Working as a dementia care specialist can be a stressful career. An article in the Oxford Academic describes a study where 154 direct care providers of patients with dementia provided data on their job stressors. Surprisingly, staff working for between six months and two years reported the highest stress levels than those working longer than two years. The common causes of reported stress include lack of training in caring for patients with dementia, the severity of dementia, staff-to-resident ratios, and overall lack of staff training.

The interviewer asks this question to determine if you are someone who can handle stress on the job and if you will be a good fit for the team if hired. Talk to the interviewer about your ability to handle pressure in the workplace and techniques you use to minimize job stressors.