Welcome to this course about Dementia Awareness
This course aims to improve understanding of dementia and how to improve the general well-being of people living with dementia. In the UK, almost a million people have dementia and around 7% of people aged over 65 years are living with the condition (Alzheimer’s Society, 2014).
By the end of this course, you will have learned about the following:
- What dementia is and is not
- The signs and symptoms of dementia
- The different types of dementia
- The importance of early diagnosis
- How to ‘live well’ with dementia
- How to reduce the risk of developing dementia (delaying onset)
- How to communicate effectively and compassionately with people living with dementia
- How dementia can affect the individual as well as friends, family, and the wider community
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Final Assessment
Once you have completed each lesson, you are required to take a final assessment. To receive your certificate of completion, you need to achieve at least 80%. You can retake this assessment three times. If, after the third time, you have not passed the assignment, we will be unable to issue you with a certificate of completion.
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