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.
