- Our training programs utilize the practice recommendations described in the Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Practice Recommendations which promote the.
- About the Alzheimer Society of Toronto. The role of the Alzheimer Society of Toronto is to offer support, information and education to people with dementia, their.
- Toronto Dementia Network provides information about organizations that offer dementia services in Toronto.
- In Toronto, 37 seniors’ day programs accept people with dementia, while eight are specifically for those with the disease, according to the Toronto Dementia Network.
- Contact a Social Worker. Alzheimer Society of Toronto social workers provide free dementia support to anyone touched by dementia in Toronto, whether you’re a.
Toronto Dementia Network provides information about organizations that offer dementia services in Toronto and local events, programs, conferences, workshops, lectures. Dementia Support offers needed relief to caregivers and loved ones through a positive, engaging and dynamic dementia care treatment program.
The mission of the Alzheimer Society of Toronto is to alleviate the personal and social consequences of dementia and to promote research to find the cause and the cure. Adult Day Programs - Toronto Central. Etobicoke Services for Seniors - Adult Day Program for Seniors with Alzheimer's Disease and/or Dementia - 2245 Lawrence Ave W. Alzheimer's and dementia activities,treatment,and assistance, dementia training programs and recalling memory programs. Increasing awareness and advocacy of Alzheimer.
Alzheimer Society of Toronto | Toronto Community Knowledge Centre. Family education and support. We offer free, confidential counselling to persons with dementia and their families, so they can learn about dementia, prepare for a difficult future and ensure an early link to the many community supports they will need as the disease progresses. We offer education sessions to family caregivers so they can learn how to provide the best care for their loved one at home, and delay for as long as possible placement of their loved one in a long term care facility. We offer a wide range of support groups whose members share experiences and learn from each other. And we train the personal support workers who care directly for people with dementia, at home or in residential facilities. Public awareness. We offer public information sessions on a wide range of topics in locations such as churches, public libraries and community organizations to increase awareness of Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and to reduce the stigma so often associated with this disease.
Information and resources. Our attractive Resource Centre is open to the public during normal business hours. Our professional librarian maintains a current, multilingual collection of books, journals, videos, DVD’s and other materials on dementia care, and she is expertly able to find the answers to your questions on dementia and dementia care. We created and maintain the Toronto Dementia Network websitewww.
Toronto. Training for personal support workers. We offer a free, nine- hour training program for personal support workers caring for persons with dementia who live at home or in residential care. We graduate about 3. PSW training program. This program received a Vital Ideas grant in 2. Personal Support Worker Dementia Certificate (Education and Awareness)In Toronto, more than 2.
The quality of care that they provide is cited as the single most important factor in the quality of life of for persons with dementia. The Alzheimer Society of Toronto offers a free PSW training course 2. Yonge & Eglinton, and at other locations across Toronto. There are three components to the training program: A free nine- hour training course in three modules of increasing complexity, to teach personal support workers about the disease, its symptoms and how it affects the person they are caring for, how to communicate with someone who is no longer able to speak, and how to deal with challenging behaviours such as agitation, aggression and wandering. Some 3. 23 students successfully completed our nine- hour training program in 2.
An annual PSW continuing education day with a focus on in- depth learning of specialized topics. A PSW corner on our website for online interactive support, a list of web resources and a calendar of networking opportunities to this often- neglected group of workers. The total cost of our PSW Training program is over $1.
Ontario government, but mostly by private donors. Although our training course is offered to students at no charge, training each student costs the Alzheimer Society $3. Funding and Program Partners.
Canada Life, Great West Life and London Life, in a wonderful team effort have generously supported the PSW corner. Program Impact. Our PSW training program improves the quality of care that personal support workers provide to persons with dementia. An independent evaluation of our program found that: The current nine- hour Enhanced Training Program for Personal Support Workers of Persons with Dementia is valued and respected by PSWs, managers and supervisors from long- term care facilities, community and home care agencies, and family caregivers, as it effectively improves care and quality of life for persons with dementia, by teaching PSWs the knowledge and skills to provide patient- centred care.
While key informants were highly enthusiastic about this course and provided positive feedback, they also had suggestions for improvement that could be effectively incorporated, if more funding is available. Toronto's Vital Signs® indicator(s) addressed by Program“Toronto’s seniors will outnumber its children within twenty- five years; 5. Greater Toronto Area (GTA) live in Toronto; 1. City population are seniors, their percentage (of the total population) growing by 2% since 1. Toronto’s Vital Signs®, 2. Caring for someone with dementia is a physically and emotionally demanding job. Immigrants, mainly women, find employment in this field, working long hours for poor pay, and often holding down several jobs.
The Alzheimer Society of Toronto’s free Personal Support Worker (PSW) Training program increases the employment prospects for PSWs, teaching them on- the- job skills and expanding their social support network. Participant Vignette.
Here is what one personal support worker wrote to her instructor after graduating from PSW training course: “When I first started working with this client, I dreaded going to her house. She was a petite woman in her 8. Alzheimer’s disease and she was completely blind. She was frequently angry and she hit me with her cane when I tried to help her with personal care.
She also had a lot of energy and she was constantly moving around and she often tried to climb on things. Needless to say, this was a problem especially with the blindness. She lived with her daughter who was exhausted by the demands of caring for her mother and really needed the respite I was there to provide. From your course, I learned how to help this lady calm down, at least for a while. I would get her to sit really close beside me on a big comfy couch.
I would roll up my sleeve and she would sit there quietly and stroke my arm very gently over and over again. She really seemed to need physical touch and what comforted her was touching someone else as opposed to being touched. She would sit with me sometimes for almost an hour before she got up and started moving again. It got to the point that I made sure to wear a short sleeve shirt when I went to her house. After having her as my client for a while she even seemed to recognize my voice. When I arrived, I would say, “Do you know who this is?” and a big smile would break across her face.
I knew I could make her happy and that made me look forward to going to her house.”.