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While effective communication should be a focus of home medical equipment specialists with all ages of patients, special attention should be paid to working with older adults as an increase in age can bring about medical conditions that may require more patience and an adjustment in how one provides and receives medical information. This course includes tips on how to better facilitate communication with older adult populations.

Nurses and other caregivers working with older adults will review and update their knowledge of medications commonly misused by the aging population and potential problems that can occur.

Nurses working with older adults will review and update their knowledge of adverse drug reactions and compliance/prescription issues that may affect the aging population.

Nurses working with older adults will review and update their knowledge of how medications can affect the elderly.

This course provides an overview of the causes and risk factors, signs and symptoms, and diagnosis and treatment of depression in the elderly population.

The participant will enhance their understanding of diseases, chronic illnesses, and mental issues that affect the older adult and discuss ways to promote healthy aging.

This course reviews the effects, causes and treatment options of sleep disorders among the elderly population.

This course reviews the relationship between aging and stroke.

This course provides an overview of how aging affects memory.

This course contains information about the prevalence and results of falls, and provides information that HME providers can share with their older clients to minimize the risk of falling.

This course will define chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) both as a primary disease state and as a co-morbid condition.

This course provides an overview of ethnogeriatrics which is the influence of ethnicity and culture on the health and well-being of older adults.

The direct care worker will better understand depression and how it affects the aging population.

This course is the first in a series of courses that examines the aging process and its effects on the human body.

This course will explain how the aging process contributes to changes in the cardiovascular system.

This course reviews the relationship between aging and multiple sclerosis.

This course provides an overview of how aging affects mobility, including risk factors, complications and dangers of immobility, and details how therapeutic activities can lessen mobility problems. 

This course will explain how the aging process contributes to chronic kidney disease.

Purpose:  This is the second part of a three-part series exploring cultures, ethnicities, age-appropriate care, and historical issues that affect the present health care climate. ALL115a covers cultural competency in health care, ALL115b highlights age-specific considerations in health care, and ALL115c addresses past and current issues of the health care industry, such as racism and discrimination, and how to respond as an individual and facility.

In this course, health care professionals will increase their understanding and skills in providing optimal care to individuals from varying age groups.

The certified medication aide will better understand depression and how it affects the aging population. 

The nursing assistant will gain an increased understanding of nutrition principles and the unique considerations of the aging population.

This self-study will focus on the definition, diagnostic approach, non-pharmacologic, and pharmacologic management of chronic constipation and fecal impaction in the aging population, including an overview of medications.

The information provided here includes an overview of communicating with people with dementia, including challenges and strategies for adapting communication to each person. 

This online course will help you understand the basics of communication.

Managing diabetes in the elderly presents many challenges. This course provides an overview of those challenges and how they can be met.