Professional Education

Care Partner Education | Professional Education| Workforce Development Our experienced staff offers educational programs to sensitize professionals and para-professionals to the special needs of people with dementia and their families. Understanding Dementia for Professionals This educational seminar provides an opportunity for professionals to learn about Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, and how to apply this information to their profession. After attending this course, socia [...]

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CaringKind Connection Referral

CaringKind seeks to build relationships with social service and healthcare professionals, educating them about the disease and facilitating patient and caregiver connections to CaringKind’s free supportive services. Our CaringKind Connection form is designed to assist social workers, case managers, healthcare, and other professionals in meeting the non-medical needs of clients with memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, as well as their families, friends, and support systems. If [...]

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Dementia Care Training for Professional Caregivers

NOTE Home Health Aides and CDPAP family/friends can now get the vaccine through the city.  Appointments can be scheduled in this link. COVID-19: Vaccine Locations - NYC HealthNYC Health [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccine-locations.page] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our nationally-recognized Dementia Care Training for Professional Caregivers specifically aims to empower direct care workers from a variety of settings to provi [...]

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Our Impact in 2023 | Learn More

OVER 7,800 INTERACTIONS WITH DEMENTIA CARE SPECIALISTS

Trusted Information, Referrals and Support. Reliable information from Dementia experts.

861 EDUCATION ATTENDEES

Essential Information for the Caregiving Journey.

444 ENROLLED IN MEDICALERT®NYC WANDERER’S SAFETY PROGRAM

Protecting New York Families Affected by Dementia.

70 ONGOING SUPPORT GROUPS

Facilitated by trained leaders, and meeting in person; with over 14,000 Contact Hours, Facilitated by Trained and Supervised Leaders