DementiAbility Methods
2159 Belgrave Court l7p3r5 Burlington, ON, Canada

Our "My Life In Facts & Photos" webinar is now available on our YouTube channel! Check it out here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBN2hpML7Mg

We would like to extend a big "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" to our founder and CEO Gail Elliot! Gail is the heart and soul of this business. She works long hours, weekends and late nights because she is what we encompass at DementiAbility - passion, inspiration and leadership. DementiAbility would not exist were it not for Gails passion and dedication. Please join us in celebrating this incredible boss, mom, friend, colleague, dementia care specialist and self-proclaimed amazing chef a very happy birthday! -Love your extremely dedicated team

Todays "Because We Care" segment comes from our very own team! "This picture was taken just before the world went into lockdown at a long-term care home in Mississauga. I was working with the team to make their Dementia Care home area look a little bit more like home. Today marks 5 years since I joined the DementiAbility team, and this is the part of my job I miss the most. Being in the homes, connecting with the staff, and making the lives of those living with dementia just... a little bit brighter. I am so grateful I have found a job I am so passionate about. Even though it feels like the world will never go back to normal, I have hope. Teaching the workshop online and working with the front line workers who are so exhausted - yet show up to learn how to make the lives of those living with dementia even better - has continued to give me my why when I am missing my friends and family and just want some normalcy. For now, I will continue changing the lives of those living with dementia from my home office behind a screen. Here’s to 5 years working with my hero (my mom), in a job that makes me proud every day (and lets me put on our website that I’m the office comedian), with hopes I can one day go back in the homes and do the part of my job I love most." - Laura Elliot, Gerontologist and Dementia Care Educator, DementiAbility Enterprises See more

There are just four days left until our FREE webinar WOW - My Life in Facts and Photos. Join us for a one hour workshop on how to create a memory book for individuals with dementia. Plus - when you register for our workshop you can also download our NEW verision of our memory book for FREE! That is a lot of free!! Don't miss out on this fantastic deal! Register here https://dementiability.com//wow-my-life-in-facts-and-phot/

Happy Recreation Therapy Awareness month! We want to say a big "THANK YOU!" to all of you in recreation who work so hard to improve the lives of those in your care. Please feel free to share this poster with friends, colleagues, loved ones and strangers who are in recreation to let them know just how grateful we are for them. ... From all of us at DementiAbility, thank you!

Did you know DementiAbility Methods and Communication Tips and Tools for Dementia are two of the required courses to get your Geriatric Certificate from McMaster University? The Geriatric Certificate Program is a continuing education program through McMaster University that offers specialized courses in geriatric care. The required courses are based on scientific evidence, come with many testimonials from others in the field and consistently link knowledge to practice. The planning and development of the GCP has been reviewed and endorsed by the McMaster Continuing Health Sciences Education Office; each graduate earns a GCP certificate of completion. Interested in learning more? Check out the Geriatric Certificate Website https://www.geriatriccp.ca

Join us Tuesday, March 2nd at 10am for a FREE webinar on how to create a memory book for individuals with dementia! When you register for this workshop you will also get access to a FREE downloadable version of our new Memory Book My Life in Facts and Photos. Head over to our website to reserve your spot today! Spots are limited so don't delay! ... https://dementiability.com//wow-my-life-in-facts-and-phot/

We are pleased to bring you another "Because We Care" Segment! Sharon Hoosein is a Seniors Services/Geriatric Medicine Nurse Practitioner with Trillium Health Partners. After attending the DementiAbility Workshop and with support from her colleague Zainab Rizvi, OT, Sharon was able to create a wonderful new intervention for individuals with dementia who come into the Emergency Department. "Great ideas were presented at the last workshop including using stuffed animals an...d dolls to soothe anxious, agitated ED (Emergency Department) dementia patients.... this one below I made out of a towel and it’s iPac (Infection Prevention and Control) friendly as it all goes in the wash- instructions found on YouTube!" Thank you Sharon and Zainab for your creativity and innovation! It is so wonderful seeing DementiAbility put into practice in all healthcare settings. Check out this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeAUduJMMD8 for detailed instructions for creating a towel-buddy! See more

