More Training for Baristas to Make Coffee than Carers for Dementia, Charity Warns After Leeds Study

More training for baristas to make coffee than carers for dementia, charity warns after Leeds study

Charity warns there is more training for baristas to make coffee than carers for dementia following a study by Leeds Beckett University.

Majority of carers don’t receive dementia training when first looking after elderly

"Baristas can receive more training to make great coffee" compared with the preparation given to care workers looking after vulnerable adults, the Alzheimer’s Society said

Baristas get more training than dementia carers, research shows

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Alzheimer’s Society report finds that baristas receive more training than dementia workers - THIIS Magazine

Baristas can receive more training to make great coffee than care workers receive to provide dementia care – a new report finds.

Baristas Better Trained Than Dementia Staff says Alzheimer's Society

A leading charity is today warning that serious shortfalls in dementia training are leaving social care staff unprepared, unsupported, and putting people with dementia at risk of inadequate care. New findings from research commissioned by Alzheimer’s Society and led by experts at the Centre for Dementia Research at Leeds Beckett University and IFF Research show that half of all reported training packages offered just one to two hours of dementia…

Baristas receive more training than dementia carers, study reveals

UK MORNING BRIEFING More than half of adult social care staff lack dementia training, prompting calls from the Alzheimer’s Society for mandatory requirements. Concerns arise as training levels remain inadequate relative to the care needed for vulnerable adults.