Dementia Care Certification

The Dementia Care Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests dementia care knowledge — types, signs and progression of dementia, person-centred communication, responding to changed behaviours and supporting daily living, and safety, rights, end-of-life care and carer support — written to WHO, NICE NG97 and Alzheimer's Association dementia care practice recommendations for 2026. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable Dementia Care Proficiency certificate (SOA-DCX). Every question is based on published standards and research — including Dementia Care Practice Recommendations (Alzheimer's Association), Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers (NG97) (NICE), Dementia fact sheet (World Health Organization) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Dementia Care Certification, updated for 2026 and 2027. It measures understanding dementia, communication and person-centred care, behaviour and daily living and safety, rights and support and gives instant results with a shareable certificate.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Dementia Care Proficiency certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: Dementia Care Practice Recommendations (Alzheimer's Association); Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers (NG97) (NICE); Dementia fact sheet (World Health Organization). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Understanding Dementia (Types and causes, Signs and progression and Delirium and risk); Communication and Person-Centred Care (Communication, Person-centred care and Activities); Behaviour and Daily Living (Changed behaviours, Eating and personal care and Sleep and sundowning); Safety, Rights and Support (Capacity and rights, End-of-life care and Carer support). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Care worker or nursing assistant, Nurse in aged or memory care, Home care aide, Activities or recreation coordinator and Family carer or volunteer. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show Dementia Care knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

Dementia care training covers the main types of dementia, person-centred communication, understanding behaviour as communication of unmet needs, supporting eating, personal care and activity, safety and rights, end-of-life care and supporting family carers.

Delirium starts suddenly over hours or days, causes fluctuating attention and is often caused by an illness, infection or medication, and it can usually improve with treatment. Dementia develops gradually over months or years. People with dementia are at higher risk of delirium.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.