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Dementia Awareness for Carers
Gain practical and compassionate skills to care for people living with dementia.
Communicate meaningfully, support independence, and reduce stress for carers and families.
Deliver dignity, connection, and quality of life every day.
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- 58 Minutes on-demand video
- Certificate of completion
- Access on mobile, tablet and TV
Learning Outcome
- Understand dementia beyond symptoms by recognising the person’s identity, emotions, and individual life story.
- Identify common types of dementia and recognise early behavioural, cognitive, and communication changes confidently.
- Provide person-centred care by supporting independence, dignity, decision-making, and meaningful daily engagement.
- Apply safe and respectful practices when offering daily care, managing medication, and handling consent thoughtfully.
- Strengthen communication skills to reduce distress, decode unmet needs, and create positive social interaction daily.
- Support individuals and families through planning, rights awareness, emotional adjustment, and compassionate end-of-life care.
Course Overview
Dementia Awareness for Carers is an empowering and compassionate training programme designed to help carers support individuals living with dementia more confidently and respectfully. Caring for someone with dementia goes beyond providing basic assistance—it requires understanding the person behind the diagnosis, recognising how dementia affects thinking and behaviour, and responding with patience, dignity, and empathy. This course offers a clear, humane perspective on dementia, exploring what the condition is, its most common types, signs to watch for, and how lifestyle factors can influence long-term brain health.
The course highlights what happens after diagnosis and how individuals and families can successfully adapt. Learners explore rights, available support networks, workplace considerations, and practical ways to help a person live well and maintain independence. Essential guidance is provided on planning for the future, managing daily care respectfully, understanding consent, administering medication safely, and providing comfort throughout later stages, including end-of-life decisions.
Communication is a core focus of the programme. Carers learn how to strengthen connection, respond to unmet emotional needs, create meaningful moments, and make everyday choices empowering rather than overwhelming. Realistic strategies help reduce stress, prevent misunderstandings, and build supportive, positive interactions.
Whether caring for a family member, supporting residents in a care home, or working in a healthcare environment, learners finish the course with a deeper understanding of dementia and the confidence to provide person-centred, compassionate care. By combining practical strategies with emotional insight, this course helps carers improve quality of life—for themselves and those they care for.
Who This Course Is For:
Carers
Support workers
Home care assistants
Healthcare workers
Family caregivers
Care coordinators
Nursing assistants
Social care volunteers
Requirements:
- No requirements are needed.
Course Instructor
Learndrive Courses
Learndrive stands out as a trusted provider for dementia awareness training because its courses blend emotional understanding with practical, real-world caregiving skills. Dementia care requires more than textbook knowledge; it requires empathy, patience, and communication skills that protect dignity and support wellbeing. Learndrive’s instructional designers have extensive experience creating healthcare and social care training that is engaging, supportive, and grounded in real challenges carers face daily. The lessons are broken down clearly, avoiding overwhelming medical terminology while still delivering accurate, professional guidance.
Instead of general theory, learners are guided through everyday situations—confusion, frustration, communication barriers, and emotional changes—along with proven strategies for responding calmly and respectfully. This learner-centred approach ensures that carers gain confidence, insight, and emotional resilience. With a strong focus on person-centred care, rights, consent, wellbeing, and meaningful interaction, Learndrive delivers training that genuinely supports both carers and the individuals they serve. For anyone committed to compassionate dementia care, this instructor offers exceptional clarity, professionalism, and sensitivity.
Accreditation
This course is accredited by CPDQE. Continuous Professional Development is becoming essential across all health and social care roles, ensuring that carers stay updated, skilled, and confident in best practices. CPDQE accreditation confirms that the training meets recognised professional standards, offering high-quality learning that enhances career progression and workplace credibility. By completing this accredited course, learners demonstrate responsibility, compassion, and a commitment to safe, person-centred care.
What Students say about us
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Frequently Asked Questions
This course helps carers understand dementia from both a medical and human perspective. It explores the causes, symptoms, and progression of dementia while focusing on compassionate care, communication, and person-centred support strategies.
This course is ideal for professional caregivers, family members, healthcare assistants, social workers, and anyone supporting individuals living with dementia. It’s also suitable for employers seeking to create dementia-friendly workplaces.
You’ll learn how to recognise the signs of dementia, provide daily care, understand medication management, plan for consent and future care, and apply effective communication techniques to enhance dignity and connection.
It teaches carers how to approach dementia with empathy, identify unmet needs, and create meaningful moments that support emotional well-being. The course also offers practical frameworks for proactive care and end-of-life support.
Yes. The course covers post-diagnosis pathways, carer rights, and available community and workplace support networks. It also introduces the social model of dementia, helping carers navigate resources with confidence.
Effective communication builds trust and reduces confusion. The course explores strategies to decode non-verbal cues, handle behavioural changes calmly, and empower individuals with dementia through respectful dialogue and choice.
Course Curriculum
| Understanding Dementia: The Person, The Facts, and Risk Reduction | |||
| More Than a Diagnosis | 00:02:00 | ||
| What Is Dementia | 00:02:00 | ||
| The Main Types | 00:02:00 | ||
| Recognizing The Signs – Dementia Awareness for Carers | 00:01:00 | ||
| Protecting Your Brain | 00:02:00 | ||
| The Journey After Diagnosis: Rights, Support, and The Social Model | |||
| The Path to Diiagnosis | 00:02:00 | ||
| A New Way of Thinking | 00:02:00 | ||
| Dementia & Workplace | 00:02:00 | ||
| Your Support Network | 00:02:00 | ||
| Living Well | 00:02:00 | ||
| The Proactive Care Partner: Planning, Consent, and Daily Management | |||
| Foundation of Active Care | 00:03:00 | ||
| Planning for the Future | 00:02:00 | ||
| Daily Care & Consent | 00:01:00 | ||
| Understanding Medication | 00:02:00 | ||
| End of Life Care | 00:02:00 | ||
| Maximizing Well-being: Communication, Connection, and The Power of Choice | |||
| A New Perspective | 00:02:00 | ||
| The Art of Connection | 00:02:00 | ||
| Decoding Unmet Needs | 00:04:00 | ||
| Meaningful Moments | 00:02:00 | ||
| The Power of Choice – Dementia Awareness for Carers | 00:03:00 | ||
| Study Guide | |||
| Study Guide_ Understanding Dementia.pdf | 00:15:00 | ||
| Assignment | |||
| Assignment of Dementia Awareness for Carers..pdf | 02:00:00 | ||
| Order Your CPDQE Certificate | |||
| Order Your CPDQE Certificate | 00:01:00 | ||
| What You Can Expect from Our Courses | |||
| Remember to Take Notes | |||
| Your Course Completion Certificate | |||
| What You Can Expect from Our Courses | 00:02:00 | ||
| Remember to Take Notes | 00:00:14 | ||
| Your Course Completion Certificate | 00:01:00 | ||
| We Will Start With The Basics | |||
| Remember to Take Notes | |||
| Mission Passed | |||
| We will Start with the Basics | 00:01:00 | ||
| Remember to Take Notes | 00:00:14 | ||
| Mission Passed | 00:00:21 | ||
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