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Dementia Dignity
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Dementia Dignity
What is Dementia with Dignity?
Dementia with Dignity is a compassionate, practical approach to dementia care that empowers families to care for their loved ones at home with confidence, clarity, and connection.
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Many families today are facing impossible choices. Full-time care is often unaffordable, vacancies are scarce, and for many, staying at home feels right. Yet, without the right tools, the responsibility can feel overwhelming.
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That’s where the Dementia with Dignity Workshop makes a difference.
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Through guided weekly meetings, we teach caregivers how to build a partnership of care—creating a calm, emotionally secure environment where both the caregiver and their loved one can thrive. This isn’t just education—it’s a new way of seeing and supporting the person you love.
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The techniques shared are practical and rooted in real-life needs, offering a path forward that reduces stress, strengthens relationships, and supports quality of life at home.
The DAWN Flower: Blooming in Australia
through Dementia with Dignity
The DAWN Method® is the model of care used within Dementia with Dignity.
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Developed in the United States by Judy Cornish, it is a research-supported, strengths-based, person-centred approach to dementia care. Unlike the traditional medical model—which focuses on deficits and decline—the DAWN Method works with the abilities that remain, particularly emotional awareness and intuitive thinking. Caregivers learn how to respond in ways that foster trust, reduce anxiety, and maintain dignity.
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The DAWN Method teaches families how to partner with their loved one in care, supporting them with empathy, patience, and respect, while preserving their identity and sense of control.
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At the heart of this model is the DAWN Flower, which represents the seven emotional needs essential to providing truly dignified, person-centred care. These needs guide everything we teach, helping caregivers shift from symptom management to relationship-based support.
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Now available in Australia through KazziJai Health’s Dementia with Dignity Workshops, the DAWN Method gives families the tools to care in a way that is calm, connected, and deeply respectful—preserving dignity and strengthening the bond between caregiver and loved one throughout the dementia journey.
We believe that people living with dementia deserve care that honours their abilities, not just their diagnosis. That's why we follow the DAWN Method - a compassionate and respectful approach to dementia care. To explore the heart behind this method, visit the official DAWN Method website.
Dementia with Dignity Workshop
Dementia Training for Caregivers
Subscription $500
What's included
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A 12-month subscription to the DAWN HomeCare Dementia Training for Family Members Course
Gain a full year’s access to this internationally recognised, video-based training developed by dementia care expert Judy Cornish, founder of the DAWN Method®. The course includes 36 on-demand lessons tailored specifically for family caregivers, providing practical tools and compassionate strategies to help you confidently support your loved one at home.
You'll be introduced to the DAWN Flower, which represents the seven essential emotional needs of people living with dementia. These core needs guide the entire DAWN approach—helping caregivers shift from managing behaviours to providing relationship-based, person-centred care.
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10 Weekly In-Person Group Workshops
Join a supportive local group for facilitated 1 hour weekly sessions, where we explore each week’s video module in depth. These interactive meetings provide space to ask questions, share experiences, and apply what you’ve learned to your unique caregiving situation—transforming knowledge into confidence and action.
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Private WhatsApp Support Community
Stay connected during & beyond the workshop series with ongoing access to a private WhatsApp group. This supportive space allows caregivers to continue sharing resources, encouragement, and mutual support—helping you feel less alone on your journey.
The 10-Week In-Person Group Workshops
Dementia with Dignity workshops are delivered in rotating locations across the Hunter region and beyond — bringing trusted dementia care training and support directly to local communities.
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Each location offers a 10-week in-person workshop series, with 1-hour sessions held once a week based on the internationally recognised DAWN HomeCare Dementia Training for Family Members Course.
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Our workshops are more than just education. They connect families who are on the same journey, helping build local support networks that continue even after the series concludes — thanks to our private WhatsApp community for ongoing encouragement and shared insight.
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Workshop Format
Each week, participants watch one video lesson at home, which consists of several short segments from the DAWN HomeCare Dementia Training for Family Members series. Then, during the in-person workshop, we:
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Discuss the weekly topic
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Apply DAWN techniques to real-life situations
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Offer guidance and answer questions
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Share experiences in a supportive environment
Ready to Take the Next Step?
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Register now to secure your place and start your
caregiving journey with guidance and support
Evidence-Based Dementia Care
Research Studies on the DAWN Method
Caldwell, Jeffrey Chandler. “HONORING THE WHOLE FAMILY: EXAMINING THE EFFICACY OF THE DAWN METHOD ON DEMENTIA CAREGIVERS.” University of Alabama, 2022.​
Research study results
The 2022 University of Alabama research study on teaching the DAWN Method of dementia care to family caregivers resulted in a 23.1% increase in positive attitude towards caregiving and a 34.7% decrease in perceived caregiving burden.
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Brooks, Hannah. “UTILIZING THE DAWN METHOD TO INCREASE STAFF CONFIDENCE IN DEMENTIA CARE: A DNP PROJECT.” Anderson University. 2023. N=16.
Research study results
Hannah Brooks has completed a Doctorate of Nursing Practice at Anderson University in Anderson, South Carolina. She measured the level of staff confidence and knowledge of dementia care through utilization of the DAWN Method teachings in a memory care community in Clemson, South Carolina.