Healthcare Provider Trainings
The goal of the NCDBM trainings are to improve the care provided to persons and families affected by Alzheimer’s disease / related dementias / brain traumas by developing and disseminating educational products and tools to improve the care of people experiencing cognitive changes. This goal is accomplished through physician and health professional trainings and community education programs on topics such as:
- Encouraging Successful Interactions with People Experiencing Cognitive Changes: Preventing Behavior Cascades
- Sandwich Caregiving: How are we as natural carers sabotaging our own future health?
- Brain Healthy Lifestyles
“No! No!” shouted Ollie, “I don’t want to go in there! That’s not my grandpa; he doesn’t even know who I am anymore.” So begins the beautiful journey of a little boy that transitions from being scared and frustrated that his grandpa, and best friend, does not know him anymore, to a boy that learns what HE can do to reconnect with his grandpa who is living with dementia. This unforgettable story takes readers through a range of emotions, from sadness to hope, as Ollie learns how to better understand the effects of dementia experienced by his grandpa and what he can do to help hold on to his relationship and enjoy their time together. This story is a lesson for children and adults to learn to accept a loved one experiencing dementia and to celebrate the joy in the interactions they still experience together.