For Police, Fire, EMS and Dispatch

Dementia Education
for First Responders

Equipping first responders with practical dementia response tools.

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What you'll learn

Situational awareness

How changes in the brain affect memory, behavior and safety, so you can respond positively to dementia related calls.

Communication tools

Simple ways to speak clearly and de-escalate, without arguing or correcting.

Community trust

Build trust with people living with dementia and their care partners. When you complete the course, you’ll get a Dementia Together certificate of participation to add to your professional training record.

Trusted locally. Dementia Together has worked with Larimer County Sheriff’s Department, Boulder County Sheriff’s Department, Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, Eaton Fire Rescue, Poudre Fire Authority, Thompson Valley EMS, and many more.

Learn more about us

How to access our first responder course

1.

Fill out the request form

Tell us your name, email, the agency you work for, and role.

2.

Check your email

Our team will send you a personal access code and a link to the course.

3.

Log in and start learning

Sign in to the Dementia Together Education Platform, enter your code and begin learning at no charge.

Request your access code

Fill out this form and we’ll email you a personal code for the Dementia Together First Responder Education, offered at no charge.

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Call: 970-971-8082
Email: help@dementiatogether.org

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Questions

Police officers, firefighters, EMTs and paramedics, dispatchers and anyone who responds to calls in the community.

Fill out the access code request form on this page. We will email your code and a link to the course. Because of our annual First Responder Sponsor this education is provided at no charge.

Because of our annual First Responder Sponsor this first responder education is provided at no charge.

Go to the course login page and sign in or create your account.

Yes, please ask. Mention it in the request form, call 970-971-8082 or email help@dementiatogether.org.

Yes. When you complete the course, you’ll receive a certificate of participation from Dementia Together. It is not an official CEU, but you can add it to your list of professional training.