Dementia 3 – Person-centred dementia care

This is module 3 of a nine-part series looking at dementia. In this module, we look at the effects of dementia on families and caregivers. Dementia is also viewed through the lens of the social model of disability to understand how society can enable or disable a person living with dementia. Most importantly, we explore how person-centred dementia care will be enacted and expressed in practical care. 

This course has been mapped to the Aged Care Quality Standards

• distinguish between the effects of disease and the individual, enabling you to treat every client with dignity and respect (Aged Care Quality Standard 1)
• empower clients for participation in assessment and planning by assisting them to understand the impacts on cognition of lifestyle choices, medications, and comorbidities (Aged Care Quality Standard 3 – 3.1) 
• provide the most appropriate personal and clinical care, minimising risks associated with: 
  • nutritional deficiencies, (ACQS 6 – 6.2)
  • infection and (ACQS 5 - 5.2)
  • pharmacological interventions (Aged Care Quality Standard 5 – 5.3) 
• be knowledgeable, trained and equipped for assisting people living with dementia (Aged Care Quality Standard 2).