Who is the Course For

Care Workers new to the industry.

Course Content

• Understanding of the word 'dementia'.
• Different symptoms and pathways of dementia and what that means to the individual.
• Diagnosing dementia.
• Different areas of the brain and their individual responsibilities.
• Behaviours and how to support individuals who experience these.
• Impact of colours within dementia care.

Course Materials

• All those completing the course will be issued with a Certificate.
• A full set of Course Notes will be issued to the Manager of those attending.

Who is the Course For

Nursing/care & activity staff who regularly care for patients with dementia.

Course Content

• Understanding of the word 'dementia'.
• Different symptoms and pathways of dementia and what that means to the individual.
• Diagnosing dementia.
• Different areas of the brain and their individual responsibilities.
• Stages of dementia.
• Behaviours and how to support individuals who experience these.
• Impact of colours within dementia care.
• Effective communication
• Importance of history
• Meaningful activity for people with dementia.

It was really informative, detailed and captivating. Use of videos helped put information into perspective as well.

Sara, Clinical Lead

Good session relating back to practice with examples. Pace allowed time to expand on examples.

Ellie-Mae, Health Care Assistant, August 2016

I felt this helped me learn a lot more about problems/illnesses that service users may be facing and what I can do to provide as much support as possible.