Dementia Care​

Good carers are essential to improve the life quality of those living with dementia and to ease the load and provide respite for family members. We invest heavily in our dementia training programme and in selecting carers who are required to take an intensive residential course before working with our clients under the dementia umbrella. This is the most in-depth course of its kind in the country so you can be confident we provide the best carers for your loved ones. There isn’t a typical day for a person living with dementia, we all have our own individual lives, preferences and routines and this is exactly the same for those living under the dementia umbrella. Our clients all like to live their own life, with the aid of one of our carers just to help them manage with any areas they struggle with. Because all clients living with dementia are unique, no two days or two people are the same, so our carers have to be quite flexible and able to think on their feet to deal with anything that might occur. Our live-in dementia care training gives carers an in-depth knowledge into the different types of dementia, how it affects the brain and how to recognise and help manage the symptoms. These can include sun downing, ‘wandering’ or, to give it our preferred term, ‘walking with a purpose’ as this is usually the case, medication and nutrition. Our support for dementia carers also offers an invaluable interactive element in our own ‘Dementia Experience Room’ to help the carers feel what a client living with dementia may experience. Training also focuses on various other ways to support someone living with dementia, such as using music, validation, reminiscence and other therapies that people have tried. We cover a broad range of subjects to equip our carers with a solid understanding of how to care for and deal with the challenges dementia can bring.