The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) is pleased to recommend CARES® Online Dementia Care Training and Alzheimer’s Association essentiALZ® certification.

                Recommended by AHCA/NCAL to help reduce the off-label use of antipsychotic medications
                CARES® Dementia Basics & Advanced Care™ recommended by the Centers for Medicare &
                      Medicaid Services (CMS) nationally to meet the Affordable Care Act Section 6121 mandates
                      for enhanced nursing aide training
                Includes Alzheimer’s Association essentiALZ certification for individuals at no additional cost
                Tests knowledge of the evidence-based Alzheimer’s Association dementia care practice
                      recommendations for quality care
                National 2012 silver eHealthcare award-winning program
                Teaches care providers the CARES® Approach, a person-centered approach to care
                Hundreds of video clips of real people with dementia, staff, and family members
                Continuing education available
                CARES online training programs meet many state dementia training requirements