Domiciliary Care

Helping the person with dementia to feel safe when you're in their home providing care and support

Overview

Providing care and support to a person in their own home presents with unique challenges if the person is living with dementia and doesn't know who you are. They may ask you to leave their home or decline your support. This training programme helps you to navigate these experiences to help you to provide the care and support that the person needs.

Modules

• Symptoms of dementia

• The experience of dementia

• Unique challenges of a providing care in a person’s home

• Dementia and loss

• The experience of care staff working in a person’s home

• Balancing the needs of the person with views of the family

• Effective communication techniques 

• Common situations and how best to respond

• Reducing stress

• Tips for managing daily care routines 

• Taking care of yourself