Dementia Awareness for Carers
This Dementia Awareness for Carers course aligns with legal and best practice guidelines; it provides users with the knowledge they need to offer compassionate and person-centred care to people with dementia, their family carers and their loved ones. It’s the perfect introduction for anyone who’s training to Tier 2 of the Dementia Standards Training Framework – particularly professional carers, support workers, and anyone who works closely with people living with dementia – and it’s useful for family carers too.
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Dementia is not a natural part of ageing and it’s not a disease in its own right. It’s actually a word that’s used to represent a set of symptoms.
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Learning outcomes
- Know how to identify and act upon early signs of dementia – including understanding the social, emotional and physical impact
- Have a good understanding of the different aspects of dementia care and how to carry them out
- Know about the variety of support that’s available to those with dementia and their families, including how to offer it
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Course contents
This training course is broken down into 4 sections
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1Raising Awareness
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2Dementia-Friendly Environments
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3Active Planning & Active Caring
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4Living Well With Dementia
Section 1
In this first section, we’ll be covering general dementia awareness. You’ll likely have knowledge on this already – especially if you’re an experienced carer or support worker – but it’s crucial to refresh yourself on the essentials and to keep up to date with our ever-developing understanding of dementia.
Section 2
In this section, we’re going to cover the things that someone can expect from their organisation if they’re diagnosed with dementia while they’re still working, as you may play a central role in making sure they’re offered the appropriate support. It’s crucial that organisations are not only dementia-knowledgeable, but also dementia-friendly.
Section 3
In this section, we take a closer look at your responsibilities as someone who works closely with people who have dementia and their loved ones.
We cover what needs to be communicated to someone with dementia and their family carers; how it should be communicated; how to access this information; the importance of you and the family member becoming care partners and working as a team; and your responsibility to take initiative and proactively make the first move at the different stages of someone’s care.
Section 4
In this final section, we offer guidance and practical tips on how to help a loved one or patient live well with dementia – we’ll guide you on how to use different types of communication, prioritise meaningful activities, and protect someone’s power of choice.
About this course
In this Dementia Awareness Online Training Course, individuals will develop and refresh their knowledge of dementia, learn how to offer the appropriate support and understand their responsibilities when caring for people with dementia.
It works alongside other courses such as The Care Certificate bundle and your organisation’s face-to-face training, to make sure that the quality of care is as high as it can be.
Users will receive a downloadable certificate upon completion. Get started with a no-obligation free trial today.
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Meaningful
A compassionate and considerate approach to Dementia. Dementia is an acquired disability, one that has affected many people we may have known or may one day affect us. Understanding and approaching the condition in providing the best quality of life, ensuring the person's happiness and finding meaning is deeply empathic and important for the future.
Excellent course
Great course easy to follow.
I good eye opener it was really good
I loved doing the course it got me to understand in more detail.
Very informative
This user gave this course a rating of 5/5 stars
Good
My mind has been refreshed on how to deal with patients with dementia
Clear and Concise
It was good to be reminded of the importance of communication, verbal and non verbal. The balance between simplicity and patronizing. Not showing impatience even when we feel it. That Distress can mean Unmet needs.
Well explained and simplified
I found the extra and supporting information on each subject very helpful,
Excellent
The training is well explanatory.
Why is this dementia awareness training important?
Compliance
It’s important that you comply with the law and know the ways in which it affects you and the way you work.
Improved care
Dementia awareness training for caregivers is crucial because it helps to provide better and more effective care for those suffering.
With an estimated 944,000 currently living with dementia in the UK, these statistics underpin the importance of providing dementia training for care staff. As new discoveries are made, legislation is updated and best practices change, dementia awareness online training will help to keep carers up to date and informed on how to provide the best care.
