Ontario Improving Alzheimer's Support
Services
March 10, 2016 12:30 P.M.
Seniors' Secretariat
Ontario is investing $761,500 in the Alzheimer Society of
Ontario's Finding Your Way program to help improve training and reach more
people who come into contact with persons affected by dementia.
The Finding Your Way program is a multicultural safety campaign
that helps people with dementia stay safe and active, while helping to prevent
the risk of wandering and going missing. The program's training services will
be enhanced this year to include first-responders as well as supportive housing
and retirement homes staff.
Investing in services and supports to help keep seniors safe
is part of the government's plan to build stronger and healthier communities.
Quick Facts
•By 2020, nearly 250,000 seniors in Ontario will be living
with some form of dementia.
•Three out of five people with dementia go missing. There is
greater risk of injury, even death, for those missing for more than 24 hours.
•Ontario has invested more than $2.8 million in funding to
the Finding Your Way program.
•The Finding Your Way program safety kit is available in 12
languages: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, Cantonese, Mandarin,
Punjabi, Tagalog, Arabic, Urdu and Tamil.
Additional Resources
• Find out more about the Ontario Seniors’ Secretariat.
• Learn more about the Finding Your Way program.
HOW CAN NHI HELP?
NHI provides care and compassion for family members for over
30 years. During this time we’ve developed a real understanding of the
activities of daily living to promote the optimum quality of life.
Our highly trained health care personnel have a broad
understanding of the different types and stages of Alzheimer’s and they can provide
compassionate care for someone with Alzheimer’s.
NHI is determined to provide ongoing support and recognizes
the need for continuity and consistency and caring for people living with
Alzheimer’s in their own homes.
Speak to our healthcare coordinator at 416-754-0700 or email
us at staffing@nhihealthcare.com.
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