Category: Dementia

Behavioral Management Training for Dementia-related Distress: a Practical Guide for Care Professionals

What looks like aggression in dementia is often communication. This guide helps care teams recognize the difference.

Train-the-Trainer Dementia Certification: Build Internal Expertise That Outlasts Turnover

Staff turnover doesn’t have to mean starting over. A train-the-trainer model keeps dementia education consistent across every rotation.

Dementia Awareness Training Courses: Skills, Standards, and What to Look For

Dementia awareness training builds the clinical knowledge and practical skills to support people living with dementia, from understanding brain changes to communicating effectively as cognition changes.

How Certifications Reduce Turnover in Senior Living Communities

Senior living staff turnover is a persistent challenge, but CDP-certified staff reports higher job satisfaction, stronger retention, and improved standards of care for people living with dementia.

Dementia Training Certificate: What It Covers, What It Takes, and What Changes in Your Practice When You Earn It

If you work in dementia care, you already know what this work demands. You’ve found ways to reach someone when words were no longer the primary way they expressed themselves, held steady in moments no care plan could anticipate, and built a connection where others saw only difficulty. A dementia training certificate deepens the clinical […]

Dementia Training Certification Online: A Practitioner’s Guide to Roles, Risks, and Compliance

The right dementia training certification builds real competence. Learn how to choose, verify, and apply it in your daily practice.

Dementia Certification Programs: Certificates vs Certifications vs CEUs

Not all dementia credentials carry the same weight. Learn what certificates, certifications, and CEUs mean for your career and compliance.

Benefits of Dementia Training for Caregivers

Dementia care demands more than general training – discover the 6 key benefits that transform caregiver confidence and outcomes.

What Is Dementia Training? Requirements, Formats, and Best Practices

Dementia care is one of the most clinically demanding disciplines in long-term care — and one of the most undertrained. Every professional who supports people living with dementia, from frontline CNAs to memory care administrators, must be prepared to understand what each person is communicating, adapt communication in real time, and respond appropriately as needs […]

When Is It Time for Memory Care? Questions Families Should Ask

Explore NCCDP’s Memory Care Excellence Network, CDP certifications, and CADDCT training to strengthen dementia care standards.