A guide to planning ahead

Learn about the importance of planning the future following a diagnosis of dementia and ways that people living with dementia can plan ahead.

Bridging the gap between professional and family carers

Learn how to effectively support people living with dementia and their families through transitions of care, including involving people with dementia in decision-making and including family members are care partners

Creating dementia friendly arts and cultural venues

Creating dementia-friendly care environments

Creating dementia-friendly care environments is crucial for supporting the wellbeing of people with dementia. This course covers the challenges they face in both internal and external spaces and explores practical changes to improve these environments.

Creating dementia-friendly customer environments

This interactive course will equip you with the knowledge and tools to make small changes to your environment that will have a big impact for customers affected by dementia.

Creating dementia-friendly environments

Learn how dementia can affect the way a person experiences the environment around them and practical changes you can make to create dementia-friendly spaces.

Engaging with people in the early stages of dementia

Learn how the early stages of dementia may affect a person's communication skills and engagement with social interactions and activities. Explore how a person-centred approach can enable you to meaningfully engage with people living with dementia.

Introduction to the dementia journey

Complete this FREE course to explore how Alzheimer’s Society’s Learning Hub can equip you with the knowledge and skills to confidently support people with dementia.

Responding to distressed behaviours

Explore the link between our brain and behaviours and some of the behaviours that you may see in people living with dementia. Learn how to identify the causes of distressed behaviours and how to respond with empathy and respect.

Screen-Reader Friendly - Supporting Customers with Dementia

Learn how to communicate and support customers affected by dementia in this interactive, screen-reader friendly course.

Supporting customers with dementia

In this course, you will learn how to spot the signs of dementia and provide outstanding customer service to people affected by the condition. You will learn how to communicate with customers living with dementia face-to-face and over the phone and practi

Supporting people in the later stages of dementia

Learn how to provide person-centred care to someone in the later stages of dementia. This interactive course will help you to understand how advanced dementia can affect a person's communication skills, behaviours and mental and physical abilities.

Supporting people with dementia at end of life

This course is designed to help you recognise when someone with dementia is reaching the end of their life and the importance of planning for this time. Learn how to support the person with dementia and those around them during this difficult time.

Understanding dementia

Learn about dementia, different forms of the condition and how the brain is affected. We will explore risk factors for developing dementia, the diagnosis journey and how the condition can affect day-to-day life.

Understanding the early stages of dementia

Learn about what it is like to live with dementia in the early stages. Explore the symptoms that a person may experience, the effect these can have on how a person with dementia may behave and communicate and the impact this can have on day-to-day life.

Understanding the later stages of dementia

This course is designed to help you understand what it is like to live with dementia in the later stages. We will explore the symptoms that a person may experience in the later stages of their dementia and their impact on communication and behaviours.