NCC to Hold Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care Seminar

Alzheimer's and other dementias are projected to attack 13.8 million people 65 and over in 2050

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BETHLEHEM, PA (09/10/2018) It is projected that by 2050, 13.8 million people ages 65 and older will be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

Northampton Community College (NCC) will hold a seminar on dementia care on Tuesday, October 2, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the College's Fowler Family Southside Center, 511 East Third Street, Bethlehem.

Facilitated by Lori Dierolf, BA, PCHA, CPD, the training session will explore the disease process and related behaviors, success-oriented interventions, end-of-life issues, communication, providing care assistance, and fostering respect and sensitivity toward people with dementia.

The seminar is ideal for healthcare professionals, administrators and staff of nursing and assisted living facilities, social workers, home care and hospice agency staff, and anyone interested in learning about dementias and the care of people with these brain diseases.

The seminar has been approved for continuing education credits by the Pennsylvania State Nursing Association (7.0), the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (8.0), the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (7.0) and meets the criteria for those who qualify for and are pursuing certification as a CDP, (Certified Dementia Practitioner). Northampton Community College is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

The fee is $249. To enroll with a credit card, visit Northampton.edu/HealthCareCourses. For more information, call 610-332-6585 or email healthcare@northampton.edu.