Recognising and acting on pain in people living with dementia for direct care workers

Learn how to look, listen and investigate pain in people living with dementia who are unable to verbalise their discomfort or pain.

Learning Outcomes

By completing this course, participants will be able to describe:

• The mechanism of pain
• Issues relating to recognising pain in people living with dementia who are unable to verbalise their discomfort or pain
• What would lead you to think a person with dementia might be in pain
• That information is needed to properly assess pain
• Strategies for managing pain
• Why it is important to check the management plan is working