Leading home care provider trains over 5,000 family carers in how to deal with dementia

Home Instead recently ran over a hundred free dementia family workshops, which trained carers in the latest techniques, for dealing with the sometimes difficult behaviours associated with the disease.

Trevor Brocklebank, chief executive of Home Instead said: “With a rapidly ageing population, new ways are being sought to ensure the well-being of older people. Without doubt, partnerships between private organisations and local communities will need to become more common in the future.

“Our dementia workshops, which are based on extensive research from leading global experts in ageing and dementia, allow us to share our knowledge and experience of dealing with older people who have a dementia. They teach innovative techniques and rather than focus on the symptoms and treatments of the disease, carers are trained in effective techniques for managing the many different and sometimes challenging behaviours associated with dementia.”

Home Instead currently cares for many people across the country who are living with dementia and it believe more needs to be done to help families to cope with the pressures of living and dealing with the disease.

Too often elderly people suffering with Alzheimer’s disease, or one of the other forms of dementia, are moved into care homes earlier than is necessary simply because family carers feel unable to cope.

The vast majority of older people wish to remain in their own homes for as long as possible and Home Instead believes this is particularly beneficial for people with dementia who benefit from familiar surroundings and maintaining regular routines.

Home Instead’s dementia workshops are based on the company’s City & Guilds accredited training programme which was introduced last year for their caregivers.

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