"I always prided myself on being a caring person and nurse. However, it was only after receiving Dementia Capable Care training that I experienced rewarding moments of capturing a resident's best ability and the exhilarating feeling of knowing my care approach would result in repeated and predictable best performance outcomes."
Barbie Moore, R.N.
Harrisburg, IL
"This kind of focused care can help caregivers intervene in behavioral issues such as aggression, depression, or wandering, sometimes eliminating the need for medications prescribed to change behaviors."
Ann Irwin, SLP
Russellville, AR
"You are, in essence, teaching us to fulfill a basic need. It’s difficult to describe in words what a difference this clinical knowledge has lent me personally."
Tracy A. Regan, COTA/L
Island Lake, IL
"Since attending the program, not a day has gone by that I haven’t thought of what I learned and tried to apply it on the job."
Shannon Windmeyer, OT
Cary, NC
"Dementia Care Specialists has taught me more about dementia care and approaches than any other training I have received. One unique aspect of this training includes training of therapists to initiate functional assessments and treatment approaches that directly affects Medicare Prospective Payments. The passion of Kim and her team is contagious. This training helped me to expect positive outcomes in our residents with dementia and to truly provide person-centered care."
Jennifer Gettman, M.A. NHA
Administrator and CEO, Harvester Residential Care
St. Charles, MO
"This training has been a remarkable experience. Your team has renewed my inspiration to bring quality care for those with ADRD (Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias), and I am determined to be a positive member of the paradigm shift in our industry. I look forward to exploring ways to effectively promote Dementia Care Specialists' methods and systems within the industry, as well as bringing them to our families and communities."
Sue Bettenhausen
Senior Care Consultant, Silver Connections of Wisconsin
"This was a wonderful 2 day information filled course. Dementia is a rapidly growing disease, and potentially could become a medical catastrophe; healthcare professionals need to obtain appropriate skills to address it. This course had a perfect balance between information and lab in order to feel truly comfortable going back to the clinic applying it. I now feel competent assessing someone with Dementia, identify approximately what level they are at according to Allen's cognitive level, and determining an appropriate treatment. All health care professionals should attend at least day 1 of this course!! Thank you Dementia Care Specialists! I look forward to attending the intermediate level course."
Sharon Porter, MS, OTR/L
Limerick, PA