The current proposal is to collaborate with an administrator of a local independent and assisted living facility to provide a community-based educational workshop on their premises for formal and informal caregivers about the early signs of dementia, focusing identifying early signs of dementia and handling techniques for the changes and simple effective ways to manage everyday tasks. Workshop are proposed to provide education regarding possible behavioral and life changes due to dementia and its effect on persons with dementia (PWD) and their caregivers. Caregivers will learn to apply simple strategies to increase participation of PWD in everyday life occupations, leisure activities, and social participation. The stakeholders will benefit through this program by an increase in referrals and revenue due to multi-disciplinary involvement, delayed placement of their clients in long term facilities, and decrease in work-involved injuries and worker compensation payouts.
