CARES – Dementia Basics Online Training Program (Part 1) – Healthcare Education and
Cognitive Care Review Material
Sandra, the person you are caring for, gets upset when you try to dress her in the morning.
Which of the following may be an uncaring way to handle this situation? - ANS ✔✔Help Sandra
get dressed quickly so she does not get upset
A key to successful caregiving is to focus on the person's strengths rather than on their
problems or losses. Which of the following statements does not focus on the person's
strengths? - ANS ✔✔Clara can remember being a nurse in the Korean War.
In person-centered care, "accepting a person's sense of reality" does NOT mean: - ANS
✔✔Convincing the person that what they are experiencing is not accurate
True/False. Sometimes caregivers experience feelings of grief and loss—not just when the
person with dementia dies, but throughout the progression of the disease. - ANS ✔✔True
Which of the following is NOT important with the Share with Others step in the CARES®
Approach: - ANS ✔✔Providing a way for you to voice your frustration to other team members
Helping people with dementia enjoy each day provides them with better care and makes your
job easier. You should: - ANS ✔✔Treat each person living with dementia the way you would like
to be treated.
True/False. Medications are available that may temporarily lessen the severity of the symptoms
of Alzheimer's disease. - ANS ✔✔True
Being task oriented (like getting someone washed and dressed when scheduled and within the
allotted time)... - ANS ✔✔Is not a person-centered approach to care
Cognitive Care Review Material
Sandra, the person you are caring for, gets upset when you try to dress her in the morning.
Which of the following may be an uncaring way to handle this situation? - ANS ✔✔Help Sandra
get dressed quickly so she does not get upset
A key to successful caregiving is to focus on the person's strengths rather than on their
problems or losses. Which of the following statements does not focus on the person's
strengths? - ANS ✔✔Clara can remember being a nurse in the Korean War.
In person-centered care, "accepting a person's sense of reality" does NOT mean: - ANS
✔✔Convincing the person that what they are experiencing is not accurate
True/False. Sometimes caregivers experience feelings of grief and loss—not just when the
person with dementia dies, but throughout the progression of the disease. - ANS ✔✔True
Which of the following is NOT important with the Share with Others step in the CARES®
Approach: - ANS ✔✔Providing a way for you to voice your frustration to other team members
Helping people with dementia enjoy each day provides them with better care and makes your
job easier. You should: - ANS ✔✔Treat each person living with dementia the way you would like
to be treated.
True/False. Medications are available that may temporarily lessen the severity of the symptoms
of Alzheimer's disease. - ANS ✔✔True
Being task oriented (like getting someone washed and dressed when scheduled and within the
allotted time)... - ANS ✔✔Is not a person-centered approach to care
