Dementia: Respect and Respite

D-Care is a 2-year European project which aims to train careers of people living with mild to medium dementia; two courses will be delivered, one for professionals (including volunteers), the other for non-professionals – the family and friends who become careers. The courses will be defined with the aim of the careers acquiring competences to assist the people with dementia. Another aim is to provide respite for the caregivers. The educational program will be used in VET education, in adult lifelong learning and in-work training of care staff and volunteers who help people living with dementia.
Professionals and non-professionals caregivers of people with dementia:

• Health professionals
• Persons living with dementia
• Family members of people with dementia
• Students in health and social care
• Training providers