A FREE forum in the Martinsburg area - I don't think there are CEUs, but looks like good info - spread the word.

>>> "Kathy" <[log in to unmask]> 2/23/2007 1:41 PM >>>
This is a free community service. Please inform others. Hope to see you
here.- Kathy 
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Long-Term Care Forum 

"Tips for providing care at home and 
how to carefully choose assisted living
or nursing home care when needed."

 

9:00am - 1:00pm

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Berkeley Senior Center

217 N. High St. Martinsburg, WV 25404



  9:00am- Registration 

                Long-Term Care vendor booths open

10:00am- Understanding and Managing Unusual, Confusing,  

            or Upsetting Behaviors at Home and in the LTC Setting


                                       - Jason Hall, RN & Mary Campbell, RN,


                                       VAMC Dementia Special Care Unit

*  "Who's got the problem?"

*  "What is the cause/need?"

*  Preventative measures

*  Redirection & other effective tools

*  Defining Dementia vs. Delirium

11:00am- Long-Term Care vendor booths open 

Tours of the Senior Center 

11:45am- Follow Your Nose, Follow Your Heart: Using All Six

            Senses to Choose the Best Long-Term Care for Your 

            Loved One         - Marge Medvick, WV LTC Ombudsman 

*  "What do you see, hear, smell, taste, touch, 

and, most importantly, feel?"

12:30pm- Long-Term Care vendor booths open 

                 Senior Center Tours Available

  1:00pm- LTC Forum concludes





	
		 
 

 

 


For more information, contact Adult Day Services Program Manager Kathy
McIntyre at 

304-263-8873, Ext. 114




 

Care for your loved one is available on-site during the forum with prior
arrangement.