Adapting Activities as Dementia Progresses
Date/Time
9/12/2024
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Eastern
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Eastern
Event Description
Presenter: Katie Frank, Ph.D., OTR/L
As dementia progresses an individual's ability to independently do personal care activities as well as hobbies and activities they used to enjoy can become compromised. This can be frustrating to caregivers who question why the individual no longer is able to do the things they used to be able to do so easily. A caregiver may need to offer different forms of assistance or provide more supervision. The individual may have trouble deciding what to do, how to start the task, or walk away before completing a task. When working with adults with dementia, everything you do with them is an activity. This webinar will provide strategies to modify and adapt personal care and leisure activities throughout the stages of the dementia while ensuring the safety of the individual as well as the caregiver.
Bio: Katie Frank, PhD, OTR/L has worked as an occupational therapist and close colleague of Dr. Brian Chicoine at the Adult Down Syndrome Center in Park Ridge, IL since 2016 and in the field of occupational therapy since 2001. Dr. Frank is one of only a few occupational therapists in the country who specialize in working with adolescents and adults with Down syndrome. Dr. Frank’s experience includes treatment and evaluation as well as facilitating groups for people with Down syndrome; conducting trainings for staff, families, and caregivers; and offering a variety of other educational opportunities across the United States. Her research has been published in peerreviewed journals. She is the immediate past President of DSMIG-USA.
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As dementia progresses an individual's ability to independently do personal care activities as well as hobbies and activities they used to enjoy can become compromised. This can be frustrating to caregivers who question why the individual no longer is able to do the things they used to be able to do so easily. A caregiver may need to offer different forms of assistance or provide more supervision. The individual may have trouble deciding what to do, how to start the task, or walk away before completing a task. When working with adults with dementia, everything you do with them is an activity. This webinar will provide strategies to modify and adapt personal care and leisure activities throughout the stages of the dementia while ensuring the safety of the individual as well as the caregiver.
Bio: Katie Frank, PhD, OTR/L has worked as an occupational therapist and close colleague of Dr. Brian Chicoine at the Adult Down Syndrome Center in Park Ridge, IL since 2016 and in the field of occupational therapy since 2001. Dr. Frank is one of only a few occupational therapists in the country who specialize in working with adolescents and adults with Down syndrome. Dr. Frank’s experience includes treatment and evaluation as well as facilitating groups for people with Down syndrome; conducting trainings for staff, families, and caregivers; and offering a variety of other educational opportunities across the United States. Her research has been published in peerreviewed journals. She is the immediate past President of DSMIG-USA.
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