Aging in Place: Cognitive Changes in Aging and Strategies for Success

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Video Runtime: 59 Minutes; Learning Assessment Time: 53 Minutes

Not every slip of the memory is dementia, of course, but cognition does change as we age, sometimes, but not always, impacting the safety and feasibility of aging in place. It can be difficult to identify those cognitive changes that will have real-world functional consequences and those that won’t. This course will provide participants with an examination of cognitive changes that might occur in their aging clients. Strategies for compensation and successful aging in place will be provided to allow clinicians to have a meaningful impact on their clients’ ability to age in place safely and with good quality of life.

Learning Objectives

Differentiate delirium and dementia from cognitive changes associated with aging
Collaborate with aging clients and their caregivers to prevent the decline of cognitive function
Integrate strategies into the home settings of aging clients to compensate for cognitive changes
Incorporate caregivers into management plans to support cognition in aging family members

Meet your instructor

Angela Mansolillo

Angela Mansolillo is a speech-language pathologist and board-certified specialist in swallowing disorders with more than 25 years of experience. She is currently a senior speech-language pathologist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she provides evaluation and treatment services for adults and…

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Chapters & learning objectives

1. Aging and Cognition: Not Just Dementia

Which cognitive changes are part of normal aging and which are not? This chapter will discuss the potential impacts of aging on cognition. Dementia and delirium types will also be examined.

2. Staying Sharp: Preventing Decline in Cognitive Function

This chapter will examine the evidence for preventing cognitive decline in aging. The role of mood and sleep and the evidence for physical activity and socialization to prevent cognitive changes will be assessed.

3. Staying at Home: Compensatory Strategies to Facilitate Aging in Place

Is the problem recall? Communication? Comprehension? Denial? This chapter will provide participants with targeted compensations to address the cognitive changes that occur in normal aging and those associated with dementia.

4. The Burden Is Real: Supporting Caregivers of Aging Clients

Caregivers are often an integral part of successful aging in place for individuals with cognitive changes. This chapter will provide clinicians with options for better support for those providing care to elderly family members at home.

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