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Through our extensive experience we have identified the need for specialist Dementia Services. We are committed to working with organisations such as NI Dementia Forum and Dementia Services Development Centre NI to ensure we are providing the best care possible with staff trained specifically in Dementia Care. People with dementia have the same rights as everyone else to make decisions about how they live their lives and we are continually striving to assist in best practice through information sharing and awareness raising. We are committed to training and have two specialist Dementia Care Trainers within the Organisation. Their role is to train all new and existing staff to:
- Understand more about dementia and its causes, signs and symptoms
- Recognize that dementia affects people in different ways
- Understand how a person centred care approach can make a difference to the care that our staff provide
- Identify what specialist care a person with dementia may require
- Think of ideas and methods that our staff can use to improve the wellbeing of people with dementia in our care.
The training will provide a practical introduction to dementia care. We will look at what the experience of dementia may be like for those who have it, both physically and emotionally and how it effects family carers. We will consider how to communicate effectively with people who have dementia and how to understand their needs and behaviours. Our staff will have an insight into what the experience of dementia might be like for the person with dementia and their family and friends. They will have an understanding of some of the early symptoms of dementia and a recognition of dementia as an individual experience that cannot be generalised.With Care Assistants having the confidence and knowledge of dementia care, family members and carers feel more at ease and anxiety levels are greatly reduced.
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Domiciliary Care 
