Welcome!
We're so grateful you are here
Empowering Dementia Care: For professionals, care partners, families, and communities.
​
Our mission is to increase care partners’ and healthcare professionals’ knowledge and understanding of dementia care through the delivery of high-quality evidence-informed dementia education, training, resources, and support. Thank you for being here!t
Who We Help
Professionals
-
Certification Programs
-
Continuing Education​
Care Partners/Families
-
The Care Partner's Toolkit: Practical Solutions for Dementia-Related Challenges
-
Anger & Aggression​
-
Wandering
-
Activity Engagement
-
Bathing
-
Eating
-
Toileting and Incontinence
-
Skills2Care® is a trademark of Thomas Jefferson University. All rights reserved
Highlighted Offerings
​
.png)
Professional certification course to enhance skills and confidence of healthcare practitioners.
Individualized sessions with Rachel, tailored to address your unique caregiving needs. Designed to address your day-to-day challenges.
Rachel is available to speak on a variety of dementia-related topics including "behaviors", activity engagement, and more.
Mini-courses and downloadable resources for common dementia-related challenges.
Professional membership group of clinicians who meet bi-monthly to offer support to each other and enhance their learning
Additional courses for continuing education for healthcare professionals.
Why work with Rachel?
Hi! I'm Rachel Wiley
I'm an occupational therapist with both professional and personal experience in dementia care. I'm extremely passionate about this work, and I look forward to collaborating with you!
Featured Free Resources and Downloadable Tools
Start with these helpful tools
Emergency Wandering Response Plan
If your loved one with dementia goes missing, it can feel terrifying. This simple, printable Emergency Wandering Response Plan helps you stay focused, act quickly, and communicate clearly with emergency responders.
10 Gentle Phrases to Encourage Bathing with Less Resistance
Bathing can be one of the most stressful parts of dementia care—for both the care partner and the person living with dementia. The words you choose matter. This free, printable guide offers 10 calming, non-threatening phrases that help reduce fear, preserve dignity, and support smoother routines.
Quick Guide to Managing Anger & Aggression in Dementia
This downloadable quick guide was created to help family care partners and healthcare professionals respond to challenging moments with clarity, confidence, and calm. Whether you’re facing physical aggression, verbal outbursts, or general irritability, this tool will give you real-world, practical strategies that you can use right away.
About The Dementia Collaborative
Sign up for updates and stay informed about the latest developments, events, and educational opportunities from The Dementia Collaborative. We currently send one email about every other week.