Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers

Recommendation ID: NG97/2
Question: Staff training:- What is the cost effectiveness of using a dementia-specific addition to the Care Certificate for community staff, including dementia-specific elements on managing anxiety, communication, nutritional status and personal care?
Any explanatory notes (if applicable): Why this is important:- Robust evidence demonstrates the effectiveness of intensive training for staff heavily involved in providing care and support for people living with dementia. However, it is not clear if it is effective to provide basic training to all staff who come into contact with people living with dementia, or how this training should be provided. One possibility is an expanded version of the Care Certificate that includes additional dementia-specific elements. Because this training would need to be given to a large number of staff, there needs to be good evidence of benefits, specifically in improving quality of life for people living with dementia and their carers, to justify the upfront costs.

Source guidance details

Comes from guidance: Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers
Number: NG97
Date issued: June 2018

Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research?	No
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register?	No
Last Reviewed	30/06/2018