Dementia Care Aware

01/30/2026

Start the New Year with Age-Friendly care.



Include the quick cognitive health assessment in your workflow to support early detection and get on the path to better patient outcomes.



Dementia Care Aware offers free training, tools, and resources to help you get started. www.DementiaCareAware.org

01/30/2026

Join us next Wednesday for our webinar, Dementia and D-SNPs in 2026: How California Is Setting the Standard—and What Care Teams Need to Know, on Wednesday, February 4, from 1 to 2 p.m. PT. Register here: https://lnkd.in/guziJiVc Free CE/CME!

In this webinar, Genevieve D. Caruncho-Simpson, MPA, Senior Advisor, and Linda M. Keenan, PhD, MPA, BSN, RN-BC, NMCC, Clinical Advisor at the Family Caregiver Alliance, will discuss how California’s D-SNP dementia requirements are reshaping care delivery and what organizations should prepare for next.

Thank you for your interest in the Dementia and D-SNPs in 2026: How California Is Setting the Standard—and What Care Teams Need to Know Webinar on February 4 from 1-2 PM PT! During this webinar, Genevieve Caruncho-Simpson, MPA, Senior Advisor, and Linda M Keenan, PhD, MPA, BSN, RN-BC, NMCC, Clinic...

01/27/2026

Check out the seventeenth GERI Videos: Brain Health Topics video titled, “Nutrition for Older Adults.” Good nutrition supports brain and body health. This video explores ways to assess nutrition in older adults and how medications can impact nutrition. Click below to watch!

Good nutrition supports brain and body health. This video explores ways to assess nutrition in older adults and how medications can impact nutrition.

01/23/2026

Please join Dementia Care Aware at our next Zoom webinar, Dementia and D-SNPs in 2026: How California Is Setting the Standard—and What Care Teams Need to Know on Wednesday, February 4, from 1 to 2 p.m. PT. Register here: https://bit.ly/DementiaandD-SNPsin2026

In this webinar, Genevieve Caruncho-Simpson, MPA, Senior Advisor, and Linda M Keenan, PhD, MPA, BSN, RN-BC, NMCC, Clinical Advisor at the Family Caregiver Alliance, will discuss how California’s D-SNP dementia requirements are reshaping care delivery and what organizations should prepare for next.

Participants of the live webinar are eligible to receive 1 CE/CME credit, including AMA, ANCC, AAPA, and ASWB.

You may also sign up to take the cognitive health assessment training (1.5 CE and CME credit) at www.dementiacareaware.org.

01/21/2026

View our latest “GERI Videos: Brain Health Topics” video titled “Hearing and Vision for Brain Health” now! Hearing and vision problems can worsen cognitive symptoms. This video discusses how simple interventions like hearing aids can be protective against further decline and dementia when someone has cognitive impairment.

Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, is excited to share video sixteen in the GERI Videos: Brain Health Topics series, titled “Hearing and Vision for Brain Health”. Hearing and vision problems can worsen cognitive symptoms.

01/16/2026

Do you work in primary care? Join us on Thursday, February 26, from 9–10 AM PT on Zoom for the Dementia Care Aware virtual training session on cognitive health assessment presented by Dr. Josette Rivera. Free CE/CME credit, including AMA, ANCC, AAPA, and ASWB.

Register here:

https://dementiacareaware.matrixlms.com/visitor_catalog_class/show/2253773/CHA-The-Basics-Live-Training-02262026



The training covers the following subjects:

- An overview of dementia

- Conducting a cognitive health assessment

- A review of screening tools

- Team-based implementation strategies

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01/14/2026

Click below to watch video fifteen, “Advance Care Planning”! Planning ahead is an important part of dementia care. Advance care planning ensures that people with dementia can be proactive in preparing for their future. In this video, we explain what advance care planning is and its three components.

Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, is excited to share video fifteen in the GERI Videos: Brain Health Topics series, titled “Advance Care Planning”. Planning ahead is an important part of dementia care. Advance care planning ensures that people with dementia can be proactive in preparing for their future.

01/08/2026

Anna Chodos, MD, MPH, guest expert on Being Patient Alzheimer's discussed key questions patients and families can ask their doctors when noticing changes in memory, thinking, or daily function so they can get the workup and care they need. She was joined by Dr. Barry Jacobs who also answered questions on how to have conversations with family members you may be concerned about.

This was an amazing opportunity to share information from Dementia Care Aware with caregivers via the very popular Being Patient podcast.

Dr. Anna Chodos explains how patients, families, and primary care teams can recognize early cognitive changes.

01/07/2026

Join us on Monday, January 26, from 9–10 AM PT on Zoom for the Dementia Care Aware virtual training session on cognitive health assessment presented by Dr. Stacy Han. Free CE/CME (AMA, ANCC, AAPA, and ASWB ).



Register here:

https://dementiacareaware.matrixlms.com/visitor_catalog_class/show/2254755/CHA-The-Basics-Live-Training-01262026



The training covers the following subjects:

- An overview of dementia

- Conducting a cognitive health assessment

- A review of screening tools

- Team-based implementation strategies

01/07/2026

Click below to watch “Falls Preventions Medical Review for Falls.” Falls are a major risk for older adults, especially those with dementia. This video highlights 5 medication categories that can contribute to fall risk.

Falls are a major risk for older adults, especially those with dementia. This video highlights 5 medication categories that can contribute to fall risk.

01/02/2026

Click below to watch video number thirteen in the GERI Videos: Brain Health Topics titled, “Medication Review for Cognition (Anticholinergic Burden).” This video explains the importance of reviewing medications and of careful medication management to optimize brain health.

12/30/2025

We continue discussing behaviors in dementia in our twelfth GERI Videos: Brain Health Topics video, titled “Behaviors in Dementia Part 2.” In this continuation, we explore ways to manage dementia-related behaviors. This video discusses how to start with the safest, nonpharmacological interventions to manage behaviors in dementia. Click below to watch!

In this continuation, we explore ways to manage dementia-related behaviors. This video discusses how to start with the safest, nonpharmacological interventio...