Memory stimulation for patients with dementia

The memory stimulation for patients with dementia course is designed for professionals who want to specialise in the care and cognitive support of people affected by neurodegenerative disorders. It gives you the resources and strategies to stimulate higher mental functions, helping to slow cognitive decline and improve patients' quality of life.

Throughout the course you will learn to apply specific exercises for orientation, memory, calculation, language, attention, praxis, gnosis and executive functions. It covers the basic concepts of cognitive stimulation and the characteristics of the different dementias, giving you a well-rounded understanding of the field. The online format lets you study at your own pace, with content you can access from anywhere and no fixed timetable.

The course is particularly suited to healthcare and health and social care professionals who work, or want to work, in clinics, hospitals, care homes, healthcare centres and home care. It lasts 120 hours and is affordably priced, making it easy to specialise in a sector with high demand.

This training will strengthen your professional profile and better prepare you to intervene effectively in the care of people with dementia, making a real difference to their day-to-day wellbeing.

Duration: 120 hours | Format: online | Price: 90 €

On completing this course, students will be able to apply specialist techniques and exercises to stimulate memory and other cognitive functions in patients with dementia. The specific objectives are to:

• Understand the core principles of cognitive stimulation and how it relates to dementia.
• Design and carry out time and space orientation exercises for patients.
• Apply techniques to improve memory and calculation in people with cognitive impairment.
• Develop specific activities to stimulate language, praxis and gnosis.
• Strengthen executive functions using practical methods adapted to each patient.
• Implement exercises designed to improve attention and concentration.

Introduction to cognitive stimulation in patients with dementia

An overview of the course and an introduction to the basic concepts of memory and dementia.

Basic concepts of cognitive stimulation and types of dementia

Explores the theoretical foundations of cognitive stimulation and the characteristics of the main types of dementia affecting patients.

Time and space orientation exercises

Activities to improve orientation in time and space – essential for the patient's independence.

Memory stimulation activities

Developing specific techniques and exercises to strengthen different types of memory in people with cognitive impairment.

Adapted calculation exercises

Methods for working on numerical skills and basic calculation as part of cognitive rehabilitation.

Stimulating language and communication

Activities aimed at improving language skills and verbal expression in patients with dementia.

Stimulating praxis

Exercises to recover and maintain motor and coordination skills.

Exercises for recognising objects and senses: gnosis

Working on gnosis with specific techniques for recognising objects, sounds and sensory stimuli.

Working on executive functions

Strategies to stimulate skills such as planning, attention and impulse control in patients with dementia.

Attention and concentration exercises

Activities designed to improve sustained and selective attention in these patients.

This course prepares you to take part in the care and cognitive rehabilitation of patients with dementia, expanding your skills in healthcare and health and social care. Career opportunities include roles involving specialist care and support for older or dependent people with cognitive impairment.

• Cognitive stimulation technician in care homes and residential centres.
• Health and social care assistant or technician in day centres or home care.
• Support staff in clinics and hospitals specialising in caring for patients with dementia.
• Cognitive stimulation activities instructor in healthcare centres.

Sectors and employers

• Geriatric centres and care homes for older people.
• Clinics and hospitals with neurology or geriatric units.
• Home care for dependent people.
• Day centres and community social services.