Author • Gerontologist • Renowned Speaker • Dementia Expert
• Professional Caregiver Trainer • family consultant

INSPIRE, EDUCATE & EMPOWER DeMENTIA CAREGIVERS

Work with Dr. Cummings

  • Consultation

    Families, senior living communities, and other caregiving service providers can benefit greatly from Dr. Cummings’ assessments and advice. She applies medical assessment and gerontological tools to help families better understand the stages and progression of the disease.

  • Speaking

    Dr. Cummings is a highly sought-after speaker for a variety of national, regional and local events. She can serve as a keynote speaker as well as a leader of breakout sessions. Popular keynote topics include “Ethics of Dementia Care,” “Did COVID give me PTSD?” and “Self-Compassion in Dementia Care.”

  • Training

    Dr. Cummings can tailor training to virtually any need a senior living community may have, including a wide range of employee roles, from nurses to CNAs, and activity directors to marketing representatives. Training for activity directors includes the development of a multi-tiered 13-month calendar of activities for late-stage residents.

Books By Dr. Tam Cummings

  • All You need to know about the 9 common dementias

    Untangling Alzheimer’s is an indispensable guide for family members and professional caregivers. It helps caregivers understand causes and behaviors and how to provide better care. Read author bio.

  • Professional Caregiver Training

    Designed especially for professional caregivers to accompany the Becoming Dementia Aware video training series. It is a complete resource for virtually every aspect of the nine most common forms of dementia.

  • Family Caregiver workbook

    Designed especially for family caregivers, this book will help you understand the causes and behaviors associated with dementia and offers tips for coping with the stress of providing care.

  • A Quick Study on Dementia for Families & Professionals

    Designed for both family and professional caregivers, The Itty Bitty Dementia book helps you quickly understand dementia and how to provide better care.


Listen as Dr. Tam Cummings Describes the training and Chapter 1

Becoming dementia aware

12 training videos that Meet and exceed federal and state guidelines for dementia training and for continuing education. The training series will also qualify each professional memory support staff member who passes the course as a certified dementia caregiver

The training course comes with 50 Becoming Dementia Aware books, plus 50 certificates and 50 lapel pins. Training videos and books can be branded with your senior living community logos.

Free for family and professional caregivers:

Assessment and Staging tools that can help you provide better care.