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Specialize a training or choose from a number of topics, including:

  • Creating a Dementia Friendly Company This staff training workshop will help care communities enhance the quality of their memory care programs and develop an effective, satisfied staff. Your Best Friends™ expert trainer will help staff understand how utilizing this training approach brings better outcomes and greater satisfaction for residents, families, and staff.
  • Putting the Active in Activities This interactive training demonstrates how to introduce more meaningful engagements into the day and create activities in the moment—because keeping persons active and engaged is good for the brain and body, reduces behaviors that are challenging to family and staff, and leads to greater happiness and well-being for all. Participants learn communication and conversation tips, how to use songs and musical tie-ins, how to personalize activities with residents’ individual life stories, and what to do in unprogrammed times, including evening activities.
  • Communication with Success This interactive workshop utilizes case studies, role play, and group discussion. Participants come away with practical, effective tips and techniques to take on the challenge of communicating more successfully with persons with dementia.
  • Hugs Are Better Than Drugs Non-pharmacological and therapeutic environments can reduce the need for psychotropic drugs. Learn how to help your team and families use the relationship-building Best Friends™ approach to turn frustration into satisfaction and failure into success.

If you don’t see the topic you are interested in listed, please feel free to check with HPP. We can work with you to customize a specialized training on the topic(s) you are looking for.

Trainer Selection:

Your trainer will be an expert in Best Friends, often one of the authors of Best Friends products or an individual identified as an Expert Leader for Master Training (see below) in the Best Friends approach to dementia care.

Cost:

HPP will provide you with a customized quotation.

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What People are Saying

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I enjoyed the enthusiasm generated by this training. Best Friends™ Master Training is very inspirational and innovative dementia care.

Sylvia Rigsbee, Resident Services Director, Hawthorne Garden Senior Living, Artegan

Hands down, Best Friends™ is best practice. The training was very engaging and informative with lots of great examples and stories. I feel prepared to bring it back to teach.

Nicole Miller, Resident Care Director, Touchmark at West Prospect

I am so honored to become a Master Trainer. It sharpened what I previously knew about the Best Friends model and was extremely motivating. What better way to care for our Best Friends with dementia and Alzheimer’s!

Annie Cizerle, Executive Director, Stonecrest Senior Living

I absolutely recommend Best Friends™ Master Training. It’s informative and provides an excellent ‘toolbox’ to implement immediately.

Mary Derby, Health Services Director, Touchmark at All Saints

The Master Training was organized, very friendly, and rich with talents and knowledge. Best Friends™ is great for our residents.

Rhoda Alfafara, Heartland Village Director, Elmcroft by Eclipse Senior Living

So engaging and inspiring. I feel ready to change the world!

Ashley McCargar, Staff Developer/Infection Preventionist, Northern California Presbyterian Homes & Services

David was very knowledgeable on the topic of dementia and had lots of great ideas on how to work with residents and improve their quality of life. A lot of great ideas that can improve anyone’s program.

Sonia Ross, Social Work, The Village of Rockville

Everything about it was great! One of the best training sessions I’ve attended.

Angela B., Carefor–Carling Adult Day Program (Ottawa, Ontario)

Great speaker. She shared lots of relatable information and examples of the approach in use.

Sheryl Giberson, Program Coordinator, Carefor Eastern Counties

I am so thankful for being a part of the Best Friends organization as a Master Trainer, it is truly a privilege and an honor.

Patricia Gomulinski, RN, MDS Nurse, Evangelical Homes

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