Dementia Care Training Module for Aged Care Workers
Dementia is the single most common condition among permanent residents in Australian aged care, affecting more than 50% of those in residential settings. Providing high-quality dementia care requires more than task completion — it demands empathy, specialist communication skills, and a deep respect for the person behind the diagnosis. This training module builds those capabilities across your entire care team.
What This Training Covers
- Types of dementia and how the condition progresses
- Person-centred dementia care — seeing the person, not the diagnosis
- Communication strategies for different stages of dementia
- Understanding and responding to responsive behaviours
- Maintaining dignity in personal care — bathing, continence, oral health
- Environmental modifications that reduce distress
- Supporting families and carers of people living with dementia
- Documentation and care planning for dementia support
Key Learning Outcomes
- Describe the main types of dementia and their effects on cognition, behaviour and function
- Apply person-centred communication techniques in daily care interactions
- Recognise and appropriately respond to responsive behaviours
- Implement environmental and routine strategies to reduce distress
- Document and report changes in dementia-related behaviours accurately
Who Should Complete This Training
All direct care staff working in residential aged care, memory support units and community home care. Particularly important for PCAs and enrolled nurses who have the most frequent direct contact with residents living with dementia.
Alignment to the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards
This module supports compliance with Standard 1 (The Person) — identity, dignity and individual choice — and Standard 4 (Care and Support), which requires individualised care planning that reflects the needs and preferences of each consumer, including those living with cognitive impairment.
Dementia Care Compliance, Simplified
Governa's Norma assistant helps care teams quickly access your facility's dementia care policies and connect them to the Strengthened Standards. No more searching through folders — Norma finds the answer grounded in your own documents.
