Understanding Dementia Online Course
Gain essential knowledge about dementia, including types, symptoms, communication strategies, and person-centred care approaches. This course covers the most common forms of dementia, how the condition progresses, effective communication techniques, and how to provide dignified, person-centred support that promotes the individual's wellbeing and quality of life.
Your Understanding Dementia certificate is included in the £29 Chefs Bay Academy licence, along with 130+ other CPD accredited courses. One payment, 12 months of access, no subscription.
Chefs Bay Academy is run by Chefs Bay Hospitality Limited (Company No. 13588811), a UK hospitality and care staffing agency based in Merseyside. Your £29 licence covers this course and 130+ others, all CPD accredited, with 12 months of access.
What You'll Learn
- What Is Dementia?
- Types of Dementia and Their Characteristics
- Signs, Symptoms, and Progression
- Communication Strategies for Dementia Care
- Person-Centred Approaches to Dementia Care
- Supporting Daily Living and Independence
- Understanding Behaviours That Challenge
- Supporting Families and Carers
Who Needs This Course
Care workers, support workers, nurses, healthcare assistants, and anyone working in care homes, hospitals, or community settings who supports individuals living with dementia.
Care homes supporting residents with dementia hire trained kitchen staff through Chefs Bay's care home chef agency.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Care and support workers, healthcare staff, and anyone who works with older adults or people living with dementia. It is also useful for customer-facing staff in shops, transport, and hospitality who want to support customers living with dementia.
Care providers regulated by the Care Quality Commission and equivalent bodies are expected to show that staff understand the needs of the people they support, which includes dementia where relevant. Training is the usual way to evidence this.
It covers what dementia is and its common types, how it affects memory, communication, and behaviour, person-centred ways of supporting someone, and how to communicate with care and patience.
Understanding dementia typically takes around 2 to 3 hours online, completed at your own pace within your access period.
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