Assessment and Care Planning for consumers living with dementia

Based on the Clinical Practices Guidelines and Principles of Care for People with Dementia, this webinar provides practical guidance for Care/Case Managers and clinicians such as registered nurses.

• Understanding Dementia
• • Identifying signs of dementia
  • Practical implementation of the 10 Dignity in Care Principles
  • Dementia care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and culturally and linguistically diverse populations

• A partnership approach
  • Communicating and engaging consumers living with dementia
  • Establishing, supporting and strengthening the Circle of Support
  • Developing a care plan in partnership
  • Defining what Quality of Life means for each consumer
  • Identification of meaningful activity planning
  • Recognising and reporting changes

• Clinical Care and services
  • Writing goals and care plans for those with dementia
  • Sensitively Communicating the needs of those with dementia
  • Maximising health and wellbeing
  • Promoting functional and social independence
  • Environmental assessment, redesign and modification to support independent functioning
  • Recognising strengths and capacities in assessment
  • Assessment, referrals and specialist assessment services
  • Identification and management of pain
  • Identification, measurement and management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
  • Managing agitation, anxiety and physical expression of anger and frustration
  • Palliative care

• Maximising the effectiveness of the team
  • Working collaboratively with other health professionals
  • Coordinated delivery of services
  • Support, education and oversight of frontline workers
  • Frontline workers recognising and reporting changes