Dementia can cause a number of unpredictable behaviors and other health challenges. For untrained caregivers or family members, these challenges can be difficult to understand or respond to.
A Certified Dementia Practitioner
has achieved the highest level of education and training in both knowledge of dementia and in the specialized care dementia requires.
CDPs specifically receive training in recognizing and responding to behaviors commonly associated with dementia.
This training includes:
Understanding dementia and its unique symptoms and side effects helps a CDP and their team members provide safer, more effective care for your loved one.
Moving to a nursing home or other senior living facility can be disorienting and confusing for people with dementia.
Also known as “transfer trauma,” this confusion, stress and anxiety can have a severe impact on an elderly person with dementia. Seniors with transfer trauma and anxiety are often at higher risk of elopement or wandering. Transfer trauma can also lead to increased symptoms of depression, social isolation and resistance to necessary care.
It’s often important for people with dementia to remain in their own homes, in a familiar environment that provides them with a sense of stability. With a care plan created by a Certified Dementia Practitioner, your loved one can receive the specialized care they need without having to leave their comforting home environment.
The decision to seek in-home dementia care for a loved one with dementia or Alzheimer's is emotional and scary. The wrong caregiver may not provide the supervision, attention and compassion your loved one needs. This can place a person with dementia in distress or even danger.
A Certified Dementia Practitioner can create care plans that emphasize nutrition, wandering prevention or special communication practices that address your loved one’s unique symptoms or needs.
A CDP can also communicate with you daily about changes in your loved one’s condition or new habits, challenges or health conditions that need to be addressed.
These features of certified dementia care can help put family members’ minds at ease and allow them to get the rest, relaxation and personal time they need.
Because dementia is a unique condition that has no effective treatment or cure, it’s important to choose a trained, experienced and knowledgeable caregiver for your loved one.
First Choice Senior Care in Central Arkansas is co-owned by
Certified Dementia Practitioner, Kayla Bogle. Kayla’s experience, knowledge and training in dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease allows First Choice Senior Care to provide superior care to seniors with dementia in Arkansas.
In these times home is the safest place for your loved ones to be.
Please call us to discuss your care needs today.
Co-Owner, First Choice Senior Care
Kayla Stephens is the co-owner of First Choice Senior Care. She grew up in Northeast Arkansas, and has worked in rehabilitation, hospice care, managed nursing homes and a large home care agency. She has received several awards for sales and quality achievements in hospice and long-term care.
Kayla believes in advocating for and educating seniors and their families on a variety of topics and issues that impact them. Reflecting on the need for an independent home care provider interested in quality over quantity, she chased her dream of building her own company that would make a significant difference in the lives of seniors, providing a much-needed service in her own local community.
Kayla holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Arkansas State University, is licensed by the state of Arkansas as a Long-Term Care Administrator, and is a Certified Senior Adviser.
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