Senior Care & Respite Services
I help you navigate senior care and respite when things get tricky.
Navigating memory care is tough.
Caregiving is tough.
Juggling responsive behaviours with everyday life seems impossible. And, now you’re expected to create an engaging environment and reduce social isolation after waiting months to see the dementia specialist?
I know how to help.
Where I work
Home
Is your loved one in their own home? I can help set-up their current space to work better for their new needs and abilities.
Retirement Homes
Retirement Homes are still your loved one’s home, but they come with more policies and expectations. I help make memory care easier.
Hospital
If your loved one is in hospital, this has it’s own unique set of challenges. Let me help you make sure they’re cared for with dignity.
Curating Meaningful Care
DementiAbility Methods is an evidence-based, person-centred approach to care focused on exposing abilities and potential of those living with dementia.
As a Registered Nurse certified in DementiAbility Methods and trained as a Certified DementiAbility Methods Facilitator, I bring these approaches to life to enhance abilities and set up environments for success, within any setting.
DementiAbility Methods can help to:
Reduce responsive behaviours
Improve function
Bring a sense of purpose and joy back into daily life
Along with The PIECES Approach and my experience as a former AGE Inc. Gentle Persuasive Approach Certified Coach, I embrace a practice focused on the person, not simply a diagnosis or behaviour.
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Welcome Home Package
I meet folks where they are and help them feel at home; no matter where that might be.
What’s included
Care Consult
Knowing where to start when it comes to memory care and behaviours can feel daunting. Explore needs and current concerns with an hour-long Intake Care Consult. After working together a Wrap-Up Care Consult to review Care Strategy and next steps will give you clarity on what the future may hold.
$200 value
Personhood & Environment Audit
Understanding who your loved one currently is and who they have been throughout their life is the key to meaningful memory care. Combine detailed personhood assessments with an environmental audit, we will have the information needed to create a clear path to a successful Care Strategy.
$250 value
Care Strategy
A clear Care Strategy is carves a path to purpose-filled days and less responsive behaviours. Let me make a plan that is easy to follow. It will include the finer details about your loved one everyone needs to know and the big picture goals and value that wind meaning into every interaction.
$250 value
How can I help?
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Challenges with your loved one going into spaces they aren't supposed to? Worried they will leave the house again?
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Experiencing "aggressive" behaviours like hitting, kicking, pushing, scratching? Explore the non-medication options to help reduce these stressful expressions.
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Tricky situations when it comes to your loved one and the toilet?
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Is. your loved on "on edge" all of the time?
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Is it hard to get your loved one to do anything at all? Are you worried they're bored?
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Engaging, human connection combats loneliness.
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Has your care team suggested non-pharmacological interventions like private pay companionship, a toileting program, or increased social interaction? I can create a plan and bring that to life for you.
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Across the country from you loved one? Travel a lot for work? Coordinating care can be easier.
Respite Visits
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By the hour - I come to spend time with your loved one while you enjoy a bit of respite.
As a memory care expert you can truly relax knowing that your loved one will be kept busy based on their own likes, interests, and current abilities.
To work together for respite, you must be a Memory Care Package client first.
Examples of ways to use respite time:
1:1 companionship
Movement & exercise
Meal companionship
Shower Support & Personal Care
Continence Challenges
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$60 per hour
Welcome Home Package
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Let's make dementia care easier. This package is designed to take the guess work out of making your loved one's space dementia-friendly.
2 x 1-hour Care Consult ($200 value)
Intake Care Consult to explore needs and current concerns
Wrap-Up Care Consult to review Care Strategy and next steps
Personhood & Environment Audit ($250 value)
Detailed assessment of needs, interests, skills, abilities
Assessment of current daily and weekly routines
Collection of life story
Assessment of current living environment
Care Strategy ($250 value)
Easy-to-share Care Strategy to share with care partners, family, staff etc.
Curated "All About Me" book
Wayfinding signage
Package valued at $700
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Starting at $500
Additional environmental set-up billed at $60 per hour plus supplies.
Travel outside of Bay of Quinte area optional for additional fee.
Overnight Care
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Overnight care includes 12 hours of respite and supervision.
Complex situations including insomnia, sundowning, and medication changes welcomed.
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Starting at $250/night
Discount available for day + night packages
Discount available for 3+ nights
Retirement Home Services
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Responsive behaviours are challenging to manage in Retirement Home settings. Are your clients in need of 1:1 respite options?
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Memory Care unit feeling out of control? Or maybe you're looking to improve quality indicators like fall rates or responsive behaviour incidents. I help Directors of Care, Assistant Directors of Care, and other nursing leadership within Retirement Home settings create more cohesive care environments.
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Navigating the older adult healthcare and social support system is overwhelming. Don't struggle figuring out your way alone. I help new and experienced Registered Nurses, Registered Practical Nurses, and PSWs fall in love with geriatric care. Whether you are in community, hospital, long term care, or retirement home I can help you level up your skills and find your spark for working with older folks.
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Understanding what dementia is and how to approach care can shift the entire culture of how care delivery happens. Training workshops for residents, family, or staff available. Ask about hosting a FREE Dementia 101 event.
Are you a caregiver looking for support?
Care Consult - 1:1 Session
$100/hr
Cover care questions, healthcare system navigation, patient advocacy questions, and more. Whether you are a person impacted by dementia or someone who cares for one, I am here to make living life alongside dementia a little bit easier.
Care Consult - Small Group Session
$75 per person
Come together to cover care questions, healthcare system navigation, patient advocacy questions, and more. You can set the pace for what is currently happening while all getting accurate, up-to-date, and accessible information. Min. 2 people