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Videos About Older Adults

Gerontology

A Training Resource

By Jim Messina, Ph.D., CCMHC, NCC, DCMHS-T

Videos on Older Adults

A powerful clip about aging at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuSsbjbkkro


How More Americans are Aging in Place at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VqgSkN14JE


Aging in America: Crisis in long-term care at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLKTThGrAxw


A Window into the Daily Sturggles of Long Term Care at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYZdsJqx4xc


Need to Know-Graying in the suburbs: A Blueprint America Special Report at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yYENVlcSGw


Global Lessons on Long-Term Care at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n87WzJdZcAw


Fixing America's Long-Term Care System at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRew81Yb1rM


Using Medicaid dollars to expand long-term care choices at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEaa2nZQJQs


How young blood might help reverse aging. Yes, really at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsECS5qsGLs

On Line Alzheimer's Training for Health Care Providers From University of Kentucky

Link: https://www.cecentral.com/node/1441


1. Alzheimer's Disease: Diagnosis, Treatment and Research Advances: 

Link: https://www.cecentral.com/activity/5628


2. End Stage Dementia and End-of-Life Care

Link: https://www.cecentral.com/activity/5630


3. Promoting Brain Health Activities and Preventing Memory Problems in Later Life

Link: https://www.cecentral.com/activity/7298


4. Safety Precautions in Older Patients : Medications, Driving RIsks and Home Environment

Link: https://www.cecentral.com/activity/7299


5. Confidentiality and Privacy of Health Information

Link: https://www.cecentral.com/activity/7300


6. Recognizing Medical Conditions that Mimic Dementia

Link: https://www.cecentral.com/activity/8469


7. The Docs Talk About Memory Loss: Is it Normal Aging or Alzheimer's Disease?

Link: https://www.cecentral.com/activity/8589


8. Breaking News on the Horizon: How Close Are We to Curing Alzheimer's?

Link: https://www.cecentral.com/activity/8590


9. Supporting Family Caregivers and Underserved Populations in Providing Care for Patients with Alzheimer's

Link: https://www.cecentral.com/activity/8591

TED Talks On Alzheimers-Dementia

What you can do to prevent Alzheimer's at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twG4mr6Jov0


Alzheimer’s Is Not Normal Aging — And We Can Cure It at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkIg-SxPzTA


Detect and prevent Alzheimer’s disease before memory loss at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQvfNG9bkz0


Power Foods for the Brain at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_ONFix_e4k


The resistant brain: nourishing our bodies against Alzheimer’s at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnnv5EO1Xfw


Top 10 Tips to Keep Your Brain Young at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tcEgqTWbxQ


Tips to Keep your Brain Young at: http://www.anti-aginggames.com/braintips.html

Videos from Dementia Care Central

https://www.dementiacarecentral.com/videos/

 

This collection of short dementia and Alzheimer’s care videos is made available to viewers at no cost courtesy of dementia care expert Teepa Snow.

 

How to Approach Persons with Dementia

This video clip shows how to approach a person with dementia so as to minimize anxiety and offer respect (time: 4 minutes 20 seconds).

 

Normal Brain vs. Alzheimer’s

This video shows the differences between a normal brain and a brain with Alzheimer's. It also covers brain size and changes in brain size.

 

Fix Uncooperative Dementia Behavior

This video provides information on how to obtain cooperation using some tips such as using short, simple, concrete information, offering simple choices, asking them for help, breaking the task into simple steps and others.

 

Different Types of Dementia

This video clip describes the different types of dementia (time: 1 minute 45 seconds).

 

Communicating by Touch with Dementia

This video clip describes how to touch a person with dementia without raising their anxiety or disrespecting their wishes (time: 1 minute).

 

How to Speak to Someone with Dementia

This video clip provides advice on speaking to a person with dementia (time: 1 minute 30 seconds).

 

Dementia & Foul Language – Why Some People with Dementia Develop Problems with Swearing

This video clip explains why some people with dementia develop problems with swearing (time: 1 minute 40 seconds).

 

How & Why Dementia Impacts Memory

This video clip depicts typical memory problems in dementia (time: 4 minutes 20 seconds).

 

Grooming for Late Stage Dementia

This short video clip shows a caregiver grooming a person in a late stage of dementia (time: 2 minutes 45 seconds).

 

Speech Problems with Dementia

This video clip depicts typical progression of the effects of dementia on ability to speak (time: 4 minutes).

 

Techniques to Assist with Dementia

This video clip shows how to use tactile (touching) cues and the hand under hand technique to assist your loved one in the tasks of daily living. Verbal cues and visual cues are also important (time: 1 minute 30 seconds).

 

Grooming Tips for Dementia

This video shows a caregiver using verbal, visual, and tactile cues to help a person in a moderately late stage of dementia groom herself (time: 3 minutes 30 seconds).

 

Inhibition, Impulse Control & Dementia

This video discusses emotional problems that may occur for people with dementia (time: 2 minutes).

 

Eating Safely with Dementia

This video clip describes how to help your loved one with eating (time: 3 minutes 45 seconds).

 

Dressing Tips for Dementia

This video clip shows a caregiver using verbal, visual, and tactile cues to help a man in a middle stage of dementia get dressed (time: 3 minutes 30 seconds).

 

Emotional Distress with Dementia

This video clip describes how to deal with emotional distress in a person with dementia (time: 3 minutes).

 

The Affect of Dementia on the Brain

This video provides an overview of dementia and how it impacts the brain (time: 2 minutes).

 

Conversing with People with Dementia

This video that shows how to converse with a person with dementia (time: 2 minutes).