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Elderly Care


Elderly Care



"BOB, I'M REALLY BUSY": THE IMPACT OF IMPERSONAL CARE ON THE WELL-BEING OF PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA

Through five short trigger scenarios involving assistance for a person living with dementia, this DVD presents care situations that will open up discussion on how best to provide resident-specific support and assistance. Each brief scenario is designed to demonstrate the impact of a caregiver's tone, actions, and level of sensitivity to the resident's needs. This up-close-and-personal look at caregiving will give caregivers a chance to dissect and analyze how they provide care, and foster a deeper understanding of how to interact positively with persons living with dementia.

DVD / 2015 / 12 minutes

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ASSESSING FAMILY PREFERENCES FOR PARTICIPATION IN CARE IN HOSPITALIZED OLDER ADULTS

The involvement of family members in the care of the hospitalized older patient can provide tremendous benefits and boost recovery outcomes; not only do family members share vital care information, but they offer emotional and spiritual support to the older adult. The Family Preferences Index will enable caregivers to determine how much family members want to help, or the extent to which they are capable of helping. This collaborative effort can improve overall communication, and establish a more effective care plan. Suitable for hospital, skilled nursing, rehabilitative, and home health settings.

DVD / 2009 / 36 minutes

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AT THE BREAKING POINT: EMOTIONS AND ETHICS IN FAMILY CAREGIVING

This DVD gets to the emotional and ethical core of family caregiving. It offers short video excerpts, (3- to 8-minutes each) that reflect on several crucial aspects of family caregiving-from the effects of Alzheimer's on the spousal relationship to the right to die with dignity. Each excerpt shows real families in the midst of dealing with real challenges. Handled with unprecedented candor, each chapter provides a trigger for further discussion of the topic. Each short video also provides a way to help others acknowledge and address the specific challenges involved in caring for a loved one. The DVD is chaptered for easy access to a specific topic, and can be incorporated into a Power-Point presentation.

Chapters:
1. A Couple Faces Alzheimer's
2. A Family Faces Alzheimer's: The Nursing Home Decision
3. Giving Up The Keys: Driving And Dementia
4. Complaints Of A Dutiful Daughter
5. The Struggle Over Independence
6. A Daughter's Anguish
7. Dying With Dignity At Home


DVD / 2009 / 46 minutes

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COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES

Although dementia may reduce expressive and receptive abilities, persons with cognitive loss are still able to communicate long after language abilities and understanding diminish. This DVD discusses ways to assess the expressive and receptive skills of older adults with dementia or other medical conditions. It offers a number of interventions caregivers can apply, including the use of a 9-question assessment and intervention tool that promotes better overall communication and patient safety.

DVD / 2009 / 41 minutes

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ELDER MISTREATMENT ASSESSMENT

Elder abuse or mistreatment can take on various forms that often go undetected. The Elder Assessment Instrument (EAI) is designed to help caregivers identify possible abuse, neglect, exploitative, and abandonment indicators. The DVD encourages a team approach in incorporating elder abuse screening in the general older adult health assessment, and takes a realistic look at the potential challenges associated with an accurate assessment, such as patient restriction on sharing of information, and limiting caregiver presence during assessment.

DVD / 2009 / 39 minutes

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FALL RISK ASSESSMENT (HENDRICH II)

Falling can pose a serious health risk to older adults in acute, home, and institutional environments...Using the Hendrich II Fall Risk Model, this DVD demonstrates how to assess patients for strength and mobility, extrinsic and intrinsic fall risk factors, and cognition. It also stresses the importance of assessing risk factors when conditions change, as well as, how to reduce fall risks by properly interpreting the assessment, and applying appropriate interventions.

DVD / 2009 / 34 minutes

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HOROWITZ IMPACT OF EVENT SCALE: AN ASSESSMENT OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS IN OLDER ADULTS - REVISED

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can affect an older adult's coping ability and sense of well-being; it is often difficult to discern, and may surface as a physical complaint with no immediately identifiable medical cause. The DVD shows how to apply the revised Horowitz Impact of Events Scale to measure response to trauma so underlying issues can be addressed. The DVD also documents how to identify risk factors, and establish appropriate treatments--including cognitive behavioral, exposure, and solution-focused therapies.

DVD / 2009 / 40 minutes

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HOSPITAL ADMISSION RISK PROFILE, THE (HARP)

Continued activity is crucial to maintaining basic functioning. Ideally performed upon admission, the Hospital Admission Risk Profile (HARP) assessment can help caregivers to recognize older adults who may be at risk for functional loss so they can provide appropriate interventions to reduce basic ADL decline during hospitalization. The DVD outlines the importance of movement to patient recovery, provides strategies to keep patients active, and explains the age, cognitive, and functional parameters that help to determine risk.

