OVERVIEW
Build Workforce Dementia Care Skills for Inpatient Settings
With more than 7 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease, hospitals need staff prepared to meet the unique care needs of patients with dementia. Prepare your workforce to provide skilled, personalized inpatient dementia care with the Inpatient Memory and Dementia Care Certificate from the Leavitt School of Health.
In this certificate, your staff will learn how to:
- Recognize cognitive, behavioral, and functional characteristics of dementia.
- Use assessment findings to guide personalized dementia care.
- Apply communication and behavioral support strategies.
Cost
$799
3 months of access*
Courses
2 online courses
5 total credits
Time to Complete
3 months
No set class times
*If your employees need more time, their enrollment will automatically transition to a $199 monthly subscription until they’re finished. It can be cancelled at any time.
COURSES
Inpatient Memory and Dementia Care Certificate
The Inpatient Memory and Dementia Care Certificate helps your staff provide specialized dementia care in hospital-based and inpatient settings, including acute care hospitals, long-term acute care hospitals, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities.
Course Structure
The certificate consists of two competency-based courses. Through curated readings, videos, scenarios, knowledge checks, and a final project, your staff will build foundational and specialized knowledge and demonstrate their ability to apply what they’ve learned to the needs of individuals, families, and care partners in inpatient settings. A bachelor’s degree is not required.
The 2 courses in this program are:
- Recognizing dementia symptoms and cognitive changes
- Applying assessment findings to care planning
- Communicating effectively with individuals with dementia
- Responding to behavioral and emotional changes
- Creating safe, supportive care environments
- Collaborating with families and caregivers
- Recognizing cognitive, behavioral, and functional changes during hospitalization
- Recognizing how aging, comorbidities, health status, and the inpatient environment affect dementia presentation
- Applying communication and behavioral support strategies
- Collaborating with interdisciplinary care teams
- Planning care transitions that support continuity of person-centered care
BUSINESS OUTCOMES
Support Safer, More Coordinated Inpatient Dementia Care
As the population ages, the need for dementia-informed inpatient care will continue to grow. Building these capabilities across your workforce can strengthen staff preparedness, support safer and more coordinated care, and improve the hospital experience for patients living with dementia.
Roles That Can Benefit
Healthcare professionals supporting individuals living with memory loss or dementia can benefit from this certificate program, including:
- Registered nurses
- Licensed practical nurses
- Certified nursing assistants
- Emergency medical technicians
- Healthcare social workers
COST
An Affordable Certificate
The certificate cost includes program access, e-textbooks, and learning resources. Enrolled employees have three months to complete the certificate at their own pace.
*If your employees need more time, their enrollment will automatically transition to a $199 monthly subscription until they’re finished. It can be cancelled at any time.
$799*
Payment Plan Option
3 monthly payments of $266.33
*If your employees need more time, their enrollment will automatically transition to a $199 monthly subscription until they’re finished. It can be cancelled at any time.
HOW IT WORKS
What to Expect from This Certificate
Requirements
- Must have internet access, a computer, and an external webcam.
- Required to submit performance assessments to our WGU Evaluation Team. Each assessment may be attempted two times before additional support is necessary.
- This certificate does not require a bachelor’s degree for enrollment.
Expectations
- This certificate will be self-directed, like other WGU competency-based courses, allowing for the completion of modules as quickly as the material is mastered.
Why Choose a WGU Certificate?
WGU certificates are focused, non-degree programs designed to help you build specialized, career-relevant skills in months. With year-round enrollment, you can start when you’re ready and progress through your certificate as quickly as you master the material. Learn more about WGU certificates.
Job-Ready Skills
Our certificate programs are developed with employer input to reflect real workforce needs.
Never Alone
Access mentors and career services to help guide you from start to finish.
University-Backed
Earn a credential from an accredited university with more than 29 years of experience providing quality higher education.
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