Agencies & Facilities

Are you struggling to find dementia care training materials for your staff? Do you have high turnover due to burnout? Join our DAWN Partner program for access to the DAWN Method dementia certification course for your employees. This online course is comprised of 36 videos and accompanying quizzes that will teach your staff how to work with dementia instead of against it.

Agencies & Facilities

Struggling to stay positive?

Are your caregivers struggling to remain positive with their clients who are experiencing dementia? If they understand the emotional needs caused by dementia, they can provide effective emotional support and negative behaviors will decrease. As they learn the tools of the DAWN Method, they will experience less stress and your clients will feel more secure and comfortable.

Here's a sample video from the DAWN Partner Employee Certification course. Listen as Judy describes why person-centered dementia care works in a video topic from Lesson 1:

DAWN Partner program: What is included?

"Preparing for Dementia" video series to help your clients' families work with you.
Sign up to preview the Video Series
Online dementia certification course for all staff: 36 videos and quizzes that can be watched as many times as needed for competency.
Employees trained in person-centered, strength-based dementia care with two-year certification.
Consultation and problem-solving with DAWN Trainers.
DAWN Partner Employee Handbook for employee quick reference.
Nationwide recognition as a DAWN Partner.
Listing on the "Find a DAWN caregiver" page on the DAWN Method website.
Use of the DAWN Partner logo on promotional materials.

Other Written Resources

BOOK (the “why”) – The Dementia Handbook: How to Provide Dementia Care at Home – This little book covers the philosophy of the DAWN Method and explains why it works. Many people find that just reading this short book has helped them to make the mind shift necessary to provide person-centered, strength-based care.
BOOK (the “how”) – Dementia with Dignity: Living Well with Alzheimer’s or Dementia Using the DAWN Method – This book is longer and goes into more detail on how to provide care. It covers all the tools of the DAWN Method in depth with many real life examples taken from Judy’s experiences working with her clients. In Dementia with Dignity, Judy also explains how the DAWN Method came to be and gives ideas for further study.
BLOG articles (tips and thoughts on dementia care) – Explore our blog topics for helpful tips and stories on how to provide strength-based dementia care.

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BOOK (the “why”) – The Dementia Handbook: How to Provide Dementia Care at Home – This little book covers the philosophy of the DAWN Method and explains why it works. Many people find that just reading this short book has helped them to make the mind shift necessary to provide person-centered, strength-based care.
BOOK (the “how”) – Dementia with Dignity: Living Well with Alzheimer’s or Dementia Using the DAWN Method –This book is longer and goes into more detail on how to provide care. It covers all the tools of the DAWN Method in depth with many real life examples taken from Judy’s experiences working with her clients. In Dementia with Dignity, Judy also explains how the DAWN Method came to be and gives ideas for further study.
BLOG articles (tips and thoughts on dementia care) – Explore our blog topics for helpful tips and stories on how to approach issues that arise with dementia care.

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Providing dementia care is difficult and exhausting if you don't understand the emotional needs that are causing what we refer to as dementia-related behaviors, or which skills people continue to use.

Agencies and facilities can lower staff turnover and burnout by training their staff how to work with the skills dementia does not take away. Become a DAWN Partner and have this person-centered, strength-based training program at your fingertips.

Contact Judy Cornish today to learn about becoming a DAWN Partner.

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Providing dementia care is difficult and exhausting if you don't understand which skills people keep and which they lose. Being a DAWN Partner means having your staff trained to recognize the skills dementia does not take away so they can work with their clients' strengths rather than against them.

Contact Judy Cornish today to learn about becoming a DAWN Partner.