Online dementia course
Bedtime to breakfast – Caring at night for people with dementia
2 hours
2 weeks
Cost free
Certificate of Completion
Explore person-centred care at night for people living with dementia, with a focus on residential care settings.
Suitable for people working in:
Residential Care
About this Course
In this course, we explore sleep from the perspective of the person with dementia, and the experience of living in residential aged care at night. We also look at the health and wellbeing of persons who support people with dementia at night, especially those that work night shift.
Learning Outcomes
By completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Look at sleep from the perspective of the person with dementia, and the experience of living in residential aged care at night
- Apply the principles of a salutogenic person-centred approach to night-time care
- Identify and prioritise 'self-care' strategies to promote wellbeing for those who support people with dementia at night
- Adopt strategies that support preferences of people with dementia in sleep and wake routines at night
In this course, you will complete the following modules:
MODULE 1
Understanding sleep and dementia
Explore sleep from the perspective of the person with dementia, and the experience of living in residential aged care at...
MODULE 2
Learn strategies for supporting people with different sleep needs and preferences, and explore the health and wellbeing of the person...
Continuing Professional Education
Completion of this course provides 3 hours of continuing professional education. A Certificate of Completion is awarded upon successful completion of this course which includes an online knowledge quiz.
This online dementia course was developed for DTA by the team led by the University of Wollongong. Specific credits: Belinda Goodenough, Michael Moriarty, Liz Armitage, and Lesley Knapp.
The DTA course development team gratefully acknowledge contributions of the following content experts Deborah Muldoon (Life Care Bedtime to Breakfast Program), Michael Young (UNSW Psychology), Jan Golembiewski (Psychological Design), and Colm Cunningham (featured in video materials developed by the Aged Care Channel).
Dementia Training Australia is supported by funding from the Australian Government under the Dementia and Aged Care Services Fund
Benefits of learning with DTA
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Increase your knowledge of dementia
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Ongoing access to review course content
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Real life examples to help you put knowledge into practice
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Learn anytime, anywhere
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Phone and Tablet friendly
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Certificate of Completion
Getting Started
After enrolment, your course will appear in your Dashboard under My Enrolments. You will also receive an email with instructions to get started.
Learning with DTA
Online courses contain modules that have been grouped together based on their topic area. Each module within a course must be completed and in the defined order.
Modules can be completed individually and in any order. You may choose to complete any module, based on your areas of interest.
Some modules may have prerequisites. If a module has a prerequisite you’ll need to complete that first to ensure you have the essential prior knowledge required. Modules with a prerequisite will be clearly marked.
A Certificate of completion is awarded on successful completion of a DTA course or module. You may use this certificate toward your Continuing Professional Development and Education (CPD/CPEE). Access your Certificates in your Dashboard.
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