Experiencing Dementia

Our flagship one-day course complete with specially-commissioned videos, virtual reality and sensory-affecting equipment, now delivered across 17 different Local Authorities in England and Wales.

This Experiencing Dementia 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.

Course Length. 7 hours / 1 day

Course Contents

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.