Understanding Alzhiemer’s Diseases and Dementia and How to Provide Person-Centered Care
This 60-minute foundational course helps caregivers understand Dementia and how to support individuals through personalized, person-first strategies. Through clear examples, relatable stories, and visual scenarios, caregivers will learn to focus on remaining strengths rather than losses—and how to create supportive routines that reduce confusion, uphold dignity, and build trust.
Learners will explore the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral shifts that occur throughout the progression of Dementia, and how to respond with communication and care techniques that match the person’s current experience. Using real-life examples and agency-aligned safety practices, the course teaches how to adapt tone, tasks, environment, and expectations to meet evolving needs—while promoting identity and emotional safety.
This course reinforces the value of empathy, consistency, and professional boundaries, helping caregivers feel more confident in supporting individuals living with Dementia in a respectful, compliant, and compassionate way.
60 mins Certificate included 100% online English Audio & Captions
Learning Objectives
What you'll learn
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Define Dementia and distinguish it from normal aging-related memory changes.
- Identify the most common types of Dementia, including Alzheimer’s, vascular, Lewy body, and frontotemporal.
- Describe how Dementia progresses and how changes in cognition, communication, and behavior affect caregiving.
- Recognize signs of emotional and behavioral shifts that may require care plan adjustments.
- Explain the core principles of person-centered care and why they are essential in Dementia support.
- Adapt verbal and non-verbal communication techniques to match the person’s current abilities.
- Create safe, predictable environments that reduce stress and promote comfort.
- Support remaining abilities to preserve independence, dignity, and identity.
What's inside
This course includes
How-to instructional videos
Interactive learning activities
Knowledge checks throughout
Audio narration
Closed captions (accessibility)
Certificate of completion
Scenario-based videos
Downloadable checklists
Mobile-friendly access
Progress saving (resume anytime)
