AGE-u-cate Training Institute

This course explores how to increase empathy among care partners by exploring empathy strategies and learning specific skill-building techniques to elevate the quality of compassionate care for others.

Compassionate Touch® is a powerful, skilled touch approach that evidence shows is an effective non-pharmacological strategy to reduce behavioral reactions in dementia and end-of-life care. The gentle, hands-on techniques were developed with busy care partners in mind, offering practical and flexible tools that are easy to learn and integrated into daily care practices, while strengthening relationships with care partners.

Compassionate Touch® is an approach combining skilled touch and specialized communication shown to prevent stress reactions for people living with dementia and enhance quality of life for those in later stages of life. Compassionate Touch® Coaches are authorized to implement the program in their community or organization.

Caregivers manage others physical, emotional, spiritual and practical needs while managing their own lives, needs, families and careers. Understanding caregiver burnout and taking steps to keep themselves healthy to avoid burnout is critical for any caregiver. This course teaches valuable skills to help caregivers cope with the challenges of this important work.

This caregiver training course helps staff members better understand and respond to the emotional needs of family members, especially after an extended period of not being able to see or touch their loved one in person. Including families as part of the care team will lead to improved quality of life and quality of care for residents in your community.

This course helps caregivers understand the value of empathy in caring for another person, provides tools to improve communication skills, especially with persons living with dementia, and self-care practice tips to avoid compassion fatigue.

Many in-home caregivers provide services for people living with dementia but may lack knowledge, skills, and confidence. This course helps the caregiver better understand, skillfully interact with, and support those in their care, leading to greater satisfaction in their work and quality of care.

Dementia Live® is a high impact, dementia simulation experience that immerses participants into life with dementia, resulting in a deeper understanding of what it’s like to live with cognitive impairment and sensory change. Dementia Live® Coaches area authorized to implement the Dementia Live® program for staff training, family engagement, and community education.

Many caregivers provide services for people living with dementia but may lack knowledge, skills, and confidence. This course helps the caregiver better understand, skillfully interact with, and support those in their care, leading to greater satisfaction in their work and quality of care.

This unique program delves into the compelling reasons behind conducting arts-based intergenerational programming that benefits both older adults and younger adult volunteers/students. This is a certificate course by Opening Minds through Art, a program of Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.