UGEC collaborated with a rural Area Agency on Aging (AAA) to provide a hybrid Dementia Caregiver Conference to residents from the six counties served by the AAA. Other partners included the Alzheimer’s Association Utah Chapter and the Utah Department of Veterans and Military Affairs (UDVMA) Veteran Service Officer (VSO) training program that helps veterans determine eligibility for, and enroll in VA benefit programs. Topics included: UGEC programs; AAA community-based programs; dementia, depression, and delirium screening; understanding/responding to dementia-related behaviors; caregiver grief; VA healthcare enrollment; and VA caregiver support programs. The conference was held in-person in one county with 65 attendees. An additional 10 senior centers streamed the conference.
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