Principles of Dementia Care
One-TimeAbout the Course
Around one million people in the UK live with dementia. It is estimated that 70% of people living in care homes in England have dementia or severe memory problems (Alzheimer’s Society). Most care workers support people living with dementia every day.
This course goes beyond basic awareness. You will learn how the main types of dementia affect people, how to tell the difference between dementia and a sudden change such as delirium, and how to give care that starts with the person rather than the task. The course covers communication, distressed behaviour, everyday health and wellbeing, medicines, rights and the law, safeguarding, working with families, and end of life care.
Each module includes realistic case studies and knowledge checks, so you can practise the decisions you will make at work.
What You Will Learn
At the end of this course, the learner will be able to:
| Module 1: Understanding dementia | 20 minutes |
| Module 2: Types of dementia | 30 minutes |
| Module 3: Delirium, depression and sudden change | 20 minutes |
| Module 4: Person-centred care | 30 minutes |
| Module 5: Communication | 30 minutes |
| Module 6: Distressed behaviour as communication | 30 minutes |
| Module 7: Health, wellbeing and daily living | 30 minutes |
| Module 8: Medicines in dementia care | 25 minutes |
| Module 9: Rights, the law and safeguarding | 30minutes |
| Module 10: Families, carers and end of life care | 30 minutes |
| Course summary and final assessment | 25 minutes |
| Total | 5 hours (5 CPD points) |
Curriculum
10 chapters · 5 hours- 01Understanding dementia
- 02Types of dementia
- 03Delirium, depression and sudden change
- 04Person-centred care
- 05Communication
- 06Distressed behaviour as communication
- 07Health, wellbeing and daily living
- 08Medicines in dementia care
- 09Rights, the law and safeguarding
- 10Families, carers and end of life care
Target Audience
Who is this for?Care assistants
Support workers
Domiciliary (home care) workers
Supported living staff, and other social care staff who support adults who have, or may have, a brain injury
The course also benefits new starters completing induction and staff refreshing their knowledge
CPD Breakdown
| Module 1: Understanding dementia | 20 minutes |
| Module 2: Types of dementia | 30 minutes |
| Module 3: Delirium, depression and sudden change | 20 minutes |
| Module 4: Person-centred care | 30 minutes |
| Module 5: Communication | 30 minutes |
| Module 6: Distressed behaviour as communication | 30 minutes |
| Module 7: Health, wellbeing and daily living | 30 minutes |
| Module 8: Medicines in dementia care | 25 minutes |
| Module 9: Rights, the law and safeguarding | 30minutes |
| Module 10: Families, carers and end of life care | 30 minutes |
| Course summary and final assessment | 25 minutes |
| Total | 5 hours (5 CPD points) |