Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementia Care Course
Facilitator’s Orientation
The Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementia Care Course (ADODCC ) is a coordinated provincial
education program focusing on care provision for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and other
dementias. This course is interactive, which enables participants to bring the material to life and
make it practical for day-to-day care provision.
The ADODCC course:
• Provides a holistic, person-centered philosophy to understanding dementia.
•Focuses on strategies to help with the activities of daily living;.
•Aids caregivers and care providers in their efforts to maintain a person's identity, dignity, and selfesteem.
• Is founded on the philosophy that quality care of persons with dementia involves an
interdisciplinary team approach.
Education makes
a Difference
In 2008, the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging, Mount Saint Vincent University was contracted to assist the ADODCC Committee in
revitalizing the Care Course. The revised course, released January 2009, further emphasizes person-centered care and the importance
of team approach. The new content focuses on:
•Oral health
• Working with families
• Falls prevention
• Mental illness and dementia
• P.I.E.C.E.S. and U-First! Wheel A Collaborative Care Tool
• Dementia and sexuality
The ADODCC Committee will be holding a Facilitator’s Orientation Session on Oct. 4, 2013 9:00 to 4:30.
If you are an ADODCC Facilitator, you will be required to attend the one day session for your re-certification.
If you are not an ADODCC Facilitator, but would like to become one, requirements include:
• The successful completion the Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementia Care Course
• Experience in a health related field
• Experience in delivering adult education programs
• Completion of a one-day Care Course facilitator orientation
To register:
Please forward the registration form by Sept 23, 2013 to: Cheryl Dunphy, ADODCC Administration
2 Dartmouth Road, Bedford, NS B4A 2K7
Phone: 832-8500, ext. 282 | Fax: 832-8505
Email: cheryl.dunphy@healthassociation.ns.ca
Session Date: October 4, 2013
Location: Northwood , Ivany Place
123 Gary Martin Drive, Bedford, NS B4B 0G7
Meeting Room: The Great Room
Registration Fee:
$75.00 + HST = $86.25 (lunch included)
Payment required with registration. Please make your cheque or money order payable to Health Association NS.
Registration Form (Please print)
Name: _____________________________________________ Title: ______________________________
Organization: ___________________________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________________
City: ____________________________________________ Postal Code: __________________________
Telephone: _______________________________________ Fax: _________________________________
Email: ________________________________________________________________________________
There is a minimum of 15 participants required to run the workshop so please register before September 23,
2013 to determine whether the workshop will move forward.
This is a scent free environment.