Dementia Awareness: Strategies for Support and Care

Welcome to the Elevate Care Training: Dementia Awareness course!

This essential program is designed to deepen your understanding of dementia and its impact on individuals and their families. Throughout this course, you'll explore the different types and stages of dementia, learn effective communication strategies, and discover person-centred care approaches. Whether you're a healthcare professional, caregiver, or family member, this training will equip you with the knowledge and skills to provide compassionate and effective support.

Enrol now and lets work together to elevate the standard of care for those living with dementia!

Course Modules

    1. What will you learn in this course?

    2. Please take this short survey before you proceed!

    1. 2.1 What is Dementia?

    2. 2.2 Dementia or Delirium?

    3. 2.3 Different types of Intellectual Disabilities

    1. 3.1 Alzheimer's Disease

    2. 3.2 Vascular Dementia

    3. 3.3 Frontotemporal Dementia

    4. 3.4 Lewy Body Dementia

    5. 3.5 Why are those with intellectual disabilities at greater risk for younger onset dementia?

    1. 4.1 Dementia – First stage

    2. 4.2 Dementia – Second Stage

    3. 4.3 Dementia – Late stage

    1. 5.1 Understanding the Effects on Customers

    2. 5.2 Person Centred Care Approach

    3. 5.3 Strengths-Based Approach

    4. 5.4 Getting to Know Your Customer

    5. 5.5 Identifying Customer Needs, Preferences, Strengths and Interests

    6. 5.6 Planning and Providing Purposeful Activities

    7. 5.7 Social Connections

    8. 5.8 Getting To Know Your Customer - Communication

    9. 5.9 Dealing with Behaviours of Concern

    10. 5.10 Paranoid Delusions, Hallucinations and Misidentification

    11. 5.11 Disinhibited Behaviour

    12. 5.12 Wandering

    13. 5.13 Suggestions to Develop Routines and Timings of Activities

    14. 5.14 Sundowning

    15. 5.15 Why Developing Routines and Establishing Structure is Important?

    16. 5.16 Avoiding Over Stimulation

    17. 5.17 Providing Support with Nutrition and Feeding

    18. 5.18 Providing Personal Care

    19. 5.19 Caring for Individuals with Incontinence

    1. 6.1 What is your Responsibilities?

Course details:

  • $47.00
  • 38 lessons
  • Online Self-Paced
  • Awarded with Certificate of Completion

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