Dementia & Alzheimer's Care

One of the most in-demand caregiving skills worldwide. Learn to understand dementia stages, communicate effectively with memory-impaired patients, manage challenging behaviours, and create safe, supportive care environments.

Dementia and Alzheimer's disease are among the most challenging conditions a caregiver will encounter — and among the most rewarding to support with skill and compassion. Over 55 million people worldwide are currently living with dementia, and this number is expected to triple by 2050. This comprehensive course provides you with evidence-based knowledge and practical strategies for every aspect of dementia care. You will learn the different types and stages of dementia, how to communicate with patients when language begins to fail, and how to understand and respond to challenging behaviours such as aggression, wandering, and sundowning. Person-centred care is the philosophy at the heart of this course: treating every person with dementia as a unique individual with a history, identity, and value that the disease cannot take away.

Course Requirements

• • Completion of Introduction to Caregiving is strongly recommended
• • Basic caregiving experience or prior course completion preferred
• • English literacy
• • An open, patient, and compassionate attitude

Who Is This Course For?

• • Caregivers working or seeking to work in memory care units
• • Home caregivers supporting clients with dementia or Alzheimer's
• • Family members who are primary caregivers for a person with dementia
• • Nursing home staff seeking specialist dementia care training
• • Healthcare workers who encounter dementia patients in any setting

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