Course Content

  • Common Changes in Aging
  • Cultural Implications for Aging
  • Functional Decline
  • Current Issues and Trends
  • Overview of Common Diagnoses
  • Common Medications and Related Concerns
  • Physical Care of the Older Adult
  • Dementia vs Normal Memory Changes
  • Safety Technician Interventions
  • Escalated Behavior
  • Ethics/End of Life

Course Outcomes

  1. Describe common physical changes in the older adult.
  2. Describe common cognitive changes in the older adult.
  3. Describe how the caregiver physically cares for the older adult.
  4. Describe how the caregiver interacts with the older adult.
  5. Use strategies to reduce the risk of functional decline.

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Care of the Older Adult in Acute Care by Whatcom Community College is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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