Golden Buckeye Center for Dementia Caregiving
If you provide help or assistance to a family member or friend living with memory problems,
You are not alone. We are here to help.
It’s easy for caregivers to feel like they’re on an island when they are providing help to a loved one or a patient living with dementia. Caregivers give so much of themselves that, sometimes, they struggle with caring for themselves.
The Golden Buckeye Center for Dementia Caregiving at The Ohio State University College of Nursing is here to help. We have world-renowned experts and researchers who offer trainings, resources and research to build connection, competence and confidence as we support family and formal care partners across the state of Ohio.
You are answering a calling to care. We are here to support you in that purpose.
Tell us about yourself so that we can direct you to resources that can help:
What we do
Our objectives are to:
- Establish a unique care partner-focused center
- Offer virtual and in-person training in collaboration with national and community-based organizations
- Build partnerships with community-based organizations, first responders, healthcare providers, employers and other support personnel
- Conduct research on interventions and cost-effective outcomes important to support family - friend care partners, clinicians and employers
Contact
800-645-2946
dementiacaregiving@osu.edu
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET
760 Kinnear Road
Columbus, Ohio 43212
(located on the first floor of the BMI Federal Credit Union building)
Trainings and Resources
All trainings are free of charge and open to everyone in the state of Ohio.
In-person or on-demand caregiver trainings and events
We offer a complete schedule of in-person and on-demand caregiver trainings and events, currently scheduled through June 2025. Many in-person trainings occur on a weekly basis at the Golden Buckeye Center for Dementia Caregiving at 760 Kinnear Road in Columbus. Click the button below for the full schedule of in-person and on-demand trainings and events, and to register to attend.
Online, on-demand trainings and education
We offer online, on-demand trainings and education for caregivers, professionals and employers. These trainings are self-paced, allowing you to learn on your schedule. Click the buttons below to access these trainings and information.
Resources and connection
Additional resources are available to assist with screening, assessment and connection to services. Click the buttons below to access our interactive screening and assessment tool and a statewide directory of services and supports.
Recent outreach
Dr. Karen Rose, dean of the College of Nursing and co-director of the Golden Buckeye Center for Dementia Caregiving, testified on February 26 before the House Children and Human Services Committee to advocate for continued funding of the Golden Buckeye Center in the FY 2026-27 state operating budget.
WOSU-TV produced and aired a video in February 2025 featuring the expertise and leadership of the Golden Buckeye Center for Dementia Caregiving entitled “Understanding Dementia and Finding Resources.” This video was produced in conjunction with the station’s “Inside Caregiving” series.
Leadership and faculty from the Golden Buckeye Center for Dementia Caregiving authored an article in the December 2024 edition of the Journal of Gerontological Nursing (vol. 50, no. 12) that explores the various uses and definitions of informal dementia caregiving and provides suggestions on aligning those definitions with public policies and programs that support caregivers. Read the summary of the article entitled “Defining Informal Caregiving and Caregivers for Persons Living with Dementia.”
