A warm welcome from our Founder and CEO Jane Verity
Global Dementia Awareness Month 2026
September is Global Dementia Awareness Month and at Dementia Care International our focus is on showcasing the impactful engagement and enrichment of the lives of people with dementia by all the International Master Practitioners implementing the Spark of Life Philosophy and Model of Care worldwide.
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I am delighted to introduce you to Dementia Care International and our life-changing approach to enriching the quality of care in dementia. Seeing the need for a different strategy to dementia, in 1993, our organisation was founded with the clear and unconventional purpose to humanise dementia care and bring forth the highest potential of functioning for all people who have dementia. We are the independent organisation behind the Spark of Life Education, Rehabilitative Program, and Model for Heart Centred Care – all of which are best practice. In addition, we offer unique support for families to improve the experience of life both for the person with dementia and the carer.
Spark of Life Education does not replace the generic dementia education – instead, it offers an empowering different perspective with the ensuing knowledge and practical skills.
As a taste of our education, and as a sample of a perspective shift, I invite you to view the below video on ‘Behaviour is in the Eye of the Beholder’, which is a Spark of Life Presentation originally delivered at the 2026 National Dementia Conference in Melbourne, Australia. If you find the session useful we welcome you to explore our range of other topics that includes 2 of the challenges all too often experienced in aged and dementia care: stressful showers and overt expressions of unmet sexual needs.
On behalf of Dementia Care International, I look forward to being of support to you, your family, and your health service be it in aged and dementia care, palliative care, disability, or mental health.
Warm regards
Jane Verity
