Spark of Life Model of Care

The Spark of Life Model of Care enables aged care services to provide excellence in Dementia Care that is measurable and sustainable.

This Best Practice model shifts attitudes and builds relationships that dynamically transform dementia care.

The Model is applicable in all areas of aged and dementia care services, in residential and community
care, hospital and palliative care, and can be effectively integrated into current systems.

The Spark of Life Model of Care has the strength of both scientific and humanistic theoretical foundations, is grounded in clinical practice and internationally field tested in 12 countries.

The Spark of Life Model of Care is implemented by a certified Master Practitioner who has undertaken the Spark of Life International Master Leadership Program

An Invitation to Health Care Leaders

We invite you to contact us to find out more about the Spark of Life Model of Care in the context of your service.
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Click here to read an article by CommonAge: Spark of Life Model of Care acclaimed by Commonwealth Aged Care Leaders >>

We invite you to view this webinar from Empowered Conversations, featuring Hilary Lee (Dementia Care International President) and Tania Hammond (Spark of Life Master Practitioner) sharing the Spark of Life Model of Care:

Explaining the 3 parts of the Spark of Life Model of Care, with Hilary Lee:

A message to families about the Spark of Life Model of Care, from Jane Verity:

Dr Jenny Brockis interviews Dementia Foundation for Spark of Life President Hilary Lee about the Spark of Life Philosophy:

The Leadership Team at Maurice Zeffert Home, Perth, Western Australia describe the profound benefits of Spark of Life Education:

Facilitating Best Practice Through the Spark of Life Model of Care, Hosted by the Global Ageing Network, September 20th, 2023:

‘As a Spark of Life Master Practitioner, I have seen first-hand how incredibly transformative this model is for people with dementia. Whilst many other programs focus on the person’s short-coming, their disabilities, this innovative program focuses on the person’s abilities and opens up for the possibility of improvement and re-enablement!
I have seen people with dementia show improvement in their ability to focus, participate in a conversation, engage with those around them, make choices and decisions, be creative and contribute in the most wonderful ways. This improvement can occur in a very short space of time, and it works because the program focuses on relationship-building between the person with dementia and the person supporting them.’

Tania Hammond Registered Nurse and Spark of Life Master Practitioner, Cummins & District Memorial Hospital and Miroma Place Hostel, Cummins, SA, Aged Care Portfolio Nurse for Eyre and Far North Local Health Network, South Australia