Community Dementia Resources and Best Practices for Integrating Into Your Work

Caring for individuals with dementia takes more than clinical expertise; it takes a strong network of community support. In this module, you'll explore how resources like transportation services, case management, meal delivery, exercise programs, and social engagement can greatly improve quality of life for patients and ease the burden on families, especially as the disease progresses.
 
You’ll learn how to stay informed about local services, overcome barriers such as geography or language, and help connect patients with the support they need. The module also covers essential planning steps, medical, financial, and legal, that help preserve patient autonomy and reduce stress on caregivers. Understanding power of attorney, state-specific elder rights, and when to involve legal support can make a meaningful difference in care.
 
Finally, you'll learn to recognize signs of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, risks that increase with dementia, and how to act quickly and effectively by working with Adult Protective Services and other safety networks. By building these skills, you’ll help ensure that people living with dementia receive care that is not only effective but compassionate, respectful, and safe.
 
Medium: Video with PPT, eLearning
Activity Length: 41 minutes
Test Time: 6 minutes

Target Audience

This activity is designed for interdisciplinary healthcare providers, including nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, physician assistants, psychologists, and social workers involved in the care of people aging with HIV and at risk for or living with dementia.

Learning Objectives

After this activity, the participants will be able to:

  • Identify legal tools that support autonomy and protection for older adults with dementia, including advance directives and powers of attorney.
  • Describe key community-based dementia resources and services, including those provided by AAA, the Alzheimer’s Association, and AARP.
  • Assess situations involving potential elder abuse to decide when referral to Adult Protective Services is appropriate.
  • Differentiate between home-based and facility-based dementia care options available in your region.
Additional information
ACGME/ABMS Core Competencies: 
Patient Care and Procedural Skills
Practice-based Learning and Improvement
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Systems-based Practice
For more information, please contact:
CME Coordinator Contact Name: 
Chicago Center for HIV Elimination (CCHE)
CME Coordinator Contact Email: 
[email protected]
CME Coordinator Contact Phone: 
(773)-834-2468
Summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.75 Nursing Contact Hours
  • 0.75 Participation
  • 0.75 Social Work CEU
Activity opens: 
04/23/2026
Activity expires: 
04/30/2029
Part of: 
HIV Dementia Champion Training Program
PRESENTER
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.

Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.

No one in a position to control the educational content of this activity has any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credit
University of Chicago Medicine is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
 
Participants who successfully complete the entire activity and complete an evaluation form will earn .75 contact hours.
 
Social Worker Credit
University of Chicago Medicine is a Registered Social Work Continuing Education Sponsor through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and will offer continuing education units for Community Dementia Resources and Best Practices for Integrating Into Your Work for LSW and LCSW social workers in the state of Illinois.

.75 social work continuing education units are provided for this live activity.
 
Other Healthcare Professions Credit
Other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
Instructions for Participation and Claiming Credit
 
This online educational activity (enduring material) is designed to be completed within the time designated. To successfully earn credit, participants must complete the activity online during the valid credit period. To receive a certificate, the participant must watch the complete video presentation and correctly answer all questions (100% pass rate) on the post-test. The activity can be accessed by simply clicking "Complete Activity" and watching the video presentation. Once finished, you will be able to proceed to the post-test. Upon successful completion, the participant may claim credit and save or print their certificate.
 
Physicians and nurses are eligible to receive continuing education credit applicable to their profession. All other participants will receive a certificate indicating participation in this AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™-approved activity. For information on the applicability and acceptance of certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
 
For questions about credit or technical issues, please contact the Center for CME at the University of Chicago via email.
 

DISCLAIMER: The information presented in this activity is for continuing medical education purposes only. The opinions expressed in this educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, the University of Chicago Medicine, or the Department/Section.

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