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  • Gerontology
  • Neuroscience Education

Background:

  • Florida mandates Alzheimer's disease (AD) training for all direct care staff in various healthcare settings.
  • Legislative mandates specify AD training curricula components and provider standards.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe Florida's Alzheimer's disease (AD) training program review process.
  • To report on the review of 445 curricula submitted over four and a half years.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of submitted Alzheimer's disease (AD) training curricula.
  • Analysis of curriculum content, learning objectives, didactic approach, and adherence to state requirements.

Main Results:

  • Over 90% of initial submissions lacked essential components like learning objectives and didactic approach.
  • Frequent issues identified included inaccurate information, non-person-centered language, and missing required content.
  • Prevalence of form and content problems across all curriculum types.

Conclusions:

  • Significant deficiencies exist in Alzheimer's disease (AD) training curricula for direct care staff.
  • Florida's credentialing program is proposed as a model for ensuring accurate and effective training materials.