GERO 255 - Management of Dementia

Institution:

Flathead Valley Community College

Subject:

Description:

2 credits (Spring Semester) Prerequisites: ability to use internet and word processing. Corequisites: GERO/SOC 201, GERO/PSY 212. Focuses on the disease process, caring for people with dementing illnesses in acute, community and long term care settings. Discusses the disease process, effects on perfor-mance of activities of daily living, caregiver stress, strate-gies for managing and evaluating care provided by family caregivers and allied health personnel.

Credits:

2.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.fvcc.edu

Phone Number:

(406) 756-3822

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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