Dementia Care: Living Well as Dementia Progresses

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Dementia Care: Living Well as Dementia Progresses
  1. What is the course about?
  2. Prerequisites & Facts
  3. Cost, Certificate & Degree
  4. Reviews & Experiences

What is the course about?

Dementia Care: Living Well as Dementia Progresses
The course Dementia Care: Living Well as Dementia Progresses is an online class provided by Newcastle University through Future Learn. It may be possible to receive a verified certification or use the course to prepare for a degree.

Better understand effective dementia care and how dementia progresses and prepare for the future with this award-winning course.

Course description
  • Get dementia care advice if you or someone you know is living with dementia
  • 3 weeks
  • As dementia progresses, those with the condition are less able to share their views and wishes. Families and healthcare professionals may have to make difficult decisions on their behalf.
  • Studies show that it’s best to talk about the future early on, with the support of a healthcare professional. This aids decision making and helps to respect the person with dementia’s wishes.
  • On this course, you’ll learn how to be better prepared and supported for living with dementia yourself or caring for someone living with the disease.
  • You will learn ways to ensure good quality of life and comfort for both the carer and the person living with dementia.
  • Understanding the progression and symptoms of dementia
  • The potential for involving the person with dementia in decisions
  • Signposting to services that may be useful to families as the illness progresses
  • Exploring sources of support for carers and people living with dementia across a range of different settings
  • Exploring ways to ensure care and communication is person-centred
  • Identifying ways to maintain quality of life and ensuring comfort for the person living with dementia
  • The course will support learners to apply these learning resources to their own situation.
  • Explore the progression and symptoms of dementia
  • Describe the potential for involving the person with dementia in decisions
  • Summarise the services that may be useful to families as the illness progresses
  • Explore sources of support for carers and people living with dementia across a range of different settings
  • Explore ways to ensure care and communication is person-centred
  • Identify ways to maintain quality of life and ensuring comfort for the person living with dementia
  • Apply these learning resources to their own situation.
  • This course is for designed for people living with dementia, or dementia carers and families of people with dementia.
  • The course is also ideal for healthcare professionals who ar interested in learning more about dementia or who are involved in caring for people with dementia.
  • Newcastle University
  • A thriving international community of over 20,000 students. The university’s mission as a world-class civic university means it applies its academic excellence to real-world challenges.
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Prerequisites & Facts

Dementia Care: Living Well as Dementia Progresses

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University, College, Institution

Newcastle University

Course Skill Level

see course summary

Course Language

English

Place of class

Online, self-paced (see curriculum for more information)

Degree

Certificate

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Degree & Cost

Dementia Care: Living Well as Dementia Progresses

To obtain a verified certificate from Future Learn / Newcastle University you have to finish this course or the latest version of it, if there is a new edition. The class may be free of charge, but there could be some cost to receive a verified certificate or to access the learning materials. The specifics of the course may have been changed, please consult the provider to get the latest quotes and news.
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School: Newcastle University
Topic: Healthcare & Medicine, Nursing, Psychology & Mental Health

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