Free Dementia Training Materials to Get You Started
If you believe that your loved one is experiencing dementia, you are probably overwhelmed. We have put together this list of free dementia care resources to help you keep your loved one at home as long as possible. Providing dementia care at home can create a healthier environment for both of you, as well as delay the need for costly, full-time memory care.
Free Dementia Training Materials to Get You Started
If you believe that your loved one is experiencing dementia, you are probably overwhelmed. We have put together this list of free dementia care resources to help you keep your loved one at home as long as possible. Providing dementia care at home can create a healthier environment for both of you, as well as delay the need for costly, full-time memory care.
How to help someone with dementia
How to help someone with dementia
We can experience many more happy times together. Meet Judy Cornish and listen as she explains the mind shift needed to provide kind, person-centered, strength-based dementia care at home. (Judy's TEDx talk at Ted.com: “The Dawn of Dementia Care”)
Where to begin?
Where to begin?
- Sign up for our newsletter and get our Free 3 Part Video Series–“Preparing for Dementia” (45 minutes)
Sign up for Newsletter & Free Video Series - Read about the stages of dementia so that you are able to recognize its progression and be ready to provide appropriate and increased support as needed.
Written Resources
Written Resources
- BLOG articles (tips and thoughts on dementia care) – Explore our blog topics for helpful tips and stories on how to approach dementia care.
- Our guide to caring for a person with dementia at home.
Most popular blogs:
- Dementia and the telephone
- Dementia and the calendar
- Dementia related behaviors aren’t the problem, it’s the emotions that cause them
- Shaping the mood in dementia
- There is a roadmap for dementia
- Be demented happily–live in the intuitive world
- How to enable choice, not restrict it
- Let’s talk about ABILITIES and dementia
Videos / Online Classes / Podcasts
Videos / Online Classes / Podcasts
Free sample video from our DAWN dementia courses
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel – free video webinars and interviews (more videos coming–click the bell in YouTube to be notified)
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 following resources:
- Memory Café Directory
- Daughterhood (Circles) support groups
- Lori La Bey’s Alzheimer's Speaks Podcast
- daughterhood, The Podcast with Rosanne Corcoran
- A Cup of Comfort™ podcast with Trish Laub: CareHero™—Interview with Judy Cornish of The DAWN Method, keeping those living with dementia at home longer [aired July 13, 2021].
Other Resources
- Legal help for suspected nursing home abuse: Nursing Home Abuse Justice
- The Military Veteran Caregiver Network ("MVCN"; part of the Red Cross) helps caregivers of all eras and stages of caregiving by providing access to three peer support programs:
- Online Peer Support Community
- Peer Mentor Support Program
- Peer Support Groups (Online & Community-Based)