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Start Your DemoessentiALZ® — Alzheimer's Association Training and Certification
essentiALZ training and certification, developed with evidence from the Dementia Care Practice Recommendations, educates professional care providers on current evidence-based, person-centered practices to care for individuals living with dementia.
This three-hour online training program is self-paced and features videos and interactive activities.
Alzheimer’s and dementia care training — all in one
The essentiALZ training program and certification offers an affordable, all-in-one opportunity for new and experienced professional care providers. Program benefits include:
Convenient learning through a self-paced, three-hour curriculum, available in English or Spanish.
Practical and comprehensive training based on the Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Practice Recommendations.
Recognition of knowledge through essentiALZ certification and continuing education credit.
This comprehensive training program covers five topic areas including the basics of Alzheimer’s and dementia, person-centered care, assessment and care planning, activities of daily living, and communication changes and dementia-related behavior. Get more details on each topic area.
Purchase essentiALZ training and certification
Individual Purchase
For $59.99, get access to one dementia care training program, a certification exam, and continuing education credit for yourself. Access is available for six months after purchase.
Organizational Purchase
Save up to 62% for multiple users. All users get access to the dementia care training program, certification exam, and continuing education credit. Access is available for two years after purchase.
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Ensure your staff can provide quality dementia care at an affordable price with our discounted volume pricing. All bulk discounts are applied at checkout. Organizations interested in purchasing more than 300 training and exam bundles should contact education@alz.org.
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Get certified and claim continuing education credit — at no extra cost
With the purchase of the training program, you will also receive the essentiALZ certification exam, which demonstrates knowledge of quality care dementia practices. Professional care providers who pass the exam are certified in essentiALZ for two years. Professional care providers are eligible to take the essentiALZ certification exam after completing the essentiALZ training program. Learn how to claim continuing education credit for essentiALZ.
Who is this training program for?
essentiALZ is for individual professional care providers in long-term and community-based care settings — such as nursing homes, assisted living and home care — as well as providers purchasing on behalf of their staff. This training program and certification is not designed for group learning and is intended for learners 18 years of age or older. (Not for you? Explore other Association-recognized options for dementia care training and certification.)