Revera Alta Vista is hosting a Cognitive Care Blueprint Workshop on Monday, September 11th at 7pm. Alta Vista is located at 751 Peter Morand Cres, Ottawa. Contact Catherine Armstrong at (613) 739-0909 to register for the Workshop . The Workshop When someone you...
Can you live with dementia? Can you manage its effects so that quality of life remains? In the literature on dementia a new emphasis is beginning to emerge. The emphasis is on living with and managing the effects of dementia. As the dementia drug trials...
A dementia diagnosis is devastating. It rocks your world. If your Mom (or Dad) has been diagnosed with dementia, the questions can be overwhelming. What do you do? How do you react? How do you support your other parent through this journey? It’s hard for family...
Dementia Changes Relationships – It Doesn’t End Them. Nicole Scheidl, Founder of Fit Minds Individual Programming Individual programming is the key to creating dementia care that is meaningful and engaging for individuals and their families. Every...
A little while back, we reached out to all of you who use the Fit Minds programs to ask about the challenges and rewards of your work. We wanted to figure out what motivates you in the great job you do – day after day. I’d like to share the results of that...
Last Friday night I had the great pleasure of taking popular speaker and best-selling author Shaunti Feldhahn out for dinner. She was in town to talk about “Highly Happy Marriages” and since my work is in the caregiving space our conversation naturally...
