Updated Understanding Dementia Opening September 2025

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This course is designed as a journey — starting with the brain, and expanding outward to the person, their care network, and the wider community. Because dementia is a progressive and degenerative condition, its features and impacts change over time. Each module builds on the last, helping you develop a rich understanding of dementia and how to support people living with it.

Through four engaging modules, you’ll explore:

Module 1 –The brain and how it changes: How dementia affects the brain and why symptoms change over time

Module 2 – Signs, symptoms and risks: Early signs, risk factors, and diagnosis — including young onset and childhood dementia

Module 3 – Caring for people with dementia: Person-centred care that supports identity, relationships, and wellbeing

Module 4 – Being and belonging with dementia: Community inclusion and therapies that foster connection and engagement

Understanding Dementia is designed to be accessible and appealing to people from diverse backgrounds including:

  • People living with dementia, their families, friends and caregivers
  • Community and residential facility support staff
  • Health professionals
  • Health policy makers
  • Individuals with a general interest in dementia

Anyone can develop dementia, everyone can help.

Throughout the course, you’ll hear from people with lived experience — individuals living with dementia and their families. We’re grateful for their generous contributions, and for the opportunity to learn from those who know dementia most intimately. Their insights are woven through the course, offering perspectives that are deeply personal, practical, and powerful.

Whether you’re a health worker, a family member, or simply someone wanting to understand more, this course will equip you with knowledge, empathy, and practical tools.

No exams. No cost. Just life-changing knowledge that empowers you to make a difference.