Providing high-quality dementia care means supporting every person as an individual while staying ready to demonstrate good practice. QCS Dementia Centre brings together expert guidance, practical resources, dementia care planning tools and the QCS PAL Cognitive Assessment to help your team build meaningful care plans, strengthen everyday practice and show the evidence regulators, families and commissioners expect.
The Backbone of Better Care
QCS PAL Cognitive Assessment
Assess cognitive abilities with the PAL assessment for dementia, an academically validated tool that helps your team create personalised, person-centred dementia care plans.
Dementia Resources Library
Access practical dementia guidance, videos, books and research created with experts who have first-hand experience of supporting people living with dementia, helping your team put dementia care best practice into action every day.
Compliance Index
See how dementia care best practices align with relevant regulations, making it easier to work consistently and stay inspection ready.
Staff Learning and Development
Support your team’s learning with dementia care training and practical guidance that helps them build their skills and deliver compassionate, person-centred dementia care.
Service User Cognitive Tracking
Monitor changes in cognitive abilities over time so care plans can evolve alongside each person’s changing needs, helping every person receive the right support.
Evidence of Specialist Dementia Care
Show the quality of your dementia care with clear evidence that gives regulators, families and commissioners confidence in the care you provide.
Could your dementia care be even stronger?
Take our free 10-question Dementia Care Check to understand what’s working well, where there may be opportunities to improve, and the practical next steps to strengthen your approach.
You’ll receive:
- Your Dementia Care Readiness rating (Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum)
- A snapshot of your strengths and areas for improvement
- Practical recommendations tailored to your results
With up to 70% of people receiving care living with dementia or cognitive challenges, expectations from families, commissioners and regulators continue to grow.
That’s why thousands of providers see QCS as part of their team. We’ll help you build on what’s working, strengthen where it matters and support your team with expert guidance, practical tools and trusted dementia resources.
Our guidance is informed by recognised best practice, including:
- Skills for Care – Dementia Training Standards Framework
- CQC Dementia Report 2025
- Care Quality Commission – Good practice in caring for people with dementia
Why thousands of providers say, “Thank goodness for QCS.”
See how care providers are using QCS Dementia Centre to support their teams, strengthen dementia care and feel more confident in the care they provide. Hear first-hand how the QCS PAL Cognitive Assessment and expert dementia resources help teams make good practice easier every day.
See QCS in actionSupporting consistent, person-centred dementia care
View all ongoing and completed cognitive assessments in one place, giving your team a clear picture for informed, person-centred dementia care planning.
Complete academically validated cognitive assessments that help your team better understand each person’s needs and create personalised care plans.
Track cognitive changes over time with an easy-to-use dashboard, helping your team respond as needs evolve.
Generate clear, detailed reports that help demonstrate good dementia care to regulators, families and commissioners.
Access expert dementia policies aligned with current best practice and regulatory expectations, so your team always has trusted guidance to hand.
Explore practical videos, guides and articles created with experts who have first-hand experience of dementia care, helping your team build knowledge and confidence every day.
FAQs
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It starts by bringing together the guidance, tools and resources your team needs in one place. Created with dementia experts who have first-hand experience of delivering care, everything is kept up to date with the latest best practice and regulatory expectations, including CQC guidance. From the QCS PAL Cognitive Assessment to dementia-specific policies and practical resources, QCS can help your team deliver compassionate, person-centred care and show the quality of your care.
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Dementia care is always evolving, and QCS Dementia Centre evolves with it. Created with dementia experts who have first-hand experience of delivering care, our guidance is continually reviewed and updated in line with best practice and CQC guidance, helping your team stay informed and continue delivering high-quality, person-centred care.
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Yes. Whether you’re a care home, domiciliary care provider or supported living service, QCS Dementia Centre is designed to support the way you deliver dementia care. With expert guidance, practical tools and dementia-specific resources, you can access support that’s relevant to your service while staying aligned with best practice and CQC guidance. It also connects with our wider care home software.
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There is no legally set staff to resident ratio in dementia care homes in the UK. The CQC expects providers to set staffing levels based on the assessed needs of the people they support, and dementia care often calls for more staff time, particularly at busier points in the day. Tools like the QCS PAL Cognitive Assessment help you evidence each person’s needs, so you can plan staffing levels with confidence and show regulators the reasoning behind your decisions.
Build confidence, create consistency and show the evidence
See how QCS Dementia Centre helps your team deliver compassionate, person-centred dementia care every day.
1. Build confidence
Give your team access to expert guidance, the QCS PAL Cognitive Assessment and practical dementia resources created with people who have first-hand experience of delivering dementia care.
2. Create consistency
Support your team with up-to-date guidance, dementia-specific policies and practical tools that help everyone work in line with best practice and CQC guidance.
3. Show the evidence
Demonstrate the quality of your dementia care with clear records, assessments and reports that help you show good practice to regulators, families and commissioners.
See QCS Dementia Centre in Action