Comprehensive Dementia Caregiver Training Program

Dementia is a neurological condition, and it is a chronic and progressive syndrome. Given the prevalence of dementia, the need of the hour is to arm caregivers with the right skills for better care.

Epoch Dementia Caregiver Training Program

The Epoch dementia caregiver training program will assist in creating a more caring and aware caregivers network, which will help in meeting the changing needs of those suffering from dementia by providing better-quality care and emotional well-being. Our training program is meant for everyone who wants to gain knowledge and skills in dementia care, be it a professional caregiver or family member looking after a loved one with dementia.

This program has been developed in such a way that all caregivers understand the challenges faced when looking after people living with dementia. In addition to care principles, our emphasis is on providing better care to enhance the quality of the lives of those with dementia.

Benefits of our training program

To handle dementia-related situations, the skills of caregivers will be enhanced, and their confidence will be boosted through learning the following:

Practical and hands-on training to manage daily caregiving challenges.
Accessible for those without clinical backgrounds, equipping them with essential dementia care skills.
Reduces caregiver stress as they learn efficient ways to manage tasks and behaviors.
Increases satisfaction and fulfillment by empowering caregivers to provide better care.
Strategies to manage and mitigate challenging behaviors effectively.
How to tailor strategies that focus on the individual’s needs.
Techniques to help stimulate cognitive function and delay progression.
How to improve communication when connecting with persons with dementia.

Scope of our training program

During the training program, the caregivers will learn how to:

Understand dementia: Learn about dementia, its stages, types, and signs.
Communicate effectively: Learn how to talk to people with dementia, listen better, and avoid frustration.
Person-centered care: Learn the person-oriented approach of care that appreciates the unique needs and desires of the person with dementia.
Manage activities of daily living (ADLs): Get the basic skills to help with things like personal care, cleanliness, dressing, grooming, and other daily life activities.
Manage challenging behaviors: Learn gentle and efficient techniques for preventing and resolving behaviors such as agitation, wandering, sundown syndrome, and so forth which usually accompany dementia.
Enhance their quality of life: Learn how to engage a person suffering from dementia in activities that are meaningful, promote socialization, and preserve autonomy in the individual for as long as is possible.
Ensure safety and a supportive environment: Learn how to create a safe environment including any transformations of the home and adaptation of daily routines that will be most appropriate for the person with dementia.
Provide cognitive support: Learn the best methods to support cognition and postpone the next stage's development.

Details of the training program

Mode: Our caregiver training program is available online as well as offline, giving you options as per your requirements. You may register for a 1-Day Course (which introduces the basic concepts of Dementia Care), or a more advanced 2-Day Intensive Course (which is more practical in nature) Both formats aim at training caregivers on basic skills and techniques.

Location: The offline program will be available in Gurugram and Pune.

Trainers: It will be conducted by the skilled nurses of Epoch, who are trained in dementia care and also certified by Stiftelsen Silviahemmet, Sweden.

Scope covered in 1-Day and 2-Day Course
Topics	1-Day Course	2-Day Course
Introduction to Dementia
Types, Stages & Symptoms
Person-Centered Care Approach
Communication Techniques with Dementia Patients
Managing Challenging Behaviors
Cognitive Stimulation Activities	-
Managing Daily Living Activities	-
Engagement Techniques & Meaningful Activities	-
Sensory Stimulation for Dementia Patients	-
Social Interaction & Music Therapy	-
Mentor Tagging	-	(Offline only)
On-Ground Training	-	(Offline only)
Practical Sessions with Mentor Supervision	-	(Offline only)
Q&A and Wrap-up

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