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Free Dementia Training Materials to Get You Started

Most of us find it overwhelming when a loved one is diagnosed with dementia—or we suspect that they might be. We’ve put together this list of free dementia care resources to help you find support for yourself and keep your loved one home as long as possible. With support, you can provide dementia care at home and delay the need for costly memory care.

How to help someone with dementia

You can experience many more happy times together. Dementia is not an ending; it’s a road that takes you into new terrain and requires that you learn some new skills. You needn’t lose your loved one to dementia if you understand the strengths they’ll keep and how to preserve communication and understanding. 

Listen to Judy Cornish’s TEDx talk as she explains how understanding the skills we lose to dementia allows us to provide kinder, person-centered dementia care at home.

Not seeing a video below? Either click the little “lock” symbol in the bottom left corner of this window (or the link in the website footer) to open and change your privacy settings (scroll down and turn on “Experience” cookies) OR visit Judy’s TEDx talk at Ted.com: “The Dawn of Dementia Care”.

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Articles about dementia care

Explore our blog topics for helpful tips about how you can recognize the strengths your loved one will not lose so you can provide dementia care and support that truly meets your loved one’s needs.

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Videos / Online Classes / Podcasts

Enjoy Craig Wilmann’s 10-minute audio short story, written from the point of view of a person experiencing dementia. Craig is the director at The Leaders Council, Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. [Episode 5 titled, “Silly Old Trick” ]

The DAWN YouTube Channel – free video webinars and interviews (more videos coming–click the bell in YouTube to be notified). Here is a sample video:

Not seeing a video below? Either click the little “lock” symbol in the bottom left corner of this window (or the link in the website footer) to open and change your privacy settings (scroll down in the privacy popup window and turn on “Experience” cookies) OR visit our sample video, “Dementia or Normal Aging” on our YouTube channel.

The DAWN DementiaCoach™ Classes – we can’t offer this for free (because we have to pay our DAWN Trainers, but it’s the cheapest way forward in the long run.

The DAWN Dementia Podcast Guide – a list of some of our favorite podcasts for caregivers as well as podcast interviews with Judy Cornish about the DAWN Method of dementia care.

Seek Support

Providing care for a loved one with dementia can be exhausting as well as isolating. If at all possible, don’t do it alone.

Research what help is available in your area. Seek out a local support group if one exists or start one of your own. Ask friends and family for help and contact organizations in your area. You might explore the other dementia related resources below.

Dementia support groups and the online dementia caregiver community

Other dementia-related resources

Visit our Guide to Caring for Someone with Dementia at Home
Visit our Guide to Caring for Someone with Dementia at Home (sunlit tree)