Crisis Prevention/Intervention
- Proactive planning for Behavioral & Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)
Activities and Programs:
Music and Memory Program
La Crosse County Dementia Support Groups
Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) Support Groups
Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) Support Groups
Caregiver Support:
Oasis Respite Program
Savvy Caregiver Program
- Focuses on helping family/friend caregivers of people living with dementia to acquire and strengthen knowledge, skills, and attitudes that are appropriate for the community-based caregiving role they have undertaken.
Peer Caregiver Support
WI Alzheimer’s Association Teleconference Support Groups
Powerful Tools for Caregivers
Online Family Caregiving Training
Resources:
Dementia Care Specialist Program
Dementia Toolkit - all the toolkit files are located here:
- How To Video on navigating the toolkit
- Member History Form
- Dementia Tool Kit-Observation Form
- Plan of Action Form
- Problem Behavior Flowchart
A nonpharmacologic toolkit to promote positive behavioral health
Proven Dementia De-escalation Techniques (very basic and short - 6 pages)
Crisis Prevention (CPI)
- Empowering and supporting individuals and organizations to deliver person-centered, dementia capable memory care.
- Strongly recommended for acute care
- Fee based
- Crisis Prevention (CPI)
- Therapeutic Design of Physical Space
Tactics to make your facilities physical space more dementia friendly:
Dementia Care Environment Audit Tools and Services
- Audit tools for assessing the care environment
Environmental & Communication Assessment Toolkit (ECAT) for Dementia Care (cost)
- This evidence-based toolkit includes the tools you need to assess, intervene, and modify on an individualized basis to ensure the quality of life for people with dementia. This is available from multiple websites.
Person Directed Dementia Care Assessment Toolkit
- Excellent resource published by Wisconsin DHS
- A guide for creating quality of life and successfully refocusing behavior
- Crisis Response Options
- La Crosse Mobile Crisis (24/7)
- 608-784-4357
- Contact for immediate stabilization of an individual
- Great Rivers 2-1-1
- Offers free, confidential community information and referrals 24 hours/day
- Dial 2-1-1 or (800) 362-8255 to talk to an information and referral specialist
- Crisis Hotline 24/7
- Dial 2-1-1 or (800) 362-8255 to talk to a crisis specialist
- Alzheimer Association 24/7 hotline
- 1-800-272-3900
- Answers all types of questions
- Dementia Emergency Website
- Suggestions to calm a variety of situations
- Information is generalized
- La Crosse Mobile Crisis (24/7)