Dementia and pain in residential care
This short online course aims to raise your awareness of the prevalence of pain in residential aged care, helps you identify some of the common causes of pain and assists you in managing pain for people living with dementia.
Suitable for: Aged care, Allied health, Home and community care, Hospitals, Retirement living, Facility managers/coordinators, GPs and other referrers, Occupational therapists, Physiotherapists, Registered nurses, Residential care workers
Course type: Dementia Learning Hub
Duration: Approximately 20 minutes
Delivery mode: Online
Location: All states and territories
This short online course aims to raise your awareness of the prevalence of pain in residential aged care, helps you identify some of the common causes of pain and assists you in managing pain for people living with dementia.
You will gain knowledge in:
- pain prevalence in residential care,
- common causes of pain and how pain is communicated,
- how to identify and manage pain for people living with dementia in residential care.
Enrol yourself
This course is for individual health workers.
If you want to take this course yourself an as individual, click the “Register” button below.
If you want to book training for your staff, see our professional development and training page for organisations.
