Dementia Care Essentials (DCE) is a Commonwealth Government initiative offering nationally recognised dementia care training to aged care workers throughout Australia.

As a Commonwealth funded initiative, Dementia Care Essentials is FREE to eligible care workers in residential, respite or community care settings or the wider health sector.

The program seeks to increase care skills among aged care workers and provide opportunities to increase dementia care competencies.

The current program continues to June 2013. 

For more information and details about DCE in Western Australia or South Australia, please select your location from the map below.