Course Duration: 22 hours
Day 1: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Day 2: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Day 3: 9.00am – 6.00pm (Assessment: 1 hour)
Mode of Delivery: In-Person Training (Physical)
This course equips you with essential skills to provide compassionate, person-centred care for persons living with dementia. You will gain confidence in managing behavioural changes, meeting daily care needs, and communicating meaningfully. The course also emphasises self-care strategies to help you sustain your role and deliver dignified, effective care.
This course is ideal for you if you are:
- Family caregivers and informal caregivers supporting persons living with dementia
- Healthcare and eldercare professionals working with older adults (e.g. nurses, allied health professionals, social workers, care staff)
- Community care practitioners, volunteers, and students/trainees in eldercare or social service settings
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Understand the key types of dementia and apply person-centred and palliative care principles to support quality of life
- Recognise behavioural changes and communicate effectively with persons living with dementia
- Meet Activities of Daily Living (ADL) needs and facilitate appropriate therapeutic engagement
- Apply self-care strategies and support caregivers to sustain well-being throughout the care journey
Course Fees
| Singapore Citizen Permanent Resident LTVP+ Below 40 years old |
Full Course Fee | $1,180 |
| Less: SSG Baseline Funding 70% | (-$826) | |
| Course Fee Payable | $354 Eligible to use SkillsFuture Credits |
| Singapore Citizen Above 40 years old |
Full Course Fee | $1,180 |
| Less: SSG Baseline Funding 70% | (-$8,26) | |
| Less: Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy 20% | (-$236) | |
| Course Fee Payable | $118 Eligible to use SkillsFuture Credits |