Category: Older People

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Dementia and Sight Loss Training

 

Dementia and Sight loss Training

A one day course designed for social care staff working or supporting people with Dementia.

This includes home carers, Rehabilitation Officers (Visual Impairment), OT’s,  Nurses and other professionals.

The course is 7 hours duration, and covers many types of dementia. Such as Alzheimer’s, Infarct dementia’s and Multi Infarct Dementias, Lewy Body’s, Binswanger’s, Parkinson’s disease related Dementia, Pick’s and CJD.

Course Content

You  will look at the  causes and current treatment & support available.

An Image of old Lady with Dementia in a jigsaw with a piece missing to Indicate Dementia
Dementia Missing Pieces

 

 

Additionally the course will look at  complex issues caused by Dementia and sight loss. How this  may  affect  the design of support, assessment and the ability to  develop and maintain a healthy life.

The impact of sight loss

You will understand how sight loss may contribute to visual hallucinations.

How  conditions such as Cerebral Visual Impairment CVI, greatly affects a persons ability to understand what they are seeing.

Understand how this may heighten the effect and degree of Dementia the person is experiencing.

Another important aspect of this  course is that it  will also look at the sight conditions related to the ageing process.

Essential training as Dementia and sight loss are rarely put together as a condition but is more common than you might realise.

These include  cataracts, macular disease, diabetic related eye conditions, refraction issues and how these impact on everyday tasks.

Essentially this  will greatly improve your  communication support for people living with this condition.

It will  provide you with ideas, for better, safer, and easier to use environmental design for people with dementia and sight loss.

The course explores the additional signs of sensory deterioration to look out for.

These maybe indicating sight loss,  or hearing loss such as Presbyacusis and other common symptoms of a dual diagnosis and how you can get further support.

This in turn will help you to develop and change your practice more effectively.

This course is offered In house for up to twenty people at a venue of your choosing for £800 INC VAT

Or you can access one of our many training days around the UK on our training course pages

 

 

 

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Supporting People who have Dementia and Sight Loss

Course information: Supporting People who have Dementia & Sight Loss

A one-day workshop for Rehabilitation Officers and support staff supporting people who have Dementia and may be experiencing Sight difficulties this course is designed to give an overview of Dementia and common sight conditions experienced by older people.

The training course will then look at behaviours associated with sight loss where people are non-verbal or have difficulty explaining what is happening to them as their sight deteriorates.

This includes types of Dementia

Common Eye conditions of Ageing

Common Eye conditions linked to types of Dementia

Behaviours indicating sight loss

Strategies for support

The course will then touch on potential sight testing methods and look at adaptations to daily practice and the care environment to improve support.

This one-day course is delivered through a series of PowerPoint presentations and some group work. It is available in-house for 20 people or as an external workshop or on Zoom.

On line  or face to face courses are advertised on the News and Events section.

However, it is possible to organise your own in house course for up to twenty people in a venue of your choice.

The course is around 7 hours in Duration with Breaks for refreshments or video breaks if on line.

Who should attend?

  • Dementia Support workers
  • Home Managers
  • ROVIs
  • Learning Disability Support Workers working with people who have Down’s Syndrome  or older people with learning disabilities
  • Occupational Therapists and other related professionals

Cost:

  • In-house course £600 + VAT
  • Zoom Courses £75 +VAT

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Supporting Older People with a Visual Impairment

Course information:

A one-day course designed for care staff to assist their knowledge and understanding of sight loss in Older People.

The course looks at common eye problems, implications for support and covers identification, testing, supporting people before and after surgery for eye care and those who are certified as blind or as visually impaired.

The course is a mixture of presentations and practical exercises that will prepare the staff team for the vast majority of common sight loss scenarios. This course also covers the basics of guiding and support Issues.

The course can be carried out at your place of work or, if this isn’t practical, from a location nearby for a small additional fee.

The programme can be modified to suit your care needs, for example you may prefer more guiding skills, or environmental adjustment relating to access and DDA please contact us to assist you with your specific needs.

Costs:

  • In-house course £600 + VAT
  • Contact us if you need a location nearby.

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