Dementia Foundations

The first step in your dementia education journey. This training program is aimed at enhancing the baseline knowledge of frontline staff in caring for people with dementia. This 3-hour course will provide you with a foundation of dementia, enabling you enhance your knowledge to provide quality care for persons with dementia.

By the end of this 3 hour course, learners will be able to:

Describe general aspects of aging, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
Describe Person-Centered Care
Interpret how changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease will affect all aspects of an individual’s life
Recall services and programs offered by the Alzheimer Society of Toronto for themselves and their clients

We greatly encourage all participants to take this course, BEFORE U-First! Basics and Palliative Care in Dementia to enhance their learning experience.

Cost: Free

Course time: 3 hours