S&H Training Center, Inc.

DEMENTIA SPECIALTY

Approved by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), this training program in Washington State and Olympia provides certification in Dementia Specialty for long-term care workers, included managers (there is no longer a separate class for managers) across Thurston, Mason, and Lewis counties.

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Our state-approved dementia training certification program in Olympia, WA has a curriculum that covers:

• the different types of dementias

• communications

• behaviors

• hallucinations

• delusions

• medications

• approaches in care as as caregivers provide assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs).

The one-day course also includes a competency exam, which requires a score of 80% or higher to successfully receive a DSHS-approved Dementia Certificate and 8 hours of Continuing Education units.

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This dementia care training and certification program in Olympia and Washington is offered once a month.

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Cost:  $80.00

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