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Dementia Care: The Essentials
Classroom style training |
Who should attend
Caregivers (Family members or Foreign Domestic Workers) who need to care for or manage the elderly diagnosed with dementia in their home setting.
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Course overview
This course is meant to equip Caregivers with the basic and essential knowledge and skills to care for the elderly with dementia. The Caregivers will learn about dementia, the stages as well as how to manage behaviours and engage the elderly with dementia with meaningful activities.
Caring for the elderly with dementia can be stressful hence, this course will also equip Caregivers with the knowledge and practical skills to manage stress and prevent burnout. They will also learn the importance of self-care through proper diet, exercise, rest, etc. Through classroom participation, Caregivers are also able to form a social support network with other Caregivers.
Learning outcome
- Caregiver will be able to apply knowledge learnt on dementia caregiving to improve quality of care for elderly with dementia.
- Caregiver will be able to engage the elderly using activities within the home setting that will be covered in the class.
Course duration
- 3 hours
Mode(s) of training
- Classroom based
- One trainer to a minimum of 8 participants (Maximum 20 participants)
- Demonstration with role play and case studies
- Classes can be conducted in English
Venue
51 Goldhill Plaza, #08-05, S308900
| Course Outline |
| Topic 1: What Is Dementia? |
| Definition of Dementia |
| Types of Dementia |
| Stages of Dementia |
| Signs and Symptoms of Dementia |
| The impact Dementia has on family and the person with Dementia |
| Topic 2: Person Centred Care |
| What is Person Centred Care? |
| The importance of Person Centred Care |
| The Dos & Don’ts of Person Centred Care |
| Applying Person Centred Care |
| Topic 3: Effective communication |
| Recognizing the impact Dementia has on communication |
| The Do’s and Don’ts in Effective Communication |
| Interpreting behaviours as a way of communication |
| Communication strategies |
| Topic 4: Staying Busy with Activities |
| What are engaging activities |
| Benefits of engaging activities |
| Common activities for the elderly with Dementia |
| Topic 5: Challenging Behaviours in Dementia |
| What are challenging behaviours? |
| Managing challenging behaviours |
| Reporting challenging behaviours |
About the trainer
The training will be done by certified professional nursing staff who have relevant experience in managing dementia patients in a home and institutional setting.
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Course fee Before AIC Grant |
S$120 |
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Course fee
After AIC Grant |
S$10** |
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Approved
for CTG |
Yes |
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Approved
for HCG |
Yes |
*Course fees shown are final and are inclusive of any additional costs.
**Subject to eligibility and the remaining amount of the care recipient’s CTG which is capped at $200 a year.
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Funding
Caregivers Training Grant (CTG)
The Caregivers Training Grant (CTG) provides families and Caregivers with a subsidy when they apply for training to care for the care recipient at home.
The CTG allows Caregivers to tap on a $200 annual subsidy to attend CTG-approved training courses. This grant is administered by the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC).
The amount of $200 is allocated to each care recipient every financial year (starting from Apr to Mar the following year).
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Care Recipient's Nationality
The care recipient must be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident. |
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Complete Training
The Caregiver must complete the training course and receive a certificate of attendance if there is one. |
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Care Recipient's Age and Needs
The care recipient must be aged 65 and older, OR have a disability as assessed by a doctor. |
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Relationship
The Caregiver must be the person in charge of caring for the recipient (this can include family members and foreign domestic workers) |
Home Caregiving Grant (HCG)
The HCG is a $200 monthly cash payout given to patients who have at least permanent moderate disability, i.e. always require some assistance to perform 3 or more Activities of Daily Living (ADLs).
Each patient is eligible for only 1 HCG, regardless of the number of caregivers the patient has.
You can use the payout to defray caregiving expenses, such as the costs of eldercare and caregiver support services in the community, or hiring of a Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW).
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Household Means Test
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Require Permanent Assistance with ADLs
- Always require some assistance with at least 3 of the 6 Activities of Daily Living (ADLs): Feeding, Bathing, Toileting, Dressing, Mobility, Transferring |
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Citizenship
- Singapore citizen; or - Permanent resident (with a parent, child or spouse who is a Singapore Citizen). |
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Lives in Singapore |
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Not in a residential long-term care institution (e.g. nursing home) |
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