The local team doesn’t limit dementia preparation to online coursework. Care Pros receive several hours of face-to-face training during orientation, then continue training both in clients’ homes and at the office’s training facility.

That structure supports practical learning around communication, routines, engagement, and the day-to-day challenges that can arise when someone is living with memory loss.

Yes. Companionship is often part of a dementia care plan.

A Care Pro can spend time talking, sharing familiar activities, preparing meals, accompanying the client on errands, or helping maintain routines. The right approach depends on what the individual enjoys and can comfortably participate in.

Yes. A dementia care plan can include assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, meals, mobility, and other everyday activities.

The Care Pro’s role is to assist rather than take over unnecessarily, while adapting their approach to the person’s changing abilities and routines.

Yes. Someone may initially need companionship, supervision, meals, or reminders and later require more extensive personal care or additional hours.

The customized care plan can change as needs change rather than assuming the same schedule will always be appropriate.

Yes. A Care Pro can provide dementia support while a spouse or adult child takes time away.

Because the local office has an ongoing dementia-training approach, Care Pros can continue building practical skills around the needs of the person they support.

Yes. Hospital-to-home care is part of the broader Home Instead service offering and can complement the clinical services provided after discharge.

Depending on the care plan, support may include personal care, meals, mobility assistance, companionship, transportation, and household routines.