March 2019 Dementia Live Training with the River Forest Police
Providing Dementia Training to River Forrest Police
The Illinois cognitive Resources Network published an article about Right at Home of West Central Chicago providing Dementia Live training to the River Forrest Police.
Some quotes from those who participated:
“The Dementia Live training offered us the opportunity to experience in a similar way what these patients are experiencing,” O’Shea said of a program he described as “educational,” “humbling” and “reality-based.”
“Every day, the officers are engaging in community and problem policing strategies with community outreach and caretaking occurring to improve quality of life and the safety of our residents,” O’Shea said. “Dementia Live and other related training gives the department the skill set needed to respond to or self-initiate positive interaction with residents in need of assistance.”
You can read the full article here.
We will be training the River Forest Library Staff on May 14 at 11:30 and also Right at Home West Central Chicagoland will be training the Proviso Township Staff on June 18th, comprised of 75 people from Administration and Management to their Highway Dept. Again we will be using The Dementia Live Experience ((TM) Age-U-Cate) as our training tool:
https://ilbrainhealth.org/2019/04/12/dementia-live-training-provides-river-forest-police-officials-a-glimpse-of-what-patients-experience/
