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Courses (for employees) of old people`s homes and care homes
Relevant knowledge regarding the support and care of people with dementia is essential to give the nursing staff „tools“ to make their own working day easier and to ensure the highest possible quality of life.It is important to recognise the emotional needs of people in all the different stages of dementia as only then appropriate methods can be applied and support can be offered. The cognitive deficits should be discovered as soon as possible. This way, the person with dementia and the persons around her can adapt appropriatly to the evident changes avoiding emotional trauma. The focus of the course is not only to teach participants specifically about dementia but above all to teach them how to deal with the difficult behaviour of people with dementia and how to interact with residents with cognitive deficits. An open – learning atmosphere encourages self – cofidence and personal responsibility which increases the competence of the nursing staff. Our experience has shown that the possibility of supervising a specific problem situation and to review problems occuring on a day-to-day basis ( in agreement with the relevant requirements of the home ) is very helpful and has additionally led to a consolidation of previously acquired knowledge. Ideally all the members of the staff in a home ( including
cleaning staff,
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