Caregiving Skills - Dementia Care

Alison’s free online Dementia Care course will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to begin a career in caring for dementia patients. The course highlights the key traits of a patient with dementia and also the best way to care and look out for them. This practical course will provide you with specially selected activities to engage with the individual and positively stimulate the brain.

What skills do you need to work in Dementia Care?

Dementia is often very frightening for the patient as they become less familiar with their surroundings. Compassion, patience, kindness and forward thinking are all traits that a good caregiver should possess, especially when working with a patient with dementia. Alison’s Caregiving Skills - Dementia Care includes skills such as helping patients with mobility issues.

What are the stages of Dementia?

There are multiple stages of dementia which can be affected by the specific type of disease the patient has. Dementia begins with the early characteristics of forgetfulness, followed by a moderate decline and finally a severe/very severe decline. The timeline can vary depending on the patient.

What are 4 issues people with Dementia have?

The Dementia Care course describes the tell tale signs of dementia and signs to look out for. Other than forgetfulness, issues include withdrawal from social activities, increased difficulty in completing familiar tasks, inability to think clearly or express oneself effectively, and personality changes.

Dementia is often very frightening for the patient as they become less familiar with their surroundings. Compassion, patience, kindness and forward thinking are all traits that a good caregiver should possess, especially when working with a patient with dementia. Alison’s Caregiving Skills - Dementia Care includes skills such as helping patients with mobility issues.

There are multiple stages of dementia which can be affected by the specific type of disease the patient has. Dementia begins with the early characteristics of forgetfulness, followed by a moderate decline and finally a severe/very severe decline. The timeline can vary depending on the patient.

The Dementia Care course describes the telltale signs of dementia and what to look out for. Other than forgetfulness, issues include withdrawal from social activities, increased difficulty in completing familiar tasks, inability to think clearly or express oneself effectively, and personality changes.