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Lafayette Fire Dept. completes dementia training to aid elderly
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Did you know 90 percent of medical runs made by the fire department in Lafayette are for helping
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the elderly? It's true and that's why the Lafayette Fire Department took big steps to
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better answer those calls. Our department went through dementia training with Area 4. Star City
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News spoke with Assistant Chief for Training Grant Davidson. He explained what it was like for the
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department to get dementia training certificates and how it's impacting not only the community
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but bettering the Lafayette Fire Department. We had a about a one-hour lecture. We had to take a
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test, pass the test, and then we all received certifications in the city of Lafayette. Fire
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Department also received a certification for passing and completing the dementia training.
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Davidson said as they work with elderly, the dementia training was crucial to bring more
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comfort to the victims they deal with. And it's important to be able to communicate with them,
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kind of minimize their fears or concerns or whatever they're going through at the time.
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And if we could do that by learning how to communicate with them, helping their family
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members through education, then that's a win-win for everybody. The Lafayette Fire
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Department worked alongside the non-profit organization Area 4 to complete the certification.
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We work a lot with Area 4 because they provide services to the elderly and community members
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that need help, whether it's education or help with equipment to help them get up off the floor
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or whatnot. Area 4 shared a statement with the city of Lafayette saying in part that the training
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demonstrates LFD's dedication to making our entire community more dementia friendly. And
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the fire department believes that this new step in dementia training is a leap for understanding
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the Lafayette elderly community and how the LFD can make 90% of its calls stronger. For more
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information, check out StarCityTV.com. Maddie Sandil, Star City News, Lafayette.
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