This training program is aimed at enhancing the knowledge of frontline staff frontline staff in caring for people with dementia using a palliative care approach.  This program focuses on promoting quality of life and comfort for individuals living with dementias and their families, with particular emphasis on late stage and end of life.  Participants will explore their own beliefs around dying and how it impacts care as well as examine what a palliative care approach means through a dementia lens.

Learning Objectives

• Define palliative care including its values and principles
• Describe dementia as a terminal illness and its symptoms in late/end of life stages
• Relate concepts of culture, spirituality and communication and their significance in delivering person-centered care
• List some of the non-pharmacological strategies/therapies that provide comfort and support quality of life in advanced and end of life dementia
• Define advanced care planning in the context of dementia