DVD / 2009 / 43 minutes

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KATZ INDEX OF INDEPENDENCE IN ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING

The Katz Index is a direct-observation assessment tool that measure a patient's ability to independently perform six basic activities of daily living in the following areas:

  • bathing
  • dressing
  • toileting
  • transferring
  • continence
  • feeding

  • This DVD encourages maximizing the person(s) functional status, while evaluating their actual capabilities to safely perform these daily tasks. It also identifies multiple factors that can affect older adult functioning, and discusses limitations in performing ADL's in community and instituational settings.


    DVD / 2009 / 28 minutes

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    MENTAL STATUS ASSESSMENT (MINI-COG)

    Using the case of an 89-year-old woman who is experiencing mild cognitive impairment after a fall, this DVD discusses when and how to administer and interpret the Mini-Cog to screen for potential causes. The DVD also explains the difference between delirium and dementia, and addresses ongoing safety and lifestyle issues that can improve quality of life for older adults.

    DVD / 2009 / 31 minutes

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    MOTHER NEVER GIVES UP HOPE, A: OLDER MOTHERS AND ABUSIVE ADULT SONS

    This DVD shares the candid and powerful stories of Ruth, Lova, Anne and Rita--four women who are dealing with abuse at the hands of an adult son. In their own words, they work through the emotions and pain of experiencing abuse from their sons, the life-changing impact it makes on them as a person and how it affects their mother-son relationships. The video also gives a "two year progression" window in which the women look back on how they have adapted or changed as a result of the abuse--one takes back her own personal power, another feels "re-victimized" by the system for not being able to maintain a relationship with her son. Both emotional and empowering, the stories provide firsthand insight on how advocates can better assist other survivors of this under-reported form of elder abuse.

    DVD / 2009 / 42 minutes

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    OLDER ADULT SEXUALITY: A CONTINUING HUMAN NEED

    This timely DVD provides an effective training tool caregivers can use to assess the sexual needs and issues that affect older adults. It offers sensitive ways to ask necessary questions, and help the older adult to overcome hesitations about expressing their needs or concerns. The DVD also discusses changes associated with aging for both men and women, and encourages an open, but non-assuming approach to communication that will enable care providers to establish supportive care plans that allow older adults to continue the healthy expression of sexual desires.

    DVD / 2009 / 37 minutes

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    RECOGNITION OF DEMENTIA IN HOSPITALIZED OLDER ADULTS

    The prevalence of dementia among hospitalized older adults is estimated at about 25%, with the dementia often going undetected during a hospital stay. This DVD shows how to use the Recognition of Dementia In Hospitalized Older Adults screening tool to identify any signs of dementia. Care providers will also learn how to recognize behavior triggers, how to address risks associated with dementia, and how to formulate an ongoing plan of care.

    DVD / 2009 / 30 minutes

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    SELF-NEGLECT: WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THE MARY NORTHERN CASE

    Putting a human face on one of the most complex and important self-neglect cases of our time, this DVD introduces us to Mary Northern--a 72 year old woman with gangrene in her lower legs, who refuses surgery, insisting her legs were just dirty. It documents her early life and accomplishments, lists the known facts of the case when first reported to Adult Protective Services, and provides a progression on the case and the subsequent interventions. Through the presentations of several expert panelists, the program delves into the tough issues of capacity and competence, and provides an informative look at the ethical, legal, social, financial, and mental health concerns involved in serving the best interests of vulnerable older adults.

    DVD / 2009 / 99 minutes

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    TRANSIENT URINARY INCONTINENCE IN OLDER ADULTS

    Failure to identify transient urinary incontinence may result in established urinary incontinence, a problem which affects over 17 million adults, and puts older adults at risk for further complications, such as, skin breakdown, falls, and placement in long-term care settings. Using an actual case study, this DVD demonstrates the best practices for assessing and treating transient urinary incontinence, a skill which all healthcare providers can develop and apply within their practice setting.

    DVD / 2009 / 40 minutes

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    WANDERING IN HOSPITALIZED: OLDER ADULTS WITH DEMENTIA

    This DVD shows caregiver staff how to integrate best practices in the prevention of wandering and elopement (wandering away), specifically in older adults with dementia. Potential triggers for these behaviors are outlined, along with proper screening of patients for risk factors. Emphasis is placed on preventive aids to reduce wandering, and the importance of understanding why patients tend to wander. The DVD provides an informative discussion on staff awareness of relevant security and HIPAA policies, if an elopement should occur.

