Transform Your Caregiving with
Real-Time, Evidence-Based Training at Your Fingertips

Dementia Care App

The Dementia Care App, created by licensed Speech Language Pathologist Adria Thompson, will provide instant access to more than 500 short, practical, easy-to-implement videos, all from the convenience of your smartphone.

Whether you're a care partner at home or leading a care team, you can access fast, evidence-based support in the moments that matter.

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What You Get with Dementia Care App

Key Features at a Glance

Short videos with
step-by-step guidance

Each video in the Dementia Care App is under three minutes. No fluff. No theory overload. Just calm, easy-to-follow guidance for real moments of confusion, resistance or escalation. Caregivers get clear instruction on what to say, what to do and why it works.

Whether you're facing resistance to bathing or a resident who won’t take their medication, you’ll find fast, evidence-backed strategies grounded in both clinical expertise and practical experience.

Search & Save by Topic, Behavior or Challenge

You can search or scroll by behavior—like wandering, aggression, or refusals—and instantly access a targeted video with strategies that work. Need it again later?

Save it to your Favorites for even faster access next time you need it.

Designed with Families & Care Teams in Mind

This is a tool built with both family caregivers and professional staff in mind. Whether you're a daughter caring for a parent at home or an executive director supporting CNAs, the app provides fast, dignity-centered guidance that fits right into your world.

No onboarding. No tech skills required.

About

A loved one struggles during bathing.

A resident refuses their meds.

A caregiver panics—because they don’t know what to do in that moment.

Stress doesn’t just strain care, it shuts down memory and decision-making. That’s why traditional, classroom-based dementia training fails when it’s needed most.

The Dementia Care App meets caregivers exactly where they are with brief, science-backed video guidance they can use right now.

Care Moments Happen Fast.

Training Should, Too.

Diana Shulla Cose,
Founding Executive Director of Lorenzo's House

"The [Dementia Care] app recognizes that the future of caregiving is not in lengthy seminars or printed manuals, but accessible anytime, anywhere. It is this future-focused approach that makes Adria’s work both relevant and revolutionary."

Testimonials

Why It Works

Caregivers don’t need more information—they need the right support in the right moment. The Dementia Care App is grounded in peer-reviewed research on how people learn, how they respond under stress, and what makes training actually stick.

Microlearning improves recall, engagement, and confidence

The Dementia Care App is built on microlearning—a method proven to deliver better results than traditional training. Instead of long, lecture-style sessions, caregivers receive bite-sized videos (under three minutes) focused on a single challenge.

This format:

Reduces cognitive load
Improves long-term retention
Increases willingness to apply skills immediately

In a recent study, caregivers using a dementia-focused microlearning platform showed higher satisfaction, improved confidence, and stronger knowledge retention—especially among frontline staff. (Richardson et al., 2023)

Staff also reported it was easier to access, less disruptive to their workday, and more relevant to their daily challenges. (Inker et al., 2021)

Traditional training fails under stress—this doesn't

The dementia care scenarios unfold under stressful, time-sensitive conditions. Research shows that stress impairs both memory recall and executive function, meaning even well-trained caregivers may freeze or forget what to do when it matters most.

Acute stress disrupts access to training knowledge (LeBlanc, 2009)
Unless reinforced or immediately accessible, traditional training is easily forgotten (Betson et al., 2024)

That's why The Dementia Care App offers just-in-time training caregivers can access before or during a moment of distress. It acts as a real-time coach—not a test of memory.

Real-world training leads to better care—and better systems

This app isn’t about completing checklists. It’s about impacting outcomes that matter to both families and care communities:

In a JAMA study, better staff training led to significantly fewer falls in nursing homes (Colón-Emeric et al., 2017)
Interventions that improved staff care skills reduced aggression and disengagement in residents (Low et al., 2015 – PLOS One)
In 2024, researchers found that microlearning and person-centered training reduced staff turnover and burnout—and increased family satisfaction (Deprez et al., 2024)

When care is calmer, more confident, and more consistent, everyone benefits—residents, staff, families, and administrators.

MEET THE FOUNDER

Adria Thompson, M.A., CCC-SLP

Adria Thompson is an internationally recognized dementia care expert, faculty member, TEDx speaker, and passionate advocate for person-centered caregiving. As a licensed speech-language pathologist with a master’s degree in Communication Disorders, Adria has spent over a decade working alongside families and care communities to transform how dementia care is delivered—through empathy, evidence, and education.