Transforming Dementia Care with Arjo's Solutions
Approximately 50 million people worldwide live with dementia, with the condition affecting more than 60% of long-term care residents.
This webinar is designed to provide valuable insights and practical strategies for healthcare providers, caregivers, and anyone involved in dementia care.
Our expert speakers Andy Rich, MS, OTR/L and John Compton, RN MSN will share their knowledge and experiences to help you navigate the complexities of dementia care with confidence and compassion.
Learning Objectives:
- Stages of Dementia: Recognizing the progression and its implications.
- Physical, Emotional, & Cognitive Changes: Identifying the multifaceted changes individuals experience.
- Importance of Meeting the Individual Where They Are: Tailoring care to the individual's current stage within the continuum of dementia.
- Activities That Can Pose Challenges: Addressing common difficulties healthcare providers face when working with those living with dementia.
- How Dementia-Friendly Devices Can Assist: Exploring tools that enhance care and support.
- Combining Good Therapeutic Technique with Dementia Friendly Devices: Integrating effective methods and devices for optimal care.
Presenters
Andrew Rich MS, OTR/L, CSPHP
Clinical Solutions Manager - Arjo
Andy Rich received his Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy at Rush University. Upon graduation in 1997, he worked in the more traditional roles as an occupational therapist. In 2004, he entered the world of safe patient handling. He served as a member of on the board of directors for the Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals. Andy uses his passion and creativity to help design safe patient handling products and programs that help both patients and caregivers remain safe while receiving or providing care. Andy speaks at numerous regional and national conferences on topics ranging from making a business case for a safe patient handling programs to how to create and sustain success in safe patient handling in the long term. For 20 years, he has worked as a consultant, clinical manager and solution manager for Arjo’s MOVE and PHD Program. Here he has led teams using behavioral based safety, right-just culture, system theory, improvisational comedy and simple strategies to infuse fun and passion into change initiatives creating results both his mother and clients are uber-proud of.
John Compton, MSN, RN
Academy Director, North America - Arjo
John Compton is a registered nurse with a master's degree in nursing, specializing in critical care. His thesis focused on competency-based learning in complex environments, particularly on-boarding new graduates to the ICU. John has ten years of experience working in a large cardiothoracic ICU in Sydney and spent the last five years of his clinical career in nursing education. For the past seven years, John has served as the Academy Director at Arjo, where he shares his passion for providing clinical knowledge to healthcare workers to improve patient and resident outcomes.