If you work with aging adults, whether in healthcare, emergency response, senior services, or community support, dementia training is not optional.
Dementia Education & Training in Montana
Because understanding changes behavior.
Heart to Heart brings high-impact dementia education across Montana to help professionals, caregivers, and community members understand what it truly feels like to live with cognitive impairment.
Participants wear sensory-altering gloves, glasses, and headphones while completing structured tasks designed to replicate everyday challenges faced by individuals living with Alzheimer’s and related dementia.
Instructions that seem simple become confusing. Noise becomes overwhelming. Fine motor tasks become frustrating.
That shift in perspective changes how people respond in real life.
Dementia Live® is a high-impact, immersive dementia simulation that allows participants to experience sensory loss and cognitive impairment firsthand.
Dementia Live®
If you are part of a hospital, fire department, law enforcement agency, assisted living facility, hospice organization, or healthcare team, this training should be standard.
Montana’s aging population is growing. The need for proactive dementia education will not go away.
Schedule a Free Dementia Live® Simulation
Organizations that complete the training report:
- 20% decrease in observed physical stress reactions
- 35% decrease in verbal stress reactions
- 84% improvement in communication and relationships
- 86% of staff feel better equipped to respond to stress behaviors
Dementia Live® is approved by the Best Practice Caregiving (BPC) Dementia Program and supported by nationally recognized dementia education leaders.
Why This Training Matters
- Full coach training
- Gear pack (4 simulation sets)
- First year of membership
Renewal: $480 per year
Additional coach added at renewal for no additional cost.
If your organization works with aging adults, this is an investment in safer, more competent care.
Dementia Live® Membership - $1,699 First Year
- How to properly conduct the simulation
- How to facilitate empowerment sessions
- How to debrief participants effectively
- How to integrate learning into your workplace culture
This is hands-on, interactive, and designed for long-term impact.
For organizations ready to bring Dementia Live® into their own teams, we offer in-person Dementia Live® Coach Training. This is a full 6-hour, in-depth training that covers:
In-Person Dementia Live® Coach Training (6-Hour Class)
Additional Education & Resources
Education doesn’t stop with one training. Heart to Heart curates trusted dementia, aging, and caregiver resources to support families and professionals in Montana.
- Gerontological Society of America
- American Society on Aging
- HomeCare
- National Council on Aging
Aging Information
- USC Caregiving Page
- AARP Family Caregiving Guide
- Family Caregiver Alliance
- Helpguide Family Caregiving
Caregiver Guides and Resources
- Alzheimer’s Association
- Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
- Montana Alzheimer's & Dementia State Plan
- Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement
- MoCA Test
Dementia & Alzheimer’s Resources
Our newsletter delivers clear, practical insights on dementia care, aging in Montana, caregiver support, and community resources.
Whether you’re a healthcare professional, first responder, or family caregiver, you’ll receive tools you can actually use, updates on upcoming trainings, and guidance to help you respond with confidence instead of guesswork.
If you work with aging adults, this belongs in your inbox.
Heart to Heart Newsletter
– Katrina
"Lindsey was absolutely wonderful- this was a great interactive class that truly helped my understand how people with dementia perceive the world. Lindsey is a wonderful public speaker and made it entertaining to learn more about this disease."
The Dementia Live simulation was amazing!
What a profound way to help caregivers and family members better understand what their loved ones are facing with dementia. Lindsey was very supportive and willing to answer questions and share her expertise.
– Pamela
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If you work with older adults in Montana, the question is not whether you will encounter dementia. The question is whether you will be prepared.
Montana’s aging population is growing. We can either raise the standard now, or keep reacting to crises later.
Let’s make proactive dementia education the standard.
Let’s Raise the Standard of Care Together
406-577-2399
If you work with older adults in Montana, the question is not whether you will encounter dementia. The question is whether you will be prepared.
Montana’s aging population is growing. We can either raise the standard now, or keep reacting to crises later.
Let’s make proactive dementia education the standard.
Let’s Raise the Standard of Care Together