Explore Dementia Care Course Topics

Helping individuals with dementia to fully utilise their skills is a crucial aspect of their care.

Course Topics

Our Dementia Awareness is highly recommended for care homes.

Showing emotions in Dementia

Identifying feelings and needs, interpreting messages, recognising triggers, understanding and responding to people showing emotions (behaviours staff find challenging) (e.g. verbal and physical aggression, refusing help, personal care including bathing, walking, sexual expression, tearfulness, hallucinations

Recognising signs of Dementia

Recognising Dementia isn’t always easy, however, knowing the basics could assist your team
in supporting your resident’s and loved ones to get potential health professional’s involved
much sooner

Different Types of Dementia

There are over 200 types of Dementia now, We cover the basics that most care setting and
professionals will care for on a daily basis. Allowing you to recognise different types.

Diet & Nutrition

Throughout a person’s Dementia journey, some people experience weight loss and can even struggle with textures, develop new cravings such as sugary foods. This training will equip your staff and allow them to cater for all living with Dementia, to ensure we support them in enjoying their diet and fluids.

Approach

Often, those living with Dementia can react in a negative way due to poor approach,
interaction or other poor care experiences. This course will fully equip your staff to engage in
positive interactions using the correct approach.

Incontinence

Regognising when to get help, where to get help and how to support a person suffering with
incontinence.