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Enrich Quality of Life for Residents with Dementia Training for Caregivers

Right now, an estimated 6.9 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer's dementia. That’s 10.9 percent of the 65+ population in the U.S. While Alzheimer’s disease is the most common dementia diagnosis, those statistics don’t cover the full range of dementia diseases including frontotemporal, Lewy body and vascular dementia.

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How Can Dementia Training Boost Reputation and Occupancy Rates?

For assisted living providers, dementia training has been shown to enhance quality of care, reduce staff burnout, and improve empathy and understanding, which ultimately improves satisfaction of residents and their families. Providing excellent customer service is an established way of building reputation and boosting occupancy rates for assisted living communities. But for many providers, finding the resources for dementia training can be challenging.

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