Equip caregivers to support older adults living with dementia with confidence, patience, dignity, and practical safety skills.
Course Overview
This caregiver-development course explains how dementia can affect memory, judgment, communication, mood, and everyday routines. Learners practice respectful communication, recognize common unmet needs behind distress, reduce avoidable safety risks, and respond appropriately when a situation requires help from a supervisor or emergency professional.
What You Will Learn
- Describe dementia in plain language without defining a person by a diagnosis.
- Use calm, person-centered communication when memory or understanding is impaired.
- Recognize possible triggers behind anxiety, resistance, wandering, or repeated questions.
- Support routines, meaningful choice, and independence while maintaining safety.
- Identify changes that must be documented and reported promptly.
- Apply practical prevention steps for falls, wandering, infection, medication concerns, and emergencies.
Learning Path
- Understanding Dementia and the Person
- Compassionate Communication and Emotional Support
- Responding to Distress and Changes in Behavior
- Home Safety, Documentation, and Escalation
- Final Knowledge Check
Completion Standard
Learners must review every lesson and earn at least 80% on the final knowledge check. This educational course supports caregiver development; it does not replace employer-specific training, clinical direction, emergency procedures, or professional licensure requirements.
Course Instructor
Free Caregiver Enrollment
Free enrollment includes the complete dementia-care learning path, three caregiver lessons, a five-question final knowledge check, and dashboard-based progress tracking.