# Web Capture — KORA Project: AI-Enabled Dementia Education Platform

**Source:** Alzheimers New Zealand — Dementia Learning Centre (DLC)
**Date:** 12 February 2026 (published) — accessed 11 June 2026
**Original URL:** https://alzheimers.org.nz/news/kora-set-to-reimagine-dementia-education-across-aotearoa-new-zealand/

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## Summary

Alzheimers NZ Dementia Learning Centre is launching **KORA (Knowledge, Outcomes, Reflection, Action)** — an innovative AI-enabled platform bringing dementia learning and support directly to staff at the point of practice on their phone.

**Funded by:** Workforce Futures Fund | Tahua Rāngamahi Anamata (Round Two, approved Feb 2026)

## Key Details

| Detail                | Value                                                                |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Project name**      | KORA (Knowledge, Outcomes, Reflection, Action)                       |
| **Lead organisation** | Alzheimers NZ — Dementia Learning Centre                             |
| **Director**          | Caroline Bartle (DLC)                                                |
| **Funding source**    | Workforce Futures Fund (Round Two)                                   |
| **Target reach**      | 27,000 workers                                                       |
| **Sectors**           | Residential care, home-based support, community services             |
| **Key innovation**    | AI-enabled platform capturing everyday learning at point of practice |
| **Two focus areas**   | (1) Maintaining independence, (2) Responding to distress             |
| **Transferable to**   | Disability support, mental health, addiction, social services        |

## Significance

- First AI-enabled dementia education platform for the NZ workforce
- Addresses workforce development gap while Action Plan remains unfunded
- Could transform how dementia care workers access learning
- Complements CarePlay and other DLC initiatives

## DLC Director Quote (Caroline Bartle)

> "This is not about adding another qualification or compliance requirement. KORA will develop frameworks grounded in the best available evidence and recognising that technology is now an integral part of how we learn, monitor, report, and improve in practice."

> "Staff learn all day, every day through experience, through relationships, and sometimes through mistakes. Most of that learning goes unseen and unsupported."

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_Cross-references: 07_Dementia_and_Health/2026-06-11_0800_Prompt01B2_DementiaActionPlanFinal.md, 2026 Tracker - Dementia Disability and Health Services_