mobility.
With a passion to improve mobility and quality of life of clinically complex older adults, Dr. McArthur is a lead instructor of the continuing education course Bone Fit™ hosted by Osteoporosis Canada which teaches exercise professionals about safe movements, physical activity, and exercise for people with osteoporosis (www.bonefit.ca). Dr. McArthur is also an interRAI fellow (www.interrai.org). Read more about her research here.