Dementia Care
PANS Members can sign up to four courses for free. A form must be filled in for each one you wish to complete.
Please email palearning@wea.ac.uk to get started.
Courses can be done on any computer, laptop, iPad, tablet or smart phone. Internet connection is also required.
You will receive a digital certificate upon completion, via email.
What does the course cover?
- Introduction
- Dementia definition and epidemiology
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Vascular dementia
- Stroke
- Lewy body dementia
- Parkinson’s disease and dementia
- Frontotemporal dementia
- Mixed dementia
- Importance of early diagnosis
- Differential diagnosis
- Diagnosis
- Testing
- Risk factors
- Stages of dementia
- Communication
- Eating and drinking difficulties
- Helping with eating and drinking difficulties
- Continence issues
- Behavioural changes and challenges
- Providing a safe environment
- Lighting
- Outside spaces
- Sensory gardens
- Treatments and medications
- CRT
- CST
- Reminiscence and life story work
- Activities
- Mental capacity
- Deprivation of Liberty
- Person Centred Care
More details can be found here: Dementia Care – Social Care TV
If you wish to complete this course, please email palearning@wea.ac.uk