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About The Beatriz Lab
The Beatriz Lab is Alzheimer's training for senior care providers, nursing and medical students, and social service professionals. In this immersive training, the learner will embody Beatriz, a middle-aged Latina woman as progressive Alzheimer’s Disease causes changes in her brain. From the onset of symptoms to late stage disease and the transition to residential care, the learner understands the profound effect Alzheimer’s has on daily life, from processing and cognition to relationships and emotional wellbeing.
What Users Learn
In this Alzheimer's training, users learn how to:
- Identify ways that Alzheimer's Disease affects communication in the brain.
- Recognize changes in visual and auditory processing that can disrupt activities of daily living.
- Identify ways that a person with Alzheimer's can be redirected, calmed, and engaged.
- Find effective ways to work as a team between patient, family, and healthcare personnel to contribute to patient quality of life.