Dementia Care for Carers

This course is for care workers and others who support people living with dementia day to day. It covers person-centred care and life story work, recognising delirium and pain, eating, drinking, continence and personal care with dignity, responding to distress without restraint, the Mental Capacity Act in daily care, reducing inappropriate antipsychotic use, end-of-life care and looking after your own wellbeing. It is awareness training and does not replace practical training, professional assessment or the guidance in a person's care plan.
Modules
5
Duration
About 50 minutes
Pass mark
80%
Assessment
10 questions from a bank of 17

Learning outcomes

  • ✓Apply person-centred care principles and life story tools to support people living with dementia
  • ✓Recognise signs of delirium and pain in people who may not be able to tell you, and escalate promptly
  • ✓Support eating, drinking, continence and personal care in ways that protect dignity
  • ✓Respond to distress using non-restrictive approaches and apply the Mental Capacity Act in daily care
  • ✓Explain why antipsychotic medicines should only be used in limited circumstances and kept under review
  • ✓Describe good end-of-life care for people living with dementia and ways to look after your own wellbeing

Course contents

  1. Module 1: Person-centred dementia care

    Video (5 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  2. Module 2: Delirium, pain and physical health

    Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  3. Module 3: Daily living with dignity

    Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  4. Module 4: Distress, rights and the Mental Capacity Act

    Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 3 practice questions

  5. Module 5: End-of-life care and caring for yourself

    Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions

  6. Final assessment & certificate