Dementia Care Specialist Certification Exam – Healthcare Training and Cognitive Care Review Material

Dementia Care Specialist Certification Exam – Healthcare Training and Cognitive
Care Review Material


dementia - ✔✔the mental processing of such severity as to interfere with a person's daily
functioning



dementia - ✔✔not a disease itself but a group of symptoms that may accompany certain
diseases or conditions



Emotional

- example: anger, happy, stressed



Sensory

-example: touch, smell, pain, sight



Physical

-example: mobility, health, strength, swallowing, fine motor



Cognitive

-example: memory, attention, sequencing, problem-solving - ✔✔what are the components of
the wheel of function



Cognitive - ✔✔Which component of the wheel of function drives function the most



can do



- cognitive (allen cognitive level)

, - physical

- dx

- realistic abilities

- BATF - ✔✔describes what a person is capable of doing based on abilities



Will do



- background

- relevant activities

- personally influenced

- influenced by interests & values

- culture - ✔✔describes what a person could do if interested or motivated



May do



- financial

- geographical

- environmental

- possible abilities

- externally influenced

- impacted by caregivers, family, & environment

- what we can draw out of the person - ✔✔describes what a person might be able to do w/
sufficient support



short term memory