DementiaWise® Certified Care

Trained in-home care for people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

In-Home Care To Match You: DementiaWise®

Count on us for specialized dementia care when you need it.

Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia can be challenging. However, meaningful relationships and special times can continue with the right approaches to care.

Families want to provide the best possible care. That’s why ComForCare created DementiaWise®. This program helps those with dementia to continue living at home, provides as much or as little care as needed and coaches families in how to have the best relationship possible.

DementiaWise can help minimize challenging dementia behavior and maximize independence and quality of life — all while providing the same caring attention you would. We can give your loved one quality care.

Our caregivers will:

  • Follow strategies to increase positive emotional experiences
  • Meet physical and emotional needs
  • Engage in activities that are based on your loved one’s hobbies, interests and skills.
  • Assist them with grooming, bathing and dressing
  • Cook healthy meals
  • Provide companionship

DementiaWise allows you and your loved one to better enjoy the here and now. That way, when you’re together, you can enjoy more quality time.

5 Caregiving Tips for Families

In this video, Deborah Bier, PhD, director of special populations, explains five methods to make caring for a loved one with dementia easier and shares resources for family caregivers.

Whether your loved one needs assistance only a few hours a week or around-the-clock, our team is happy to help! Call (503) 636-0417 to learn more about the transition care services offered through ComForCare Home Care (West Linn, OR).

Alzheimer's Disease Resource Sheet

Loved ones with dementia can continue to live at home. ComForCare understands the disease’s progression and adjusts in-home services as needed to help them live at home as long as possible.
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About DementiaWise®

DementiaWise® is an occupation-based, team-centered training program, which serves to help home care teams resolve dementia-related challenges collaboratively with clients and their families. Agencies and their teams complete DementiaWise video training modules to learn about Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, and other forms of dementia. With an integrated essentiaALZ® exam provided by the Alzheimer’s Association, these modules both enhance and review our franchise owners’ dementia care expertise.

National Recognition

Our DementiaWise program is recognized by the Alzheimer’s Association for incorporating evidence-based Dementia Care Practice Recommendations. Learn more about our national recognition for Dementia Care.

Research-Informed Outcomes

A mixed-methods study was completed by student researchers in the Duke University Occupational Therapy Doctoral Program in collaboration with Partnerships for Health, which supported DementiaWise training for home care teams.

DementiaWise® Approach

We offer a variety of services to fit the needs of clients and their families and specialize in care for those living with Alzheimer’s or dementia.Our innovative approach is changing the way home care agencies approach dementia care training across the U.S. and Canada. Our high volume of certified locations results in better consistency and outcomes. People with dementia have unique needs and can often continue to live at home throughout the disease progression. The varying types of dementia can diminish a person’s ability to understand and communicate, alter their behavior and moods, and affect their physical health. Even an extension of six to 12 months at home can benefit people with dementia and their families. ComForCare understands the disease’s progression and caters plans to clients’ current needs to help them live at home as long as possible and feel at home no matter where they live. We optimize an individual’s remaining abilities and focus on meaningful connections and beneficial activities that help enhance the quality of life.

Caregiver Training

DementiaWise® is accessible to all employees. The best practice is for caregivers to watch DementiaWise training as part of their onboarding. We are proud of the current statistics that support implementation across all agencies.

74.37%* of total employees enrolled in our Learning Management System (LMS) completed DementiaWise® training.

In comparison to other programs, this enrollment is a significant accomplishment.

*Percentages are accurate as of August 2022 and represent the total number of caregivers, who may/may not be active employees in comparison to the total number that are enrolled in LMS

Program Evaluation Study

Caregivers attribute positive outcomes to specific features of DementiaWise, including an emphasis on communication, helping clients live life to the fullest, seeing clients in their totality, and developing soft skills for caregiving on a team. To further support the DementiaWise impact, ComForCare collaborated with Duke University Occupational Therapy Doctoral Division to conduct a program evaluation study in 2022.

DementiaWise Produces Higher
Self-Efficacy

DementiaWise (DW) training was positively associated with higher self-efficacy among home care team members at ComForCare. The odds of higher self-efficacy in those who watched or rewatched DW was 1.6 times higher than those who have not yet watched DW.

DementiaWise Produces
Higher Satisfaction

DementiaWise (DW) training was positively associated with higher satisfaction among ComForCare home care team members. The odds of higher satisfaction in those who watched DW were 2.2 times the odds of higher satisfaction in those who have not yet watched DW.

Trust ComForCare for Real Answers
and Real Support

Whether your loved one already has a formal diagnosis or you are just beginning your research into dementia, you deserve answers to your questions. To learn more about dementia and get practical care tips from our team of compassionate experts, visit our FAQs page.

Each office is independently owned and operated and is an equal opportunity employer.

ComForCare Home Care (West Linn, OR)
Operated By: 
Mark and Christina Turnbull
Office Phone:  
(503) 636-0417
Fax Number: (503) 636-0095
License #: IHC-Comprehensive 15-2284
18615 Willamette Dr.
West Linn, OR 97068
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