    DVD / 2009 / 42 minutes

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    DEALING WITH PHYSICAL AGGRESSION IN CAREGIVING: NON-PHYSICAL AND PHYSICAL INTERVENTIONS - FINGER GRABS.

    When aggressive behavior happens, does your staff know how to respond quickly and safely to contain the behavior in a way that prevents injury to both the resident and themselves?

    This program deals with the common problem of Finger Grabs. Your staff will learn the preventive, non-physical interventions for minimizing violent episodes and, if necessary, the physical interventions to contain aggressive behaviors while preserving the dignity of the resident.


    DVD / 1999 / 18 minutes

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    FRANKL: A CONVERSATION WITH DR. FRANKL

    Dr. Viktor Frankl was the founder of what has come to be called the third Viennese school of psychotherapylogotherapy.

    In this video, Dr. Frankl and his friend, Dr. Melvin Kimble, discuss views on aging.


    DVD / 1990 / 60 minutes

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    FRANKL: DR. FRANKL RESPONDS

    Dr. Viktor Frankl was the founder of what has come to be called the third Viennese school of psychotherapylogotherapy.

    Dr. Frankl is presented in this video responding to questions on aging submitted by attendees at a conference on spirituality and aging.


    DVD / 1990 / 60 minutes

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    FRANKL: FACING THE TRANSITORY NATURE OF HUMAN EXISTENCE

    Dr. Viktor Frankl was the founder of what has come to be called the third Viennese school of psychotherapylogotherapy.

    In this conference keynote address, Dr. Frankl presents his thoughts on the meaning of later life, enjoying its riches and coping with its limitations.


    DVD / 1990 / 81 minutes

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    ELDER ABUSE: FIVE CASE STUDIES

    This video explores the issues of family abuse against an older adult very personally from the point of view of five different victims. Their candor in telling about their situation gives the viewer insight into the ambivalent feeling of older abuse victims as they try to find resolution to their pain. In the context of their struggle we also see the various interventions that can be used to help stop the abuse, including counseling, shelters, supportive services and legal action.

    Each of the cases in this video is real - not reenacted - and has been tracked over a period of time.


    DVD / 40 minutes

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    I'D RATHER BE HOME

    This video follows, over a period of seven years, the case of Norman, an older man repeatedly abused by one of his adult sons. The son lives at home (along with Norman's wife and other adult son). Since Norman is unwilling to take legal action, the situation seesaws for years with Norman leaving home for short periods of time and then returning, hoping his son will change. Eventually, after a severe beating, Norman ends up in a nursing home, has a mild stroke and is placed under state guardianship.

    I'd Rather Be Home reveals the events that happened subsequent to those chapters, and opens up several issues central to dealing with elder abuse cases.


    DVD / 30 minutes

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    IN THEIR OWN WORDS: DOMESTIC ABUSE IN LATER LIFE

    This 2 DVD set uses the voices of older victims to facilitate a dialog among a range of professions about the dynamics of abuse, the barriers these victims have to overcome to live free from abuse, and interventions and potential collaborations that may be effective in such cases.

    In addition to individual segments with victims, family members, victim service providers, and allied professionals, the DVDs include topical segments and a montage of victims and advocates speaking out that is designed for use by policymakers. It also includes an interactive role play between a parish nurse and an adult daughter caring for her father that is intended to help professionals recognize abusers' justifications for elder mistreatment.


    2 DVDs / 119 minutes

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    JUST TO HAVE A PEACEFUL LIFE

    This program profiles a woman who was married to an abusive husband for 45 years. She had five children who were also routinely abused by the husband. She left her husband three times when the children were small only to return because of financial need. She kept hoping he would mellow as he got older, but finally left him again at age 61 only to soon return again because of health problems. She died at age 63 without ever achieving the peaceful life she longed for.

    DVD / 10 minutes

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    SURROUNDED WITH LOVE: GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN

    More than 3.5 million children in the US are raised by a grandparent. In their own words, three grandmothers explain the reasons for their care giving/parenting decisions, and share their rewarding experiences raising their grandchildren.

  • Dolores, a 48-year old married woman is raising three grandsons after herdaughter was murdered.
  • Aderian, a 65-year old grandmother is raising two grandchildren, ages 12 and 6 after mental illness incapacitated both of their parents.
  • Jewel, a 64-year old grandmother, is 'happily raising' three grandchildren, ages 18, 13, and 4.
  • Surrounded With Love explores both the positive and negative feelings of the parenting grandparent: the hard work, the challenges and the added responsibilities.


    DVD / 22 minutes

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