CARES ® Worksheets

Would you or your staff members like to take your learning to the next level? Download and use the CARES worksheets. Each worksheet is two pages in length and reinforces the most important information in each module. Plus, the worksheets (and any notes you take) can be used during your Alzheimer's Association® essentiALZ® certification exam(s). If you are taking a Florida-specific training program, click here to access the free CARES Florida worksheets.

CARES ® Dementia Basics™

CARES Basics Worksheet 1: Meet Clara Jones
CARES Basics Worksheet 2: Introduction to Dementia
CARES Basics Worksheet 3: Understanding Behavior as Communication
CARES Basics Worksheet 4: The CARES® Approach

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CARES® Dementia-Related Behavior™

CARES Dementia-Related Behavior Worksheet 1: Introduction to Dementia-Related Behavior
CARES Dementia-Related Behavior Worksheet 2: Using the CARES® Approach with Dementia-Related Behavior
CARES Dementia-Related Behavior Worksheet 3: Breaking down the CARES® Approach for Dementia-Related Behavior
CARES Dementia-Related Behavior Worksheet 4: Key Responses to Dementia-Related Behavior
CARES Dementia-Related Behavior Worksheet: Values

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CARES® End-of-Life Dementia Care™

CARES End-of-Life Worksheet 1: Introduction to End-of-Life Dementia Care
CARES End-of-Life Worksheet 2: The CARES® Approach
CARES End-of-Life Worksheet 3: Decision Making at the End of Life
CARES End-of-Life Worksheet 4: Comfort Care
CARES End-of-Life Worksheet 5: Emotional and Spiritual Support

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CARES ® Dementia Advanced Care™

CARES Advanced Worksheet 1: Making a Connection
CARES Advanced Worksheet 2: Eating Well
CARES Advanced Worksheet 3: Recognizing Pain
CARES Advanced Worksheet 4: Minimizing Falls
CARES Advanced Worksheet 5: Rethinking Wandering
CARES Advanced Worksheet 6: Minimizing and Eliminating Restraints

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CARES® Activities of Daily Living™

CARES ADL Worksheet 1: Dementia and the CARES® Approach
CARES ADL Worksheet 2: Creating Meaning in Activities of Daily Living
CARES ADL Worksheet 3: Recognizing and Managing Pain
CARES ADL Worksheet 4: Bathing
CARES ADL Worksheet 5: Dressing
CARES ADL Worksheet 6: Eating
CARES ADL Worksheet 7: Grooming
CARES ADL Worksheet 8: Mouth Care
CARES ADL Worksheet 9: Using the Bathroom
CARES ADL Worksheet 10: Mobility, Transferring, and Positioning

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CARES® Dementia Care for Families™

CARES Dementia Care for Families Worksheet 1: Understanding Memory Loss
CARES Dementia Care for Families Worksheet 2: Living with Dementia
CARES Dementia Care for Families Worksheet 3: Using the CARES® Approach

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Did you know? The idea for CARES worksheets came from one of our customers! Do you have a good idea on additional materials that would be helpful as you complete CARES? If so, contact us with your idea.