Maine Dementia Care Partnership presents free educational program and toolkit

• By: Nadine Grosso
• On: 01/20/2022 14:00:03
• In: Education

The Maine Dementia Care Partnership (MDCP) is pleased to present the free, virtual education program, Addressing Root Causes of Cognitive Decline: A Guide to Preventing and Reducing Antipsychotics and How a New Maine Dementia Care Toolkit Can Help, on February 8 & 15, 2022, from 1-4 pm. The same program is being offered on two different dates to allow participants to choose the session that works best for them.
 
Part one of the session welcomes back popular speaker, Eric Collett, from A Mind for All Seasons, who will share current brain research that allows us to understand many of the root causes of cognitive decline and intervene to help people function better.
 
Part two of the program will introduce the Partnership's new resident-centered dementia care toolkit. The “Is it for me, or for you?” Resident-Centered Dementia Care Toolkit is the result of many months of grant-funded work by Partnership members and clinicians. It provides a conceptual framework, roadmap, and step-by-step guide to help nursing homes successfully reduce off-label antipsychotic drug use within their settings.
 
As a requirement of the grant funding, the Partnership will engage at least 40 nursing homes in a formalized effort to implement at least one toolkit item. Interested providers will sign a letter of agreement and receive targeted support from Partnership members as they embark on their chosen project. The toolkit will be distributed free of charge to every Maine nursing home.
 
To view the flyer, please click here
To register your team, please click here

Staff contact: ngrosso@mehca.org