Corporate Employers
Equipping employers to support employees affected by dementia
What if understanding dementia was part of your workplace culture?
Many employees balance professional responsibilities with caring for a family member living with dementia. Without support, this dual role can lead to stress, burnout, absence and reduced wellbeing.
Employees may also encounter people living with dementia through their work, particularly in customer-facing or public-facing roles, and feel uncertain or anxious about how to respond appropriately. Without guidance, staff can lack confidence, potentially affecting workplace interactions, service quality and overall organisational culture.
Without a shared approach, responses can become inconsistent, leaving employees feeling unsupported and managers unsure how best to respond.
These pressures impact staff wellbeing, workplace performance, and retention, as well as the quality of service provided to the public.
The 6D Dementia Approach
6D Dementia provides practical, psychologically informed support for employees, helping them understand dementia, interpret behaviour as communication, and respond with confidence in professional settings.
The approach also supports staff in their caring responsibilities at home, offering strategies to manage distress, reduce personal stress and maintain wellbeing.
Rather than focusing on clinical knowledge or diagnosis, the approach supports shared ways of thinking that help managers and colleagues understand what may be happening for someone affected by dementia, why situations can become challenging, and how to respond with confidence and compassion.
This supports a workplace culture where staff feel better equipped to handle complex or emotionally charged situations, rather than avoiding them or responding inconsistently.
How the 6D approach supports the workplace
The approach helps organisations to...
- Build confidence among managers and teams when dementia or caring pressures affect work
- Support calmer, more consistent responses to distress or difficult interactions
- Reduce uncertainty and anxiety around “what to say” or “what to do”
- Create a shared understanding that supports wellbeing, inclusion and dignity
- Strengthen organisational culture without medicalising the workplace
- Support understanding and confidence, not replacing HR processes, clinical advice, occupational health or employee assistance services.
How delivery works for Corporate Employers
Training is delivered through short flexible CPD-accredited digital learning packages designed to fit around working patterns and organisational demands. The content can be integrated into existing employee wellbeing, learning and development, or staff support programmes. Optional consultancy is available to support alignment with organisational priorities and policies.
The learning is accessible to staff across roles and levels of seniority, enabling organisations to build a shared baseline of understanding without disruption to day-to-day operations.
Impact & Evidence
Early use of the approach across health, care and workplace contexts indicates:
- Increased confidence in recognising and responding to distress
- Greater confidence in managing difficult or emotionally charged conversations
- More consistent and supportive experiences for people affected by dementia and those supporting them
The approach is underpinned by evidence showing that psychologically informed responses can reduce distress, support wellbeing, and help people respond more calmly and consistently when situations feel complex or emotionally demanding.
Explore whether 6D could support you or your setting
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