Companion Home Care Owner Becomes Certified Montessori Dementia Care Professional®
The International Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (ICCDP) is an organization that provides support to professionals that are interested in learning comprehensive dementia education, who value dementia education training, and who are committed to ending abuse and neglect.
The Council was formed to promote global standards of excellence in dementia education and dementia certification to professionals and other caregivers who provide services to Alzheimer’s and dementia clients.
The ICCDP offers two certifications for dementia care professionals: Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP) and Certified Montessori Dementia Care Professional (CMDCP).
Companion Home Care Inc owner Michelle Belton, who already held the Council’s CDP certification since 2010, recently completed the requirements to become a Certified Montessori Dementia Care Professional.
Belton offered her thoughts on her recent certification:
“The Montessori Principles from the CMDCP coursework was one of the most encouraging and inspirational educational courses in dementia that I have taken in a very long while. It taught principles that seemed to be more humanizing. My favorite quote from her, "what you do for me you take away from me". This was teaching us that doing everything for the person with dementia takes away their independence, self-worth, and sense of purpose. These three traits are the ultimate in treating a person with dignity. The basis of this course is to help us see the person with dementia as a normal human being with cognitive disabilities just as a person with any disability. One of the most profound discussions for me was the idea, "what if Alzheimer's wasn't called a disease but instead called a syndrome"? Wouldn't this possibly lessen the negative stigmas that people have that make them treat people with dementia with less respect and meaning?”
For more information, visit https://www.iccdp.net/.
About Companion Home Care Inc:
Companion Home Care is a senior home health care, adults with disabilities care, and hospice care provider in Roanoke, VA. Our motto is to provide a "better class of companion for a better quality of life". We accomplish this by hiring the best, most qualified caregivers, and using our knowledge and experience to craft a personalized home care plan for our clients, then match clients with the perfect caregiver based on client needs, personality, and skills required.
Our caregivers help seniors cope with Alzheimer's, dementia, and illnesses, and enjoy healthy and happy lives from the comfort of their own homes. In addition to senior home health care, we also provide Roanoke home care for adults and children with disabilities, traumatic brain injury and diseases, physical injuries, and special needs in Roanoke, Salem, Lynchburg, Vinton, Christiansburg, Blacksburg, Smith Mountain Lake, Moneta, Bedford, and surrounding areas of southwest Virginia.
Companion Home Care Inc
210 E 7th St
Salem, VA 24153
(540) 981-2255
Companion Home Care Inc
424 Campbell Ave SW
Roanoke, VA 24016
(540) 981-2255
