CourseLevel 1Free

Dementia Awareness

Dementia touches almost every part of care work. This course helps you understand what dementia really is, how it changes the way a person thinks, feels, and communicates, and — most importantly — how to support someone living with it so they feel safe, calm, and respected. It's warm, plain, and built for real life. You'll come away understanding the person behind the dementia, and knowing the small things that make the biggest difference.

Modules
7
Lessons
7
Progress
0%

What you'll learn

  • What dementia is (and what it is not)
  • How dementia affects a person
  • Seeing the person, not the dementia
  • Communicating with someone who has dementia
  • Understanding distress and changes in behaviour
  • Helping with everyday life, safely
  • Working with families, and your role

Course content

What dementia is (and what it is not)

  • What dementia is (and what it is not)
    Preview

How dementia affects a person

  • How dementia affects a person

Seeing the person, not the dementia

  • Seeing the person, not the dementia

Communicating with someone who has dementia

  • Communicating with someone who has dementia

Understanding distress and changes in behaviour

  • Understanding distress and changes in behaviour

Helping with everyday life, safely

  • Helping with everyday life, safely

Working with families, and your role

  • Working with families, and your role