FREE DEMENTIA COURSES
Free Dementia Courses for Health and Social Care Workers
Build confidence in compassionate, person-centred dementia care with free, practical online courses. Understand dementia, communicate well, reduce distress and support people to live as well as possible — self-paced, on any device, with a free certificate every time.
Free online dementia training that supports good practice
Dementia affects memory, communication, behaviour and daily functioning — but it never removes a person’s identity, rights or need for dignity and respect. For health and social care workers, understanding dementia is essential to safe, compassionate, person-centred support that helps people live as well as possible.
At Care Learning, our free online dementia courses are created for people working across the UK’s health and social care sector. Each course focuses on practical knowledge you can apply in real care settings — from person-centred approaches and meaningful activity to communication, safeguarding and managing risk. Courses are self-paced, work on any device, and include a free certificate to help you evidence learning for CPD, supervision and inspections.
WHY IT MATTERS
Why dementia training matters
Good dementia care makes a measurable difference. Most people living in care homes are affected by dementia or significant memory problems, and many more are supported in their own homes and in the community. When care workers truly understand the condition, they can recognise distress earlier, respond calmly to behaviour that challenges, and adapt the way they communicate so that everyday tasks feel reassuring rather than frightening.
Dementia is not a single condition. Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies and frontotemporal dementia each affect people differently, which is why person-centred dementia care — built around a person’s life history, preferences and routines — is so important. Our free dementia courses help you understand these differences and translate them into practical, everyday support, while also strengthening compliance with CQC expectations, reducing avoidable hospital admissions and helping families feel confident their relative is understood.
Dementia training also supports your own development. A free certificate gives you evidence for appraisals, supervisions and your professional portfolio, while the confidence you build translates directly into better outcomes for the people you support — fewer crises, calmer interactions, and care that genuinely respects the individual and their family.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Understanding the person behind the dementia
Topics vary by course, but our free dementia training commonly covers the knowledge and skills that matter most in day-to-day care:
Understanding dementia
Types of dementia, how it progresses and its day-to-day impact on the people you support.
Person-centred care
Life history, preferences, routines and identity kept firmly at the centre of support.
Communication & interaction
Verbal and non-verbal approaches that reduce misunderstanding and ease distress.
Responding to distress
Possible causes of behaviour that challenges, and calm, supportive ways to respond.
Wellbeing & activity
Meaningful activity, relationships, comfort and inclusion that improve quality of life.
Working with families
Supporting involvement, expectations and effective multidisciplinary teamwork.
The aim is to help you deliver dementia care that feels reassuring, respectful and consistent — even when situations are complex.
WHY LEARN WITH US
Free dementia training that counts
Designed to fit around real working life and to count towards your professional development.
Completely free
Every dementia course is free — no fees, no subscriptions and no catch.
Free certificates
Download a certificate to evidence learning for supervision, appraisals and CPD.
Self-paced, any device
Most courses take 60–90 minutes. Learn around your shifts, on any device.
Person-centred & safe
Built around person-centred dementia care, safeguarding and recognised good practice.
WHO IT’S FOR
Made for everyone supporting people with dementia
These free dementia courses suit anyone caring for people living with dementia — whether you are new to the sector or refreshing established practice to keep it consistent and person-centred.
BROWSE COURSES
Free Dementia courses
Browse our free online dementia courses below. Choose any course to start learning instantly — every course is free, with a downloadable certificate when you finish.
New free dementia courses are added regularly, so it is worth checking back. If there is a dementia topic you would like us to cover, just let us know and we will do our best to create it.
Start learning today — for free
Good dementia care reduces distress and improves quality of life. Join thousands of UK care professionals strengthening their dementia knowledge and confidence with Care Learning’s free dementia courses.