Course Details
Navigating through Dementia Caregiving
About This Course
Equips caregivers with essential skills to care for persons with dementia. It covers dementia symptoms, progression, and management techniques, while also promoting self-care and stress management for caregivers.
What You’ll Learn
- Acquire essential dementia care skills.
- Understand dementia symptoms and progression.
- Learn practical dementia management techniques.
- Develop personalized self-care strategies for caregivers.
- Master stress management for caregiver well-being.
HCS Customised Framework for Caregivers™
1. Music and Hands-on Practice with Case Studies
2. Acquire skills for better results:
- Conversations with Care-Recipient
- Guidelines on handling challenges
- Guidelines on daily routine with Care-Recipient
- Hygiene. Wellness. Nutrition.
- Instilling confidence in Care-Recipient and Caregivers
3. Mental Wellness and Positive Mindset
- Ongoing partnership with Mind Science Centre
4. Post Training Engagement with CoP (Community of Practice)
5. Practice-Trainers
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- Synthesise various domain knowledge
- Ask the right questions.
- Inspire with real life narratives and experiences
| Full Course Fee | Nett Course
Fee (After Subsidy) |
GST payable for full
course fee of $200 |
Subsidies Available for Caregivers
(Singapore Citizens, PR & Migrant Domestic Workers) |
| $200.00 | $10.00 | $18.00 | Caregivers Training Grant (CTG)
SkillsFuture Credits (SFC) |
*From 1 April 2024, Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) has provided eligible Care-Recipients with an initial $400 CTG for the first year. Each year, there will be a top up to care recipients’ Caregivers Training Grant by $200, and unused monies can be carried forward, with the Caregivers Training Grant monies for each care recipients capped at $400. CTG and SFC can be used to defray the fees (including GST) for the caregivers training modules. A minimum of $10 co-payment is mandatory for attending a course using the CTG subsidy. You may to choose to either pay by cash or tap on your SFC balance, if applicable, for the co-payment.
For more information on CTG, please visit https://www.aic.sg/financial-assistance/caregivers-training-grant-ctg/
