Working with dementia safe work practices for caregivers

Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia (Added Author).

Summary: The video consists of a series of modules that describe how to care for people with dementia. The introductory module provides general information on dementia. The remaining modules use enactments to portray situations that caregivers may encounter when caring for a person with dementia. They show caregivers how to respond to similar situations in order to stay safe and support the person with dementia.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording (DVD)
1 videodisc (23 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 discussion guide inserted into DVD cover
Publisher: Richmond, B.C. : Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia, c2009.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

1. May I come in? How to approach residents (5:34) 2. I want to go home! How to distract and redirect (2:39) 3. Only fools rush in. Stop and assess (3:10) 4. It's ok to walk away. When all the right stuff doesn't work (4:29) 5. Bath time. Easing the stress (3:54)