Supporting Persons with Dementia Where They Live: Dementia Education for Building Management, a Chicago Model

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Through a collaborative community-academic partnership between the City of Chicago Age-Friendly Commission/DFSS and University of Illinois Chicago, NADRC has created a Dementia Training Program for building management staff to address the changing needs of older adults living independently in high-rise buildings throughout Chicago.

Participants will be able to:

  • Recognize key elements and strengths of a dementia training program for building management staff developed by a collaborative academic-community partnership.

  • Analyze key challenges encountered in designing and delivering a dementia training program, particularly in challenging learning environments such as those created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Discuss the impact of a dementia training program on building management staff’s knowledge of dementia, preparedness to communicate effectively with dementia residents, confidence and ability to link residents to appropriate services.

  • Understand the development of the Chicago model for providing dementia training to building managers.

  • Discuss the multilayered outreach techniques used to support apartment managers.

This webinar will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET.

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Dates: 
Thursday, April 21, 2022 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm EDT
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National Alzheimer's and Dementia Resource Center (NADRC)
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