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Transform primary care and long-term care settings to be age-friendly and dementia-friendly. Deliver community-based education and training to improve dementia care and support. See below for the many ways OkDCN can help support professional and family caregivers.
- 105 S. Bryant Suite 210, Edmond, 73034, OK
- (405) 271-7622
- Age-Friendly Nursing Home Echo
- Age-Friendly Caregiver Echo
- Age-Friendly Community Resources Echo
Each of our Age-Friendly Nursing Home ECHO consists of a 30 minute information presentation that includes a clinical case study as well as a 15-20 minute Quality Improvement presentation. Our first Age-Friendly ECHO series began in October 2021. Previous series resourcesare still available to view and download. Each of our Age-Friendly Nursing Home...
Each of our Age-Friendly Caregiver ECHO sessions will consist of a 40 minute informational presentation delivered by a content experts who works regularly with family and professional caregivers. The final 20 minutes of this fully virtual session will be dedicated to case studies and interaction between caregivers and the ECHO Hub Team. Dates, topi...
The Age-Friendly Community Resource ECHO was developed for Community Health Workers, Discharge Planners, Outreach Workers and other professionals who work with those older adults who are residing in the community. These ECHO sessions have a 40 - 45 minute educational presentation by a content expert in the field and provides resources for those par...
- 105 S. Bryant Suite 210, Edmond, 73034, OK
- (405) 271-7622
Jul 11, 2024 · With the Oklahoma Dementia Care Network, OU is working to improve the quality of life for older adults through several primary objectives: helping staff at existing clinics and nursing homes become more skilled in caring for people with dementia; placing current OU nursing, medicine and social work students in rural clinics and nursing homes ...
May 2, 2022 · • Oklahoma Dementia Care Network (OKDCN). Improve the care and health outcomes of older adults living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and their family and friend caregivers https://www.ouhealth.com/oklahoma-center-for-geroscience/healthy-aging-services/oklahoma-dementia-care-network-okdcn-/
Aug 27, 2024 · During the first iteration of the grant, accomplishments include training 1,578 nursing home direct-care workers in dementia-specific care; supporting 10 primary care clinics and 9 nursing homes as they achieved national Age-Friendly Health System recognition; training 586 family caregivers; creating a dementia training program for community ...
Jul 31, 2024 · A new round of federal funds will allow the University of Oklahoma to grow its work with rural and tribal SNF dementia care employees.
Jul 10, 2019 · To enhance care for the growing number of people with Alzheimer’s and other dementia, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center a $3.75 million grant.
