"Managers and other dementia care leaders need support too. We listen carefully to the challenges they are facing and help them develop the skills and understanding they need to create and lead a person-centred dementia care service." Buz Loveday

"Training isn't about ticking boxes. It's about inspiring, motivating and informing. It's about transforming the lives of people with dementia." Brenda Bowe

"It has really opened my eyes and helped me understand dementia better. It has enabled me to help my residents with their needs and start to give them better care"
Care worker, Residential Care Home

We help our course participants to recognise the needs of the whole person. Social and psychological needs are often at least as important as physical needs.

Good communication is crucial. We train staff how to enable people to express themselves, and how to recognise all forms of communication. Then staff can make real contact with individuals.

"Superb course! Most enjoyable, highly interesting and very well tutored"
Day Centre worker

It's about making the most of each moment. So much can be achieved even when time is scarce.

The social and physical environment will often greatly influence the 'symptoms' of dementia. Brain damage is only part of the picture.


Led by your needs

We design and deliver tailor-made dementia training in order to match the needs of the commissioning organisation, its staff and service users.

Our training is practical and realistic, relating directly to the day to day roles of participants and focusing on what is feasible given the time and resources available.

We offer both short dementia training workshops and longer, in-depth courses, according to the needs of participants. We offer flexibility in the scheduling of training, at a venue of your choice, to facilitate maximum attendance.

We are experienced in designing dementia training that is accessible to people of all learning abilities and educational levels.

Guided by national standards

We offer training (including accredited training) that addresses the required knowledge, understanding and skills for the new QCF dementia units. Our accredited courses include 'Person-Centred Dementia Care Knowledge and Practice' (at level 2 and level 3), the Dementia Care Leadership Programme (for managers of care services) and the highly acclaimed 'Dementia Care Trainers' Programme' (Level 3), for staff intending to be in-house dementia trainers.

Training content

Our dementia training is designed to raise awareness and understanding, to improve skills, to increase insight into the needs of people with dementia, and to promote a positive, person-centred approach towards their care. Subjects covered will depend on needs and requests, but will often cover some or all of the following:

The nature of dementia:

Care approach:

Communication:

Challenges:

Goals and planning:

...and any other subject areas requested

More advanced or specialised subjects offered

Specialised workshops on other topics related to dementia developed upon request

For more detail, go to sample course outlines


Additional services offered


Training methods

We use a wide variety of training methods to engage and stimulate our participants, and tap into their varied learning styles and abilities. These include: