About CARES^® Dementia Certification™

CARES Dementia Certification tests and recognizes a user’s dementia understanding and dementia care knowledge from the Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Practice Recommendations and published CARES research studies of select CARES online dementia care training programs. Organizations are encouraged to advertise their use of CARES certification to help promote their businesses. CARES Dementia Certification is optional and is included at no additional cost with the purchase of CARES online training program site licenses. Successful completion of the exam recognizes users for being educated about dementia and for being trained and certified in person-centered dementia care practices using the CARES® Approach. Learn more about CARES Dementia Certification.

Other benefits include:

• CARES^® Classroom Guide – A planning guide that is intended for those who will be presenting CARES group training in traditional classroom settings led by an administrator or educator
• Worksheets for each training module
• CARES^® Observational Tool (COT™) – An easy-to-administer tool for assessing staff behavior before and after CARES training

Site licenses also include access to the CARES administrative portal that allows you to:

• Manage training compliance.
• Evaluate the individual progress of all staff members.
• Run customized reports for any time period.
• Download detailed documentation including employee name, module status, and date of program completion.
• Print individual completion certificates for group training sessions.

CARES^® was developed with the Alzheimer’s Association, with input from a national team of experts. CARES content incorporates evidence-based strategies from the Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Practice Recommendations that have been supported by more than 30 leading health and senior care organizations. View and print a summary of academic research and national awards related to CARES online training programs.