Specialist Care

Dementia Awareness and Person-Centred Dementia Care

⏲ 3 hours 💻 Online · Self-paced Free

Understanding dementia types, progression, and their impact on individuals and families. Covers person-centred dementia care approaches, communication strategies, managing distressed behaviour, creating dementia-friendly environments, and end-of-life considerations in dementia care.

What You'll Learn

  • Types of dementia and how they differ: Alzheimer's, vascular, Lewy body, frontotemporal
  • The lived experience of dementia and its impact on identity
  • Person-centred dementia care: Tom Kitwood's personhood model
  • Communication strategies for people with advanced dementia
  • Understanding and responding to distressed behaviour
  • Creating dementia-friendly care environments

Who This Course Is For

Care staff working with older people or anyone with a dementia diagnosis in residential, domiciliary, or community settings.

CQC Quality Statement Mapping

This course supports evidence for the following CQC Single Assessment Framework quality statements:

  • QS6 - Safe and effective staffing
  • QS9 - Equity in experience and outcomes
  • QS10 - Equity in experience and outcomes

Certificate of Completion

On completion, you'll receive a CPD-accredited certificate of completion with a unique verification code. This certificate can be added to your CPD portfolio and presented as evidence of competency during CQC inspections.

CPD Accredited Skills for Care Aligned CQC Mapped

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