Lesson 1. Eating and drinking: more pleasant mealtimes – Introduction 1. Making mealtimes more pleasant Example – Making mealtimes more pleasant Activity – Mealtime activities2. Promoting a good mealtime atmosphere Activity – Health conditions 3. Preventing dehydration Activity – Timetable for drinkingLet’s review what you have learned

Lesson 2. Eating, drinking and preventing health problems – Introduction 1. Improve eating and prevent weight loss Check your understanding – How to improve eating and prevent weight loss 2. Help the person you care for to eat safely 2. Help the person you care for to eat safely – Preventing aspiration pneumonia Let’s review what you have learned

Lesson 3. Toileting and continence care – Introduction 1. Possible solutions for problems such as urinating on the floor or losing bladder control Factors contributing to urinating on the floor or losing bladder control?Example – Urinating in public places Activity – Toilet diary 2. Using incontinence aids and equipment Example – Use of personal hygiene products Tips for incontinence care Let’s review what you have learned

Lesson 4. Personal care – Introduction 1. Modifying the environment to make personal care easier Example – Promoting personal hygiene 2. Tips for daily dressing, oral care and assisting in bathing Example – Getting dressed Difficulties brushing one’s teeth Activity – Mouth care Difficulties performing personal care and bathing Tips for assisting with bathing Activity – Personal care activities Let’s review what you have learned

Lesson 5. Daily routines – Introduction 1. Establishing routines for the person with dementia during the day What is a routine?Morning time: Starting the day Example 2. Adapting routines to the changing abilities of the person you care for During the day At sundown At bedtimeActivity – routines of the person you care forLet’s review what you have learned

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Lesson 5. Daily routines

1. Activity

Do you know any of the routines of the person with dementia that you care for?

Please write down any ideas that you have about routines for the person you care for and how they can be adapted.

At bedtime Let’s review what you have learned

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