
START Education brings to the classroom needed information for caregivers and older adults. When START's Advocacy Team identifies a problem that comes up regularly among our clients, START will create a course to address that need. START Education's mission is to help reduce the risk of crisis by giving resources and skills to older adults and caregivers.
Upcoming Classes
Brain changes happen with aging. Learn the signs of a normally aging brain and the changes that indicate brain change is not normal. Learn when memory issues are treatable and when they are less treatable.
This course is designed to help older adults and their families understand senior housing and care options before a crisis occurs. The course explores what can go wrong when no plan is in place and offers clear guidance and tools to support proactive, informed decisions.
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Seniors and Caregivers
Our educators connect you to the resources you need and answer your questions about aging. We can help you:
Know your rights and options START Planning for Aging is a course to help you you make smart choices about your health and finances, including guidance for legal documents such as Advanced Healthcare Directives and Power of Attorney.
Better understand the challenges of aging such as how to differentiate between normal and not normal signs of aging and ways to connect with loved ones with dementia.
Organizations
We partner with faith-based, community and business organizations whose members and staff need to understand aging issues and their implications.
START educators are available to present to your group at an upcoming event you are hosting. Click the button below to get started.
Class List
Learn practical, hands-on skills from Teepa Snow-certified instructors to connect, engage, and care for individuals living with dementia. Transform your caregiving approach with confidence and compassion.
Dementia can be overwhelming, but understanding its effects helps us stay connected. This course offers practical insights and compassionate ways to engage, equipping you with skills and empathy.
I am unable to continue providing at-home, around-the-clock care any longer. How do I get my spouse who is living with dementia to agree to move?
Initiating tasks can be difficult for people living with dementia. Learn skills for partnering together to help daily tasks run more smoothly.
Planning for aging will help you avoid the pitfalls that can overwhelm seniors when a crisis hits.
Respite Friends is a program to teach church members how to support other church members who are living with a dementia diagnosis.
Brain changes happen with aging. Learn the signs of a normally aging brain and the changes that indicate brain change is not normal. Learn when memory issues are treatable and when they are less treatable.