Our dementia awareness course is this month’s freebie! Each month we make one of our eLearning courses, from our Essential eLearning package, free. Take the course today in the HUB.

This course aims to equip you with an understanding of dementia. Course details:

• What is dementia
• Types of dementia
• Risks associated with dementia
• Medical and social model of dementia care
• Stages of dementia
• Dementia strategies
• Legislation relevant to people with dementia, their carers, family and friends
• Mental Capacity Act 2005
• D.O.L.S.
• Care plans
• Risk assessment
• Assessing mental capacity
• Communication
• Minimizing distress
• Quiz

Please note, the course is only available for free from now till the end of October 2019. A different course will be made free in November.

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