We are pleased to offer Experiencing Dementia, a one-day course complete with specially commissioned videos, virtual reality and sensory-affecting equipment.The course will be delivered by our clinical training partner, Ethical Workforce Solutions, who already deliver this training across 17 different Local Authorities in England and Wales. The first course will take place at the Partners in Care office on 22 July 2025, from 9.00am until 4.30pm.
Who is the course aimed at?
This full day course is ideal for anyone interested in finding out more about dementia and its sensory effects. Nurses, care and support workers, family members or members of the community will all find this course beneficial.
What does the course cover?
• Virtual reality dementia experience
• Dementia statistics
• What is dementia?
• What is not dementia?
• Signs and symptoms
• Types of dementia and their causes
• The brain and what it does
• Alzheimer’s, Vascular dementia, Lewy-body and Fronto-temporal lobe dementia
• Condition-related dementia
• Other conditions inc. Korsakoff ’s syndrome
• Understanding the effects on the person
• Sensory changes (vision, smell, taste, hearing and touch)
• What sort of care worker should I be?
• Communication models (verbal, para-verbal and non-verbal)
• Encouraging well-being (for example maintaining hygiene, nutrition and hydration)
• ‘Unusual’ behaviours
• Person Centred Care – seeing the person behind the condition
• Dementia friendly environments and equipment
Course outcomes
Successful completion of this training course will result in the award of a CPD accredited certificate covering all aspects of the above course contents.
Please book here.