The Recognition of Pain for Direct Care Workers

This module provides an overview of pain and how to recognise pain in people with dementia who can’t tell us that they are in pain.

This module is part of the course(s):
Suitable for people working in:
Residential Aged Care
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  • Tier
    Enhanced Practice
  • Module 1
  • Completion time
    1 hr
  • Module duration
    1 week
  • Certificate of completion
  • Cost
    Free for Australian workers

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Module Overview

About this Module

This module will discuss how common pain is in older people, and in residential care. You will learn how pain works in the body and the impact of pain on the person.

You will learn how to look, listen and investigate pain in people living with dementia.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this module, staff should be able to:

  • Describe the mechanism of pain.
  • Describe the issues relating to recognising pain in people living with dementia who are unable to verbalise their discomfort or pain.
  • Describe what would lead you to think that a person with dementia might be in pain.

Module Details

Continuing Professional Development

This module is part of the course: Pain for Direct Care Workers. For CPD information relating to this module specifically, please refer to the course overview.

Acknowledgements

  • John Quinn (Dementia Advocate)
  • Professor Meera Agar
  • Professor Jennifer Abbey
  • Juliane Samara (Nurse Practitioner)

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Version history

  • Published: 21 Aug 2020
  • Updated: 07 Apr 2025
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