The course seeks to improve the wellbeing and experience of people with dementia and of the care staff working with them. It should improve your confidence in managing situations you find challenging.
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Course Overview:
It is important that everybody who works in the care environment recognises the
signs of potential eating and drinking difficulties and is able to support
service users to eat and drink. This course combines both theory and practical
sessions to equip those who work in care settings with this knowledge.
Course Aims:
* Define Dysphagia
* Identify the main parts of the human mouth and pharynx
* Recognise signs and symptoms of aspiration
* Know when to refer a service user
* Recognise good positions at mealtimes
* Experience food textures and being fed in different positions
* Management responsibilities
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Learners develop an essential understanding of caring for people with dementia, and covers the benefits of positive communication, use of medication, and importance of highly individualised, person-centred care
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Dementia affects around 820,000 people in the UK. This figure is likely to rise to one million by 2025 and two million by 2051. It is one of the main causes of disability in later life and with research being desperately underfunded, it costs the UK over £26 billion a year.
Understanding dementia and the person-centred care that is required is fundamental to high quality care.
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This course will explore what we mean when we say someone has dementia. The course will challenge you to think more about how we can best care for and support people with dementia.
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Challenging behaviour is causing increasing concern today as many individuals have increasing levels of stress and uncertainty in their lives. Understanding the causes of challenging behaviour is the first step towards finding ways to support individuals and manage their behaviour.
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