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Caring for Persons with Dementia (Classroom-Based)

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  • Course Duration
4 hour(s)
  • Venue
28 SIN MING LANE, MIDVIEW CITY, #02-137 Singapore 573972
  • Course Dates

To Be Advised

  • Course Fee
SGD 135

Course Content

This training programme is to equip caregivers with the necessary basic knowledge and skills to care for person with dementia at home.

  • Understand the fundamentals of dementia and identify the care recipient psychological & emotional needs
  •  Implement medication management and perform proper physical care for care recipient with dementia
  •  Identify various support and resource for persons with dementia

Caregivers Training Grant (CTG):

  • From 1 April 2024, $400 grant is provided for each care recipient for first year with onset of caregiving training needs.
  • Eligible care recipient will continue to receive grant amount $200 in the subsequent financial year (between 1 April to 31 Mar).
  • If the remaining grant is not used this year, unused monies can be carried forward with a cap at $400 within each care recipients’ account. Any amount exceeding the Cap of $400 will be forfeited.
  •  More than one caregiver of each care recipient can attend the same training and will be reimbursed only up to $200 in training subsidies per care recipient per financial year.
  • Caregivers must pay at least $10 after registering for eligible caregiving training course.

How to Qualify:

Caregiver Training Grant (CTG)
• The care recipient must be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident.

• The care recipient must be aged 65 and older, OR have a disability:

(a) as certified by a Singapore registered doctor, OR

(b) Is currently receiving services from a Social Service Agency (SSA)

• The caregiver must be the person in charge of caring for the care recipient. This can include family members and Migrate Domestic Worker (MDW).
• The caregiver must complete the training course and receive a certificate of attendance if there is one.

Course Fees

Original Course Fee: $135.00* (Excl. GST)

*Caregivers must pay at least $10.00 after registering for eligible caregiving training course.

*Subject to eligibility and the remaining amount of the care recipient’s CTG which is capped at $400 per calendar year.

*Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SkillsFuture Credit to pay for the course fees.

Course ID: TGS-2024045129

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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You can register online via our registration form or by contacting our course advisors with your details. Ensure accurate personal information for funding applications and course confirmation.
Courses supported by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) can receive subsidies for SCs and PRs; Singapore Citizens may also use SkillsFuture Credits and Post-Secondary Education Account (PSEA) funds for eligible courses.
Requests to defer or transfer course dates must be made in writing before the course begins. Make-up classes may be provided for valid reasons at the provider’s discretion.

Refunds follow these tiers if written notice is received before the course:

• >14 days: 95% refund
• 5–14 days: 50% refund
• <5 days or after start: No refund

Refunds are considered case-by-case and require written request

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