Local Home Care Provider- Comforcare Of Scottsdale Achieves Certification In Dementia Care

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Nov. 2, 2015 - PRLog -- (Scottsdale, AZ) – According to the Institute for Dementia Research and Prevention, more than five million Americans have some form of age-related dementia. For ComForCare Home Care, a provider of in-home, non-medical care, delivering excellent dementia care is a top priority.

Steve & Nancy Alfonsi, owners of ComForCare Home Care of Scottsdale, AZ, is pleased to announce that their office recently completed corporate certification in DementiaWise^®, ComForCare’s comprehensive care program designed to enhance the lives of those living with dementia. Using research-based behavioral interventions, DementiaWise teaches ComForCare caregivers to understand and anticipate changes caused by dementia, and to use compassionate, practical strategies that help prevent and reduce difficult dementia behavior.

Deborah Bier, PhD, a psychotherapist and ComForCare Director of Special Populations, developed Dementiawise specifically for ComForCare. “DementiaWise systemically changes how our caregivers provide care to people with dementia, incorporating as many known best practices as possible,” said Dr. Bier. “It serves clients at all stages of their illness, through end of life.”

“DementiaWise teaches our caregivers many best care practices approved by the Alzheimer’s Association,” said Steve Alfonsi. “As a DementiaWise-certified office, our team of caregivers is equipped with the knowledge and skills that create better days for our clients and their families.”

To learn more about the services of ComForCare Home Care, contact - marketing@cfcaz.net or call  (480)998-0668.