Unit 09 Understanding dementia

This unit is part of the NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems and has the following learning outcomes and assessment criteria:

1. Understand the term dementia’
   1. 1.1 Define the term ‘dementia’
   2. 1.2 Identify the most common types of dementia
   3. 1.3 Describe the functions of the brain that are affected by dementia
2. Understand the causes of dementia
   1. 2.1 Describe possible causes of dementia
3. Understand how dementia can affect the individual and others
   1. 3.1 Describe the likely signs and symptoms of the most common causes of dementia
   2. 3.2 Explain the difficulties individuals with dementia may face in day to day living
   3. 3.3 Describe how an individual’s dementia may affect others
4. Understand how dementia may be managed
   1. 4.1 Describe possible interventions for dementia
   2. 4.2 Describe ways in which others can help the individual with dementia to manage their illness
   3. 4.3 Describe the local resources and treatments that would be available to an individual experiencing dementia
5. Understand factors which may adversely affect a person with dementia
   1. 5.1 Describe why a person with dementia may be adversely affected by unconsidered actions or words of others