Members Say This Affordable Dementia Care Training Makes a Difference
Key to reducing off-label antipsychotic use is having staff specifically trained in person-centered dementia care, so that they know how to identify individual triggers, mitigate causes of behaviors, and intervene with non-pharmacological approaches that support each resident’s quality of life.
- CARES® consists of eight programs including dementia care, serious mental illness, elder abuse, and a Spanish language version of CARES® Dementia Basics.
- AHCA/NCAL members receive 15 percent off the purchase of any Healthcare Interactive (HCI) CARES® online training program by using promo code AHCA15at checkout.
The CARES® Dementia Basics™ module is recognized by the Alzheimer’s Association® for successfully incorporating the evidence-based Dementia Care Practice Recommendations in the following topic areas: Alzheimer’s and dementia, person-centered care, assessment and care planning, activities of daily living, and behaviors and communication.
Go deeper: After completing CARES® Dementia Basics, staff can take additional CARES online programs including:
- CARES® Dementia Advanced Care™
- CARES® Dementia-Related Behavior™
- CARES® Activities of Daily Living™
- CARES® End-of-Life Dementia Care™
- CARES® Dementia Care for Families™
- CARES® Elder Abuse Awareness & Prevention™
CARES® Serious Mental Illness™ may be taken as a freestanding course without taking the Dementia Basics course first.
CARES® is easy to use, can be accessed from any computer, tablet, or mobile device, and can be started and stopped as often as users wish.
- CARES® is the only dementia care training to make extensive use of actual footage of real residents and real staff members (no actors) for truly authentic virtual training environment.
A variety of purchase options are available including individual course registrations, multi-user site licenses and one-year single-site licenses.
- Each CARES® program includes CARES® Dementia Certification at no additional cost. As an organization, HCI then allows you to advertise CARES® Dementia Certification to your community and families.
- AHCA/NCAL members always receive 15 percent off any purchase when they use the AHCA15promo code. Call HCI at (952) 928-7722 with any questions about the training programs.
