Dementia - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Outline

A three day course accredited to 'The Alzheimer's Society Dementia Care' covering the following areas.

The experience of people with dementia

•An insight into what the experience of dementia might like
•A recognition of dementia as an individual experience that cannot be generalised

What is dementia?

•A basic understanding of what dementia is.
•A basic understanding of dementia as a syndrome caused by a number of different conditions.
•An understanding that dementia will affect a person's memory, feelings, perceptions and ability to communicate.
•An insight into how the diagnosis is made.
•An understanding that individuals will be affected differently and will have different needs and experience.
The need for good communication

•The understanding that communication with people who have dementia is a two-way process.

•The recognition that we need time, patience and different techniques to help us to communicate better.

•The understanding that using a person-centred approach to care can help us to communicate more effectively with people who have dementia.
Life in the home

•Values and attitudes•Activities of everyday life
•Supporting eating, drinking and personal care
Building and maintaining relationships
•The importance of building strong relationships with people who have dementia and their families.•How good relationships can help a person retain their independence and enjoy an improved sense of well-being.
•The difficult issues that may arise in relationships between a person with dementia and their relatives, friends and care staff.
Understanding behaviour we find difficult
•An insight into how dementia may affect a person's behaviour.•A recognition that certain situations can trigger 'difficult' behaviours.
•An understanding of how, by getting to know the person with dementia, participants can alleviate these triggers.
•Ideas for how they can understand and thereby reduce any 'difficult' behaviour at home or in the workplace.

Working together to make quality dementia care successful

•An insight into the importance of teamwork in improving the quality of care.•A recognition of the role of teamwork in putting person-centred care into practice.
•The knowledge that everyone had something to contribute towards creating a better life in the home.

Delivery:	Classroom
Regions:
Category:	Dementia