Domiciliary Care

Helping the person with dementia to feel safe when you're in their home providing care and support

Overview

Providing care and support to a person in their own home presents with unique challenges if the person is living with dementia and doesn't know who you are. They may ask you to leave their home or decline your support. This training program helps you to navigate these experiences to help you to provide the care and support that the person needs.

Modules

  • Foundations of Dementia Care in Home Settings

  • Person-Centered Care for Home-Based Clients

  • Communication Skills for Domiciliary Care Workers

  • Understanding and Responding to Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)

  • Partnering with Families in Home-Based Dementia Care

  • Health, Nutrition, and Daily Living Assistance in the Home

  • Safety, Risk Management, and Emergency Preparedness

  • Self-Care, Emotional Resilience, and Professional Boundaries

Find out more about this course to enable your domiciliary care

team to become more skilled and continue their professional development