Partners in FTD Care Newsletters

Welcome to the Partners in FTD Care quarterly newsletter library.  Partners in FTD Care is your resource for case-based learning to build knowledge and confidence in serving people with FTD.  Each issue presents an actual care scenario that can be used easily in staff training.

Issue #3: Spring 2012: John Brown is a 56-year-old principal owner of a large farming operation in the Midwest.  He lived with Mary, his wife of 36 years, on the main farm and two of his children.  He is a robust, easy-going, friendly man.

Issue #2: Winter 2012: Karl, a 59-year-old male, was diagnosed with FTD at the age of 54.  He has a four-year college degree and was always able to articulate well.  Karl has been in a care facility for two years.

Issue #1: Fall 2011: Margie Eline is a 51-year-old well-known local artist. Her husband, Larry, and she have custody of their five-year-old grandson, Luke. Margie had spent her days caring for Luke, painting, attending exercise classes, and volunteering for local organizations. All describe her as sociable, easy-going, generous and intelligent.