What you'll learn?

 INTRODUCTION-I
 INTRODUCTION-II
 WHAT IS DEMENTIA? -I
 WHAT IS DEMENTIA? -II
 KEY FACTS AND STATISTICS RELATING TO DEMENTIA
 COMMON TYPES OF DEMENTIA
 DIMENTIA – FACTS AND SYMPTOMS-I
 DIMENTIA – FACTS AND SYMPTOMS-II
 DIMENTIA – FACTS AND SYMPTOMS-III
 DIMENTIA – FACTS AND SYMPTOMS-IV
 DIMENTIA – FACTS AND SYMPTOMS-V
 DIMENTIA – FACTS AND SYMPTOMS-VI
 RISK FACTORS/CAUSES OF DEMENTIA-I
 RISK FACTORS/CAUSES OF DEMENTIA-II
 RELATIONSHIP- CENTRED CARE AND SIX SENSES FRAMEWORK
 RISK FACTORS/CAUSES OF DEMENTIA-I
 RISK FACTORS/CAUSES OF DEMENTIA-II
 CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR-I
 CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR-II
 THE SIX ‘C’S IN DEMENTIA
 THANK YOU!

Description

1.Dementia is a progressive, and eventually a severe long-term syndrome that causes cognitive decline relative to adult level of competence. 

2.The impairment in cognitive function is commonly accompanied, and occasionally preceded, by deterioration in emotional control, social behaviour, or motivation.

3.Dementia is one of the major causes of disability and dependency among older people worldwide.

4.Dementia is a result of damage to the brain caused by diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, build-up of tiny deposits of protein (Lewy Bodies) blocking communication between nerve cells, cardiovascular disorders such as strokes or multiple transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs) etc.

Who's should take this course

Health care worker

Carer

Support worker