Course Description
Dementia Care and Management
Alison
This free online caregiving course teaches you about dementia and explains how to care for those suffering from it. Dementia is a loss of cognitive function and can develop at any age. It can be a difficult and overwhelming journey for those affected by it and their loved ones. This psychology course discusses the causes of dementia and how it affects the brain, memory and ability to use language. We outline the requirements of a person with dementia and explain how to manage their care and support them in the home or as a professional caregiver in the UK.
Online Course
| Course Code | 5431 |
| College Name | Alison |
| Course Category | Care Assistance, Health Care |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Location | Online Course |
| Delivery mode | |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Identify the symptoms of dementia • List the most common types of dementia and their causes • Describe the unfair treatment experienced by people living with dementia • Explain the processes of making initial and definitive assessments for dementia • Outline the laws and action plans devised by the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding the rights of people with dementia • State the important guidelines outlined in the NICE Dementia Quality Standard (QS184) for the care of people with dementia • Discuss the three-tier mandatory training for a carer and the cost of care for people with dementia • Label different parts of the brain responsible for the common types of dementia |
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