Description

On completion delegates will be able to:

• That 83% people living with dementia also have other medical conditions

• About common conditions affecting people with dementia

• That a person’s experience of dementia can be affected by complex health issues

• How other issues such as life history can affect a person’s experience of dementia

• To explain how dementia can impact on a person’s verbal communication

• To understand that a person will dementia will use whatever means they have to communicate their needs

• To recognise potential triggers for an individual

• To use the ABC tool to understand and respond to people exhibiting distressed behaviour

• Simple ways of connecting in later stages of dementia

• About the importance of decision making when a person is reaching end of life

• How to recognise the signs of end of life for someone living with dementia

• What a good death is and how to get over the barriers in achieving this for the individual

To understand the need to support family, friends and staff through end of life and after