Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Resources

Wisconsin Dementia Care Systems Redesign

• DHS Dementia Care System Redesign Initiatives

• Wisconsin Dementia Care System Redesign Plan (P-00586, PDF, 2.6 MB)

Programs and Services

• Dementia Care Specialists Program

• Alzheimer's Family and Caregiver Support Program

• Community Options Program

• Family Care

Person-Directed Dementia Care Behavior Solution Study

• Person-Directed Dementia Care Assessment Tool (P-20084) (PDF, 1.04 MB)

Resource Materials

• 20 Questions - Favorite Things (PDF, 18 KB)

• Behavior Analysis Form (F-01344) (PDF, 92 KB)

• Behavior Monitoring Record (F-01346) (PDF, 144 KB)

• Dementia Special Care Environment Initial Action Plan Development Directions and Sample (PDF, 25 KB)

• Guide for the Use of Disguised Doors and Other Preventive Exiting Strategies for People with Dementia (PDF, 185 KB)

• Guidelines for a Listening and Learning Circle (PDF, 17 KB)

• Lewy Body and Frontal-Temporal Lobe Dementias (PDF, 18 KB)

• Music & Memory Initiative

• Odor Control Guidelines for Special Care Units (PDF, 18 KB)

• Personal Alarms: Safety Device or Hazard? (PDF, 29 KB)

• Special Care Unit Live Activity Engagement Process and Pacing Throughout the Day (PDF, 106 KB)

• Shifting from a Medical Model of Dementia Care to a New Culture of Person-Directed/Centered Care (PDF, 25 KB)

• Sample Dementia Special Care Environment Working Document (PDF, 34 KB)

• Template for Special Care Environment Working Document (F-01345) (Word, 30 KB)

Cognitive Screeners

• Information for Certified Screeners

Publications

The following publications were developed as part of an Alzheimer's Demonstration Grant from the federal Administration on Aging.

Training Manual for Alzheimer's Caregivers:

• Part 1: Changing Our Minds (P-23196) (PDF, 113 KB)

• Part 2: Caregiving Strategies (PDF, 33 KB)

• Attachments

  • Brain Structures Affected by Alzheimer's (PDF, 81 KB)

  • Reversible/Treatable Causes of Dementia (PDF, 11 KB)

  • Definition of Dementia (PDF, 25 KB)

  • Thinking Processes & Environmental Perception  (PDF, 13 KB)

  • Training Resource List (PDF, 9 KB)

Planning Guide for Dementia Care at Home

• Introduction (P-23193) (PDF, 64 KB)

• Stages of Alzheimer's Disease (PDF, 45 KB)

• ADLs and IADLs (PDF, 52 KB)

• Caregiver Support (PDF, 55 KB)

• Medical Care (PDF, 56 KB)

• Psychosocial Needs (PDF, 55 KB)

• Nutrition (PDF, 46 KB)

• Advance Directives (PDF, 46 KB)

• Environment (PDF, 143 KB)

• Environmental Adaptations (PDF, 29 KB)

• Bibliography (PDF, 14 KB)

Dementia Quality of Life Outcomes Planning Tool

• Planning tool for providers  (P-23195) (PDF, 311 KB)

• Form for documenting outcomes  (P-23195, Part 4) (PDF, 16 KB)

Quality Home Visits

• Quality Home Visits Guide for Care Managers (P-23194) (PDF, 71 KB)

Other Websites

• Other Websites on Aging and Dementia