What: Webinar for Health Care Professionals and Caregivers, hosted by UsAgainstAlzheimer’s
When: 10:00 AM Pacific to 11:00 AM Pacific
Description: Leigh Ann Eagle and Lydia Harris, the chief operations officer of the Living Well Center of Excellence and a well-seasoned registered nurse and certified case manager respectively, discuss validated tools to assess social activity and loneliness and provide intervention strategies to improve mental health and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s.
Participants in this webinar will be able to:
- List six or more modifiable risk factors for dementia.
- Summarize the link between social isolation, loneliness and dementia.
- Identify effective interventions and strategies to address social Isolation and loneliness, with a special focus on adults ages 45 and older; and
- Identify special considerations for high-risk populations.