Dementia Care Specialists
Dementia Care Specialists (DCS) is the premier dementia training and consulting company. With nearly 60 years of cumulative experience in dementia care training, DCS provides state-of-the-art dementia products, training, and program consultation. Training from DCS helps transform staff capabilities and quality of care. As a result, persons with dementia experience a higher quality of life, caregivers find more job satisfaction, and providers improve their business results.
Implementing Dementia Capable Care helps your organization:
- Maximize reimbursements.
- Reduce staff turnover.
- Increase census and revenue.
- Improve outcomes.
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Training Options to Meet Your Specific Needs
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DCS offers both interdisciplinary and therapy-specific training options. Dementia Capable Care training sets a higher standard and empowers your dementia care staff to work cohesively to improve care at your facility.
Choose from the following Dementia Capable Care training options for care partners:
One-Day Foundation Course
The Foundation Course provides all who work in dementia care a common framework for promoting best abilities.
Two-Day Foundation and Care Partner Applications Course
Building on the Foundation Course, this course emphasizes application of new skills for the various aspects of dementia care.
Day-Two-Only Care Partner Applications
Care partners who have previously completed the Foundation Course can register for just the second day of any scheduled training.
Three-Day Instructor Program
The Three-Day Instructor Program, our train-the-trainer course, allows an organization to create a positive, congruent approach among all staff. Upon completion, participants gain authorization to purchase and use CPI’s training materials to teach the seven-hour Foundation Course within their organization.
Choose from the following Dementia Capable Care training options for therapists:
One-Day Foundation Course
The Foundation Course provides all who work in dementia care a common framework for promoting best abilities.
Two-Day Foundation and Dementia Therapy Applications Course
Building on the Foundation Course, this course takes a deeper dive into therapy-specific information relative to assessment, care approaches, documentation, and maintenance programs.
Day-Two-Only Dementia Therapy Applications Course
Therapists who have previously completed the Foundation Course can register for just the second day of any scheduled training.
Two-Day Dementia Therapy Intermediate Course
Designed for therapists who have some experience using the Allen Cognitive Disabilities Model with geriatric dementia clients, this course is the next step in exceptional dementia therapy training.