Courses

Supportive Pathways – Dementia Care Education The Dementia Difference – End-of-Life Education

The  Dementia  Difference  – End-of-Life  Education

This is a 2-day workshop about caring for people dying with dementia. It was developed at The Lodge at Broadmead and is facilitated by staff trainers. We developed the workshop to support staff in providing best practice, quality end-of-life care for residents with dementia, using a research-based palliative approach.

The Dementia Difference provides:

• Current, evidence-based information on applying palliative care principles for people dying with dementia.
• Content and training approach that provides learning opportunities for all staff working in residential care.
• Instruction modules that can be adapted for family members and volunteers.
• Adult learning methods including: case studies, sample dialogues, sample scripts, role plays, games, visual aids/tools, music and small and large group discussions.

• An introduction to caring for people living and dying with dementia
• The ambiguous dying trajectory
• Supporting families
• Physical comfort
• Psychosocial comfort and meaning making
• Staff care