Pressure Points for Dementia Caregiving: Behavior, Driving, and Firearms
1–2 PM Eastern | 10–11 AM Pacific
Also available on demand Sept. 19 – Nov. 16, 2025
Includes one complimentary Continuing Education (CE) credit.
Continuing Education Credits:
- California Board of Registered Nursing
- California Professional Fiduciaries Bureau
- National Academy of Certified Care Managers
- National Commission for Health Education Credentialing
- National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners
- New York State Education Department
- Society of Certified Senior Advisors
Caring for someone with dementia brings unique challenges, especially when disruptive behaviors, driving safety, or firearms in the home are involved. This webinar will explore how to identify behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), offer practical guidance for caregivers navigating driving concerns, and examine the legal implications of firearm possession under cognitive disability, with summaries of relevant laws from multiple states.
Participants in this webinar will be able to:
- Identify evidence-based medications for BPSD.
- Deliver recommendations to caregivers regarding driving concerns.
- List common disabilities that prohibit a person from legally possessing a firearm.
Presenter:
Barbara Messinger-Rapport, MD, is the owner/founder of SAVVE (Special Assessment of Very Vulnerable Elders) in Cleveland, Ohio, where she assesses safety concerns regarding financial exploitation, driving, firearms and other triggers of difficult behavior in older adults. She is also a medical director for Oak Street Health, and prior to that was the medical director of Vinney Palliative and Hospice Care of Menorah Park Senior Living and director of Geriatric Medicine at Cleveland Clinic.
Accessibility:
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