Astrum Care: A Person-Centered Approach to Care

Astrum Care: A Person-Centered Approach to Care is a collection of highly innovative education modules design to provide caregivers of persons living with dementia the knowledge and confidence needed to provide transformative care.

1. Welcome to Astrum Care Core Curriculum – A Person-Centered Approach to Care.
2. Person-centered Care and Ethics.
3. Understanding Typical Aging and Co-morbidities.
4. Understanding Dementia.
5. Dignified Care Providing Personal Care to Persons Living With Dementia.
6. Behavior as Communication – Finding a Common Language and Understanding.
7. Managing The Environment – Home.
8. Family and Caregivers Culture and Diversity.
9. Assessment Tools: Home, Hospital, Long Term Care Facility, and Assisted Living Facility/Community.
10. References.

What You’ll Learn

• Understand the Person-Centered Care as a philosophy of how to approach an individual living with dementia to be treated with respect and dignity.

• Learn care strategies focused on person-centered care
  Gain a comprehensive understanding of Alzheimer’s & dementia related disorders

• Tools and methods to provide a comprehensive assessment of the person living with dementia.

• How differences in cultures and diversity are important to the care of persons living with dementia.

Features

The Astrum care Program is based on a series of videos, downloadable handouts and quizzes to provide a full comprehension and evaluation of the Person-Centered Approach to Care.

Who Should Consider

This program is for all individuals involved in caregiving – including : family members and/or those who manage and/or work for provider companies – whether or not they may have professional credentials in healthcare.