The investment of educating professional healthcare providers will improve the results of the services you deliver to your clients living with dementia.  The Workforce Development Workgroup researched and wrote Workforce Gaps in Dementia Education and Training in 2017, as part of the National Research Summit: Building Evidence for Services and Supports on Dementia Care, supports this.  The number of people living with dementia continue to grow despite all the research and treatment trials.  We are facing an epidemic that is forcing families to make hard decisions regarding care for their loved one.  In most cases, institutionalization is the last option