Understanding dementia

Details

• Length: 2 hours
• Suitable for: Unpaid carers (family/friend). This session is mainly geared towards family carers to help them in their caring role.

If you are a professional who wishes to attend in a personal capacity or are attending so that you can better support family carers, then this session will also be suitable for you. 

• Delivered: online via Microsoft Teams
  
• Funded: Until end June for West Cheshire and Cheshire East people only. July onwards funded for Cheshire East people only. 
• Price on application for people outside funded areas

Session Overview

The course will help you gain an understanding of what to expect as Dementia advances including:

• Changes in Perception
• Making the home dementia friendly
• Understanding Sundowning
• Improving communication
• Supporting someone’s eating, drinking and continence
• Supporting anticipatory grief
• Supporting through signposting (Dementia UK)

Dates

• Tuesday 25 June 2024: 14:30 – 16:30
• Wednesday 11 September 2024: 15:00 – 17:00
• Wednesday 27 November 2024: 10:00 – 12:00
• Thursday 23 January 2025: 14:30 – 16:30
• Wednesday 5 March 2025: 09:30 – 11:30