What You Need to Know When a Resident Hoards

Self enrollment

This session will explore hoarding in senior living by first defining hoarding and identifying the types of hoarding behaviors.  The session will look at the scope of the issue in various levels of senior living (e.g., independent/assisted living, SNF, senior housing), reasons why individuals may hoard, health conditions that might lead to hoarding behavior, and the effects (physical, social, emotional) of hoarding behavior.  Approaches and signs for recognizing hoarding behavior will be addressed.  Finally, strategies to address hoarding in senior living will be offered including how to balance interventions with resident rights, standardized assessment to determine the severity of hoarding, the dos and don’ts of communicating with a hoarder and practices for supporting the hoarder toward a place of health and well-being.

Educational level:  Intermediate.  Contact hours: 2.5 Target audience: OT, COTA, PT, PTA, SLP.  Satisfactory completion criteria: Complete pre-/post-test, view all modules and video clips, complete all associated quizzes, submit course evaluation. ASHA approval .25 ASHA CEUs.  AOTA Content Focus -- Service Delivery and Foundational Knowledge. 

Before completion, please review each course to ensure it is applicable/ approved by your State's board.