Now
more than ever, accessing helpful Dementia resources from home is essential.
With an internet connection, computer, and proverbial click of a button, you
can discover many free and low-cost tools.
We’ve
rounded up our top five favorite Dementia help trainings and video libraries
designed to inform and comfort people living with Dementia and their
caregivers. Discover more about them below, including what you’ll learn, the
cost (if any), and how to watch.
(1) UCLA Caregiver Training Videos
This online dementia help video library by UCLA is geared for caregivers of people living with dementia. It covers a range of helpful topics that can make it easier to respond to common behaviors and scenarios. Each video comes with a written narrative featuring expert explanations and recommended caregiver responses.
What you’ll learn: This
comprehensive Dementia help video library walks you through everyday challenges
for people living with Dementia, such as alcohol abuse, driving, lack of
eating and paranoid thoughts. Additional caregiver video topics include:
· Bathing
· Depression and apathy
· Hallucinations
· Home safety
· Sleep disturbances
· Taking medications
· Repetitive behaviors
Cost: Free
How to watch: Browse
UCLA’s online video library and
select your desired topic. Most videos are available with multi-language
subtitles, and English and Spanish audio.
Morningside Ministries is a San Antonio-based non-profit senior care organization dedicated to “caring for those who cared for us.” They provide care for more than 800 residents in assisted living, memory care, rehabilitation, retirement, and skilled nursing care.
They’ve produced over 300 caregiver training videos since
2007, demonstrating its commitment to deliver quality and consistent resources.
What you’ll learn: Morningside Ministries features an extensive Dementia help video library on various caregiving topics ranging from finding elder care and combatting loneliness to music therapy and the latest Alzheimer’s research.
The video, "The Difference Between Dementias," is particularly beneficial to help caregivers understand
the top four types of dementia.
Cost: Free
How to watch: Browse
the Morningside
Ministries video library to explore featured and other dementia
help videos by topic.
(3) Living with Dementia Five-Week Online Course
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
offers a free, five-week online Dementia help course on living with Dementia.
It’s geared for health professionals and students, people living with Dementia,
friends and family caregivers, and others interested in Dementia and
quality care.
The course’s goal is to explore the global challenge of
living with Dementia for individuals, their families, communities, and
society.
What you’ll learn: Each of the five weeks in the course syllabus includes video segments and structured exercises and activities covering:
· Week 1: The Brain
· Week 2: The Person
· Week 3: The Home and Family Environment
· Week 4: The Caregiving Community
· Week 5: Social and Policy Changes
Cost: Free to people who want access to the materials without earning a certificate. The fee is $49 for those who would like to earn a certificate upon course completion.
How to watch: Learn more about the dementia help course on the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing website and enroll at Coursera.org to access the videos.
(4) The Dementia Action Plan Workshop
Presented by founder and nationally recognized spokesperson, Kevin Jameson, this approximately one-hour Dementia help video is a recorded live talk filmed with a studio audience at the Philadelphia PBS® station affiliate, WHYY-TV.
What you’ll learn: This engaging Dementia
help seminar covers what to know when dealing with Dementia, including
straightforward and empowering steps for navigating life as a caregiver or the person living with Dementia.
Cost: Normally a $9.95 mission-related donation, but please be our special guest and use promo code "FREE" to watch at no cost.
How to watch: Click here to access this on-demand
Dementia care planning workshop or contact us to request a free DVD.
(5) Dementia Unplugged ™ Webinars
Dementia Unplugged is a monthly educational and conversational webinar developed in cooperation with Jeannine Forrest, Ph.D., R.N.
Dementia Unplugged is a monthly educational and conversational webinar developed in cooperation with Jeannine Forrest, Ph.D., R.N.
It offers dementia help and support for
caregivers of people living with Dementia.
What you’ll learn: Covering topics such
as housing and living options, caregiver grief, meaningful activities in the
home, agitation triggers, and responding to hallucinations and delusions,
Dementia Unplugged is a well-rounded Dementia help forum where audience
participation is encouraged.
Cost: Free
How to watch: Register to access the
monthly sessions via Zoom on the first Mondays of every month at 10 am CST.
Beyond the Dementia
help videos and trainings featured on this list, you can find dozens of helpful
dementia videos available on our YouTube channel
at no cost. We
also, invite you to browse our extensive collection of media on our website,
including feature films and
documentaries for
caregivers and people living with dementia to enjoy from the comfort and safety
of your home.
