essentiALZ online care training program
The essentiALZ® program combines select HealthCare Interactive® CARES® online dementia care training with Alzheimer’s Association® online certification exams. The essentiALZ program was developed to recognize the knowledge of any caregiver who fulfills the certification requirements, regardless of whether they are paid or unpaid for their care of people with dementia.

EssentiALZ offers two levels of certification for individuals— essentiALZ and essentiALZ advanced. Topics covered in the exams are as follows:

EssentiALZ

- Alzheimer’s and Dementia
- Understanding Behavior
- Communication
- Person-centered Care

essentiALZ advanced

- Alzheimer’s and Dementia
- Understanding Behavior
- Communication
- Person-centered Care
- Making a Connection
- Eating Well
- Recognizing Pain
- Minimizing Falls
- Rethinking Wandering
- Minimizing Restraints