Montessori for Aging
and Dementia

If you would like to create a dementia care environment where everyone thrives,
this innovative program is for you!

Caring for individuals living with dementia can pose challenges for everyone concerned. The confusion and memory loss that are the hallmarks of dementia often lead to frustration, upset, and chaos in relationships and in the caregiving environment — and stressed-out, overworked, exhausted care partners.

There is a better way.

Once only available by personal consultation or at live workshops, dementia care expert Jennifer Brush has made her groundbreaking Montessori for Aging and Dementia program conveniently available to you in a variety of formats.

Enroll in the comprehensive 12-hour introductory course:
From Can’t to Can Do! Montessori for Aging and Dementia (English or Spanish).

Each segment is carefully designed to give you simple, actionable solutions you can implement today and dramatically improve your experience of caring for individuals living with dementia.

Earn Continuing Education Credit

ASHA CEUs for SLPs are available by taking this course through Northern Speech Services.

As a result of the course you’ll:

  • Understand the real reason why elders become depressed, exit seek, and walk about — and learn the exact steps you can take to prevent these behaviors from happening (instead of simply trying to “manage” them)
  • Discover a powerful (and little-known) approach to dementia care that will totally change your perspective on aging and dementia
  • Learn the first thing you should do to create a sense of community between staff and residents (it’s not what you think)
  • Create an engaging life enrichment program (appropriate for people at a variety of cognitive levels) in a way that transforms the culture of a long-term care center and ultimately frees up staff time dramatically
  • Learn the process for changing a ho-hum activity program into a dynamic and engaging person-centered program that keeps people interested and has them coming back for more
  • Successfully reduce or eliminate the repetitive questioning behaviors that so often characterize those living with cognitive impairment
  • Start using a simple tool for helping people with cognitive impairment participate in meaningful conversations, leading to an improved situation for both the care partner and the person with dementia
  • Identify the mistakes almost everyone unknowingly makes in wayfinding and signage, leading to confusion and discord — and find out how to correct them
  • Develop the skills to effectively communicate with people with dementia, so they easily understand what you are trying to convey
  • Discover how to help people with dementia learn new or previously known information. Yes, people with cognitive impairment can learn and retain new information! We’ll show you how, step by step.
Elder sorting Montessori items

We’ve made learning easy and convenient.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Required Textbook for All Classes

Montessori for Elder and Dementia Care, Second Edition

This indispensable guide to Montessori for elders makes it possible for any care provider to understand and implement this innovative approach to aging.

AMI Montessori for Dementia, Disability and Aging Practitioner Certification Course

AMI Montessori for Dementia, Disability and Aging Practitioners Certification Course

If you’ve completed the Introductory Workshop, “From Can’t to Can Do!” with Brush Development, and left wondering how to bring this philosophy more fully into your practice, this certification course was built for that moment.

It’s a six-month guided practice designed to support care partners in moving from understanding Montessori principles to applying them, consistently and thoughtfully, into your home, work or community setting.

The Montessori Care Partner Collaborative is one of the very few places offering this curriculum with live instruction, an AMI-recognized certificate, and field work built into the structure. AMI trainer and co-author of Montessori for Elder and Dementia Care, Margaret Jarrell, teaches every live session.

Two cohorts are available to suit your time zone. Both begin July 1, 2026.

ENROLL

What Our Students Are Saying

“Highly recommend Jennifer’s course!
She is an excellent teacher…… extremely knowledgeable, organized, patient, and articulate. The information she imparts is practical, insightful, and realistic. I loved the online format which, for me, was a fabulous way to learn at this stage of my career. I was excited and energized after each class. Her course has completely changed the way I support both my clients with dementia and their families.”
Patricia Mattox-LarsonNew Hampshire, USA
“Wonderful, wonderful training
Before the online training, I had very little knowledge of how to work with people with dementia, so when the opportunity came for me to take on a caseload which involved dementia, I was very glad to have found Jennifer. It was a great experience, and I picked up skills as well as ideas that I have been applying to my practice. Jennifer offered invaluable insight on how I could modify my tasks to better suit the population I work with. She also shared extensively about her clinical experience, which was very inspiring. I would not hesitate in signing up for this training. In fact, we are already looking at the possibility of doing a second round of training in the near future!”
Fang Yin LowSingapore
“After meeting Jennifer, I finally felt hopeful and supported.
Nursing for over 35 years with geriatrics and dementia more and more prevalent I was at a loss to know how to make a difference. I knew drug therapy was not the answer or cure for behaviors. I witnessed sadness, boredom and frustration for those with dementia and often the caregiver as well. I enrolled in her two-day workshop and came away with wonderful ways to engage clients with the disease. I knew I wanted to know more. I am now enrolled in her on-line course. My fellow participants have all have different backgrounds but the core interest is changing the lives of Dementia Clients and caregivers.”
Dotti Katz
“Jennifer Brush is a refreshing practitioner who has first-hand experiences with elders dealing with dementia.
Her empathetic nature coupled with her brilliant presentation and years of research allows her to equip the participants in this new frontier. I laughed and cried through the two-day workshop anxious to get started with the follow-up course. Currently, I am starting on my journey working with elders with dementia and applying Montessori in a long-term memory care unit. Although I am comfortable with children after 20 years of working in a viable Montessori school – this ground breaking work with elders and Montessori has me on the edge of seat getting ready to launch. Jennifer Brush is giving me the tools I need to be successful.”
Michelle Lee Thompson