The average age of onset of dementia in a person with Down’s syndrome is early/mid 50s. The average age of a care home resident in the UK is between 86. You can see the challenge. Already there is a difference not only in age, but in needs. In the first instance, we should all
Andrew’s Cards dementia game can support change, transition and future planning with adults who have a learning disability.
SquarePeg Training delivers online and in-person dementia care training. Read about our 4 C’s of dementia care training and why do these matter?
‘He wouldn’t understand’ ‘She would get upset’ These are phrases I have often heard when asking if an individual with a learning disability has been told of their diagnosis of dementia.
SquarePeg Training welcomes the publication of the Alzheimer’s Society report on why dementia training for care workers matters and how to deliver it.
