Accepting the Challenge: Challenging Situations in Dementia Care

Course overview

This is part four of a four-part series, Accepting the Challenge, on caring for people with dementia. The fourth and final course in the series provides essential strategies for improving the daily life of a person with dementia by focusing on proactive engagement and responsive problem-solving. First, we explore how to integrate the person's past life roles and routines into a structured day filled with meaningful activities to promote competence and comfort. The course then offers a five-step problem-solving approach for care partners to systematically identify and address the unmet needs that trigger challenging behaviors, thereby reducing their frequency and intensity. Finally, the course wraps up by providing practical advice and techniques for maintaining a person's social connection by safely and confidently engaging them in community activities and outings.