Clients' Rights and Abuse Prevention for Older Adults Living with Dementia

Objectives: Define client’s rights and the importance of confidentiality, privacy, and security of protected health information. Recognize principles of self-determination and how older adults living with dementia can make informed decisions about advance directives. Demonstrate the ability to identify, prevent, and report situations of abuse, exploitation, and neglect towards older adults living with dementia.

Description: In this class, caregivers will learn how to identify, prevent, and report situations of abuse, exploitation, and neglect. The class will also cover practices for ensuring the client’s rights and self-determination, and how to protect confidential health information.