Application
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to provide person-centred care and support to people living with dementia. It involves following an established individualised plan.
This unit applies to workers in a residential or community context, including family homes. Work performed requires some discretion and judgement and may be carried out under direct, indirect or remote supervision.
The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Foundation Skills
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the Performance Criteria of this unit of competency.
Unit Mapping Information
Supersedes and is not equivalent to CHCAGE005 Provide support to people living with dementia.
Assessment Conditions
Skills must be demonstrated in the workplace, with the addition of simulations and scenarios where the full range of contexts and situations have not been provided in the workplace.
These are situations relating to emergency or unplanned procedures where assessment in these circumstances would be unsafe, impractical or threaten the dignity of the person living with dementia.
Assessment must ensure access to:
- individualised plans for the support of people living with dementia that reflect a range of dementia symptoms and identified behaviour and support services
- facilities, equipment and resources relevant to individualised plans that are used when supporting people living with dementia
- legislative and statutory instruments related to reporting
- organisational policies and procedures
- opportunities for engagement with people living with dementia and their family, carer or others identified by the person and others involved in service provision.
Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations’ requirements for assessors.