An estimated 120,000 Virginians have Alzheimer's Disease; in five years that figure will rise to 145,000. Sixty percent of those will wander away and need medical assistance. Will you know how to help?

Publications

• Alzheimer’s Disease: Public Safety and Emergency Response
• Alzheimer's Disease: Emergency First Responder's Guide for Individuals with Alzheimer's Disease (.pdf, 2 pages)

DCJS Training Programs

• Alzheimer's Training for First Responders

Alzheimer's Training Presentation Materials

• Alzheimer's and Corrections
  
  
  • Presentations
    
    
    • Dealing with Alzheimer's Inside the Jail Environment (.ppt, 39 slides)
      
      
    • Working with the Aging Population (.ppt, 43 slides)
      
      
  • Documents
    
    
    • Dealing with Alzheimer's Inside the Jail Environment: Behavioral Interventions (.pdf or .doc, 8 pages)
      
      
• Tests & Scenarios
  
  
  • Presentations
    
    
    • First Responder Training Scenarios for Role Playing (.ppt, 15 slides)
          Demonstration pictures for background purposes only; to be used with First Responder Training Scenarios for Role Playing document below.
      
      
  • Documents
    
    
    • Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia Test (.pdf or .doc, 7 pages)
      
      
    • Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia Test Key (.pdf or .doc, 5 pages)
      
      
    • First Responder Training Scenarios for Role Playing (.pdf or .doc, 6 pages)
      
      
• Training (updated 2007)
  
  
  • Presentations
    
    
    • Alzheimer's/Dementia Training for Emergency Responders (.ppt, 66 slides)
      
      
  • Documents
    
    
    • Alzheimer's/Dementia Training for Emergency Responders Lesson Plan (.pdf or .doc, 30 pages)
      
      
    • Special Populations Lesson Plan (.pdf or .doc, 19 pages)
      
      
• Safe Return
  
  
  • Presentations
    
    
    • Safe Return Program (.ppt, 20 slides)
      
      
  • Documents
    
    
    • Safe Return Program Lesson Plan (.pdf or .doc, 3 pages)
      
      
• Search & Rescue
  
  
  • Presentations
    
    
    • Lost Alzheimer's Disease Search Management for Law Enforcement (.ppt, 56 slides)
      
      
  • Documents
    
    
    • Requesting Assistance (.pdf or .doc, 2 pages)
      
      
    • Maps
      • Clairemont (.pdf, 1 page)
      • Farmville (.pdf, 1 page)
      • Fluvanna (.pdf, 1 page)
      • Greendale (.pdf, 1 page)
      • Harpers Ferry (.pdf, 1 page)
      • Hopewell (.pdf, 1 page)
      • Quinque (.pdf, 1 page)
      • Richmond (.pdf, 1 page)
      • Shenandoah (.pdf, 1 page)
      • Virginia Beach (.pdf, 1 page)

Links

• Emergency Response International - SARNews.com
• National Alzheimer's Association
• Project Lifesaver International
• Virginia Department of Fire Programs
• Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services

More Information

For more information about Alzheimer's/dementia training, contact Julie Ana Skone at 757.692.0108.