Workforce Development

CaringKind works with organizations, on-site or on-line, to maximize staff learning and cultivate best practices in dementia care.  We offer individualized educational programs to staff of: home care providers, adult day care programs, nursing homes, assisted living residences, social service agencies, pastoral ministries, and others. Call 646-744-2900 for more information.

Detecting and Decoding Distress in People Living with Dementia 

Tailored to the unique needs of direct care and clinical staff, this interactive, educational training program will teach specific skills in ‘decoding’ distressing reactions and behaviors. Participants will learn best practices from research-based caregiver programs to address the changing abilities of those living with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, build strong emotional connections and create environments that promote safety and joy. Includes 8-10 hours of training over 3 sessions.

Dementia Foundations

A multi-day, comprehensive training for staff in residential facilities that covers the fundamentals of dementia knowledge and helps trainees build practical skills based on best practices in dementia care.

Current and past clients include:

• Coterie Cathedral Hill – San Francisco
• NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing
• Rubin Museum of Art
• Mount Sinai Department of Geriatrics
• Hilarity for Charity
• American Folk Art Museum
• Brooklyn Botanic Garden
• Cohme, Inc
• New York City Health + Hospitals/Coler
• Columbia University
• Lincoln Center
• Museum of The Moving Image
• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
• Weill Cornell Medicine