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Dementia in the Workforce

The USI GWEP reached out to its network of academic nursing program partners and nursing home partners to develop a strategic proposal of the use of FY 2022-23 Nursing Staff Training in Nursing Home Care Supplemental Funding.

The Nursing Staff Training in Nursing Home Care supplemental funding will support several initiatives focusing on nursing homes:

Dementia Curriculum: A Dementia-Focused Nursing Home Orientation designed for certified nursing assistants, nurses and other nursing home staff members. Learn more

Age-Friendly Curriculum: Learn More

Nursing Home Staff Education, Recruitment and Retention: Our nursing home partners will utilize the dementia curriculum and the Age-Friendly curriculum, and one staff member from each nursing home will receive the Dementia Live® coach certification. To address resilience, partnering nursing homes will select one staff member to be trained as a Mental Health First Aid Instructor. After receiving the instructor status, these individuals will host a course for nursing home staff members focusing on mental health concerns.

For More Information:

Katie Ehlman photoKatie Ehlman, PhD, CHES, HFA
Director, USI Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness
Professor of Gerontology
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Clara Boarman
Graduate Assistant, USI Bronstein Center for Healthy Aging and Wellness
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