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Understanding Dementia

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Welcome to "Understanding Dementia"!

  • Before you begin! Course introduction.

MODULE ONE: What is dementia?

  • Overview of the brain
  • What is dementia?
  • Overall impacts dementia can have on the brain
  • The warning signs of dementia
  • Dementia is NOT... - Image
  • Getting a diagnosis
  • Normal ageing vs not-normal ageing
  • Exercise - What are signs of dementia
  • Risks for developing dementia
  • Looking after your brain
  • Module One Quiz

MODULE TWO: Brain changes with dementia - sensory input and processing

  • Impacts dementia can have on the sensory system
  • Brain changes - Vision
  • Supporting a person living with dementia who has vision changes
  • Brain changes – Auditory
  • Supporting a person living with dementia who has auditory changes
  • Brain changes – Touch
  • Supporting a person living with dementia who experiences changes with touch
  • Our approach to someone living with dementia - Common mistakes to avoid
  • Our approach to someone living with dementia - How to respond
  • Module Two Quiz

MODULE THREE: Brain changes with dementia - function

  • Brain changes – Executive function
  • Executive Functioning Skills - Image
  • Brain changes - Memory
  • Brain changes – Amygdalae
  • Brain changes – Language
  • When a person with dementia may not understand you - Common mistakes to avoid
  • When a person with dementia may not understand you - How to respond
  • Brain changes - Mobility and movement
  • The impact of dementia on daily living activities
  • Exercise - How brain function relates to eating a meal
  • Exercise - How brain function relates to having a shower
  • When a person with dementia doesn't want help - Common mistakes to avoid
  • When a person with dementia doesn't want help - How to respond
  • Walking in their shoes
  • Module Three Quiz

Congratulations!

  • Completion certificate

Additional Resources

  • "How I walk alongside someone with dementia"
  • Additional resources
  • References1