ALZHEIMER FAMILY EDUCATOR PROGRAM

Caring for someone with Alzheimer's can overwhelm a family's best efforts.
Trained by the Alzheimer's Association, Family Educators help families to care for loved ones with Alzheimer's at home for as long as possible by teaching them about the disease process and its impact on functioning.

Coaching families how to modify their responses to loved ones' expressed emotions and behaviors increases the likelihood that situations remain calm and mutual stress is minimized. Family Educators assess home environments and suggest adaptations for increased safety and independence.

Family Educators visit with each family at home and provide written recommendations which may include:

• Learning to redirect misguided behaviors
  
  
• Safety precautions for medications and household hazards
  
  
• Soothing techniques to calm agitation
  
  
• Referrals to specialists for expert medical care and medication review
  
  
• Home adaptations
  
  
• Adaptations of daily tasks that support continuing independence
  
  
• Help with long-term care options

Subsidized services available thanks to the generosity of the Robert B. and Jean P. Field Advised Fund of the Greater Piscataqua Community Foundation.

Email: info@CompassCare.org