A Vinculum Care innovation
Understanding dementia from the inside out.
Dementia 360™ is an immersive VR training experience that transforms how caregivers and families understand, communicate with, and care for people living with dementia.
Dementia care cannot improve until understanding improves.
That belief is the foundation of Dementia 360™. We don't just teach tasks — we cultivate the empathy that makes person-centered care possible.
Program at a glance
Experience. Empathy. Impact.
Why Dementia 360™ works
Training that changes how you see care.
See the world through their eyes
Immersive VR simulations recreate the sensory, cognitive, and emotional challenges of living with dementia — so caregivers understand before they intervene.
Respond with empathy, not correction
Train caregivers to validate, redirect, and de-escalate common dementia behaviors like sundowning, repetition, and anxiety without increasing distress.
Built for families & professionals
Whether you're a family caregiver, healthcare partner, or part of our Vinculum team, Dementia 360™ builds the shared language that improves outcomes.
Person-centered care in action
Every insight from Dementia 360™ feeds into a care plan that honors the individual's history, preferences, routines, and remaining strengths.
Who Dementia 360™ is for
For anyone who wants to care better.
- Family caregivers navigating a new diagnosis
- Professional caregivers seeking specialized dementia training
- Healthcare partners and discharge planners
- Senior living and community organizations
- Employers building dementia-friendly workplaces
"For the first time, I understood what my loved one may be experiencing every day. The training changed the way I communicate and provide care."
— Dementia 360™ program participant
Dementia 360™
See dementia through their eyes.
To someone with dementia, the shower drain can look like a hole in the floor. That is why they stop at the bathroom door. Why they push the caregiver's hand away.
Most training calls this combative bathing and teaches staff to manage it. It isn't combativeness — it's someone protecting themselves from a fall they believe is about to happen.
Dementia 360™ puts our caregivers inside that bathroom in virtual reality and lets them see the floor the way your mother sees it. Once a caregiver has stood there, they stop arguing about the shower and start solving it.
"Once a caregiver has stood there, they stop arguing about the shower and start solving it."
Inside the training
What Dementia 360™ looks like in action.
How the training works
Built here. Taught here. Reinforced always.
Built here
Written by a registered nurse and taught in our Port Huron training center, not licensed from an online vendor.
Before the first shift
No caregiver reaches a dementia client without completing the program.
Repeated as things change
Caregivers come back for scenario sessions as the condition progresses.
Cases others decline
The training is why we can staff 24-hour and late-stage cases other agencies turn down.
Everything else we do
Complete in-home care across the Thumb.
In-home care across St. Clair, Sanilac, Huron, Lapeer, and Macomb Counties.
Personal Care
Bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, transfers, and mobility support.
Homemaker Services
Meals, light housekeeping, laundry, groceries, and errands.
24-Hour & Live-In Care
Continuous coverage for families who need someone in the house overnight or around the clock.
Respite Care
Scheduled relief for family caregivers — a few hours a week or a full week away.
Veteran Care
In-home services for veterans under our VA contract, coordinated with the VA care team.
Start with understanding
Schedule a Dementia 360™ consultation.
Learn how Vinculum Care brings Dementia 360™ into homes, hospitals, and communities across Michigan's Thumb Region.
- Licensed, Bonded & Insured
- VA Community Care Network Approved
- Michigan CHAMPS Medicaid Approved
- Background-Checked, CPR/BLS Certified Caregivers
- Dementia 360™ Trained Team