DementiAbility Methods is pleased to share another "Because We Care" Segment! Meet Stephanie Picone, a Communicative Disorders Assistant from Brantford, Ontario. "Taking the DementiAbility workshops have not only taught me a great deal about communication and techniques to use with those who have dementia, but also has further inspired me to purse a career with the elderly. Everyone deserves to have a good quality of life no matter what their age and these workshops really t...each you how you can do that and have a positive impact on those who have dementia." Thank you Stephanie for your kind words and passion to move forward and help to change the lives of those living with dementia for the better! Have a story you want to share? Email laura@dementiability!

We have TWO Communication Techniques for Dementia* workshops coming up! Register 10 days before the workshop for a discounted early bird rate. This is a workshop you won't want to miss! Here's what past workshop participants have had to say about it: "Very informative, encouraged participation, the instructor was both a good speaker and good listener" "Wonderful and powerful program!"... "Overall, really enjoyed this course! Thankful I had the opportunity to be a part of this learning experience" We hope to see you there! Register here https://dementiability.com/shop/?filter_cat_0=64 *Please note Communication Techniques was previously titled Validation Communication

We love these stories! Keep it up Jarlette!

We can't wait until we can see all your faces again! Until then - there are lots of free downloadable COVID-19 resources on our website. You will find infographics, "do I look funny?" posters, social distancing graphics and more! Visit https://dementiability.com for lots of FREE resources!

How is your Bingo Card coming?? We are getting close to filling our card! Don't forget to tag #BSOMentalWellnessBingo for a chance to WIN!

Tomorrow is Bell Lets Talk Day. Now more than ever we need to create ongoing conversations about the importance of good mental health and breaking stigmas around seeking help. On Bell Let’s Talk Day, Bell donates 5 cents to Canadian mental health programs for every applicable text, local or long distance call, tweet or TikTok video using #BellLetsTalk, every Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube view of the Bell Let’s Talk Day video, and ever...y use of the Bell Let’s Talk Facebook frame or Snapchat filter. All at no cost to participants beyond what they would normally pay their service provider for online or phone access. Behavioural Support Ontario (BSO) wants to help YOU create moments of wellness in such difficult times. The BSO and DementiAbility would like to invite you to take the wellness challenge! How many of these wellness spots can you fill in before tomorrow? Whether you get four corners, one line, or a full card, let us know by using the hashtag #BSOMentalWellnessBingo on Twitter. - The bingos declared will be entered into a draw for gift cards, generously donated by a BSO advocate. - 2 x $25 gift cards will be drawn for those that let us know they have filled four corners or one line. 1 x $50 gift card will be drawn for indicating that they’ve filled their entire card. - Submission deadline is Friday (January 29th) end of day with prizes being drawn the following week. Good luck, be well and let's keep the conversation going until we have adequate support and services for all forms of mental and physical health!

We are so lucky to get to do this work together. Looking back on some travels we have had as a mother-daughter, co-worker duo!

Did you know these facts about Dementia?

A small group of students in the Recreation Therapy program at Niagara College, with the assistance of Professor Christine Wilkinson, decided to prepare a gift bag for every resident of two LTC homes to open on Christmas day. After receiving many donations from the community, the students were able to include not only personal care items, but several DementiAbility activities for the residents to enjoy and engage with. The gift bags were delivered to Millennium Trail Manor i...n Niagara Falls and Gilmore Lodge in Fort Erie on Thursday, December 17, 2020. Check out the whole story here: https://dementiability.com/niagara-college-knows-how-to-co/ DementiAbility would like to send a special shout out to Christine and the Niagara College students, Brittany Richards, Jessica De Freitas and Jelena Vicentic, for their kindness, care and compassion, and to all who donated to such a worthy cause!

"We have added new workshops to get your year started! Check out https://dementiability.com/shop/?filter_cat_0=16 for a full list of upcoming workshops. Please note our Validation Communication Workshop has been retitled "Communication Tips and Tools for Dementia Care". Don't delay - register today, spots are limited!