Namaste Care in Practice
A whole-home implementation programme supporting calm, comfort, and connection in advanced dementia care. Practical, self-paced training designed for real care home settings.
Namaste Care in Practice
- A Whole-Home Implementation Programme -
Designed for busy care homes supporting people living with advanced dementia.
A practical, step-by-step programme that supports teams to deliver consistent, high-quality Namaste Care — through both structured sessions and everyday interactions.
Designed to be used immediately in practice — not just learned.
✓ Self-paced learning that fits around care routines
✓ Designed specifically for real care home environments
✓ Supports both dedicated sessions and everyday care
✓ Delivers a consistent, high-quality approach across the whole team
Everything you need to implement Namaste Care:
• Short, voice-led lessons designed for real care settings
• A guided workbook to support reflection, practice, and implementation
• A practical toolkit for use before, during, and after sessions
• “Try This in Practice” activities to support real-world application
• Access to monthly live reflection sessions (12 months) to support implementation and sustainability
Whole-Home Learning Licence – £297
✔ Lifetime access to the programme, workbook, and toolkit
✔ Future programme updates included
✔ 12 months of live implementation and reflection support
✔ Unlimited staff access through one shared care home login
Small Moments. Meaningful Change.
Namaste Care is not about doing more.
It is about slowing down, noticing what matters, and responding with greater comfort, calm, and connection.
This programme shows how Namaste Care can live not only in dedicated sessions, but across everyday care home practice.
Because even in advanced dementia, the need for comfort, dignity, and human connection does not disappear.
Why This Course Matters
As dementia progresses, many traditional approaches to care no longer meet the person’s deeper needs.
Residents may experience distress, withdrawal, or long periods without meaningful connection.
Staff may feel unsure how best to respond.
Families may worry that the person they love is slipping further out of reach.
This programme offers a practical way forward.
Using Namaste Care in practice, teams can create more calm, more comfort, and more meaningful connection — through structured sessions and throughout everyday care.
Helping care feel more human, even in the later stages of dementia.
What You Will Learn
Through this self-paced programme, you and your team will learn how to:
✓ Understand the changing needs of people living with advanced dementia
✓ Create calm, supportive environments
✓ Use sensory approaches to support comfort and connection
✓ Deliver meaningful Namaste Care sessions
✓ Respond to distress with greater confidence and compassion
✓ Embed Namaste Care into everyday practice across the whole home
Each module is practical, accessible, and designed to translate directly into real care home practice.
What Makes This Programme Different
Many training programmes focus on increasing knowledge.
Namaste Care in Practice is designed to support real implementation—helping teams confidently embed Namaste Care into everyday practice.
✔ Whole-home learning
Every member of staff receives the same consistent, high-quality training through one shared programme, creating a unified approach across the home.
✔ Designed for busy care homes
Self-paced learning that fits around real care routines, without the need to release large groups of staff for external training.
✔ Practical from the very beginning
Short, voice-led lessons, a guided workbook, toolkit, and "Try This in Practice" activities help teams apply learning immediately in everyday care.
✔ Ongoing support for lasting change
Monthly live reflection sessions over 12 months provide continued guidance, helping teams embed and sustain Namaste Care with confidence.
Who This Programme Is Designed For
This programme is designed for care homes supporting people living with advanced dementia.
It is suitable for:
• Care home staff across all roles
• Nurses and healthcare assistants
• Activities and wellbeing teams
• Dementia leads and champions
• Care home managers and leaders
• Organisations seeking to strengthen advanced dementia care
Because Namaste Care is a whole-home approach, every member of the team plays a role in supporting its success.
No prior experience of Namaste Care is required.
About the Programme
This practical, step-by-step programme supports care teams to bring Namaste Care to life for people living with advanced dementia.
Across four modules, it builds the understanding, confidence, and skills needed to create calm, comfort, and connection — through both dedicated Namaste sessions and everyday moments of care.
Designed specifically for real care home environments, the programme combines compassionate principles with clear, practical application, so learning can translate directly into everyday practice, supported by ongoing implementation guidance over time.
About the Creator
Amy is a dementia specialist with an MSc in Dementia Studies and a deep commitment to improving care for people living with advanced dementia. She is also the co-founder of the Scottish charity Namaste Care Education and Resources (NEAR), where she supports services to bring more compassion, presence, and connection into everyday care.
At the heart of Amy’s work is a simple but powerful belief: the person is still there — still communicating, and still deserving of comfort, dignity, and meaningful connection.
Her approach has grown from years of hands-on experience and her dedication to Namaste Care education. Through this programme, she gently guides care teams to move beyond task-based routines and towards more relational, presence-led care.
Amy understands the challenges care staff face, and she aims to help them feel confident, supported, and reassured in the care they provide. Above all, she wants every person living with dementia to experience moments of comfort, connection, and being truly seen.
Ongoing Support for Implementation
To support lasting change in practice, this programme includes access to optional monthly reflection sessions for 12 months.
These sessions provide a space to:
• Reflect on what is working in practice
• Share experiences and learning
• Ask questions and gain support
• Build confidence over time
Delivered by NEAR, these sessions are designed to support implementation. These sessions are optional, but strongly encouraged, as experience shows that ongoing support plays a key role in successfully embedding Namaste Care into everyday practice.
FAQs
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Yes. This programme is designed for the whole care home team, including care staff, nurses, activities teams, and managers.
It works best when Namaste Care is understood and supported across the home.
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The programme is self-paced and delivered in short, manageable modules.
Teams can work through the learning gradually, allowing it to fit around busy care home routines.
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Yes. The programme is suitable for staff induction, ongoing professional development, and team-based learning.
Because the training is delivered directly through the programme, it ensures a consistent, high-quality experience for all staff, without the need for internal delivery or interpretation.
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No. The programme provides a clear, practical foundation designed to build confidence from the ground up.
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Yes. The programme has been developed specifically for busy care home environments, with practical approaches that can be embedded into everyday care.
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No. The programme covers both structured Namaste sessions and the wider whole-home approach, showing how Namaste principles can shape everyday moments of care.
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Yes. The programme includes a guided workbook and a practical checklist toolkit, designed to support the preparation, delivery, and reflection of Namaste Care in everyday practice.
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Yes. The programme includes access to NEAR's monthly live reflection sessions for 12 months, designed to support implementation and sustainability in practice.
Participation is optional, but strongly encouraged, as ongoing support plays an important role in successfully embedding Namaste Care into everyday practice.
Please note: Sessions are held online in UK time zones.
Ready to Begin?
Give your whole team the knowledge, confidence, and practical tools to embed Namaste Care into everyday practice.
Your Whole-Home Licence includes:
✔ Lifetime access to the programme, workbook, and toolkit
✔ Future programme updates included
✔ 12 months of live implementation and reflection support
✔ Unlimited staff access through one shared care home login
£297
One simple price for your whole care home.
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