Research-Driven Resources & Trainings for Improving Dementia Care and Outcomes

Comfort First in Dementia Care

Comfort First is an approach to dementia care that uses the goal of comfort to guide the care plan and daily care for people with dementia.

This training will provide skills and new information to maximize the comfort and quality of life for persons with dementia.

Audience: Nursing home staff and family caregivers who care for people with dementia

Decision Aid for Goals of Care

The Decision Aid for Goals of Care is a decision aid and care planning tool for nursing home clinicians.

It helps facilitate conversations with families of people with late-stage dementia, sharing information about goals of care and treatment options. Clinicians can then incorporate these decisions into the individual's plan of care.

Audience: Nursing home staff and family caregivers who care for people with dementia

Advance Care Planning

This training helps primary care providers better communicate and navigate advance care discussions with persons with dementia and their families, across all stages of dementia.

It serves as a refresher course, covering the major stages of dementia and key communication skills for each stage.

Audience: Primary Care clinicians who care for people with dementia and their family caregivers