Alzheimer's disease and other dementias caregiver workshop facilitator manual for the Beaver Dam community hospital

The population in the United States is aging and with the aging population is an increase in the prevalence of Alzheimer?s disease and other dementias. Alzheimer?s disease and other dementias put a great demand on the healthcare system. One approach to addressing the demand on the healthcare system is to address the knowledge and abilities of caregivers of people with Alzheimer?s disease and other dementias. The literature reveals that caregivers have insufficient knowledge and training in regards to caring for people with dementia. The Alzheimer?s Disease & Other Dementias Caregiver Workshop Facilitator Manual is a tool developed to facilitate and support the ongoing education of professional caregivers at the Beaver Dam Community Hospital in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. It includes an overview of Alzheimer?s disease and other dementias, an adaptation of the Virtual Dementia Tour�, and caregiver techniques while encouraging dialogue about the challenges, experiences, and perspectives of professional caregivers at the Beaver Dam Community Hospital. The objectives of the manual are to: (a) increase the caregivers? knowledge about the conditions, (b) increase the caregivers? empathy for individuals with the conditions, (c) improve the caregivers? techniques, and (d) reduce stigma related to Alzheimer?s disease and other dementias