Minds in Motion

The Minds in Motion® Winnipeg program combines physical activity, socialization and mental stimulation for people living with early to mid-stage Alzheimer’s disease, or another dementia,
to enjoy with a family member or community care partner.

At the Minds in Motion® program you will…

• Be physically active
• Meet and socialize with other people living with dementia and their care partners
• Enjoy mentally stimulating activities to enhance your brain health
• Receive emotional and educational support about dementia and services, as needed

Is the Minds in Motion® program for me?

The Minds in Motion® program is designed for people with early to mid-stage symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias. Early symptoms of dementia may include memory
loss, confusion, communication difficulties and changes in mood and behaviour.

What can I expect?

The two-hour weekly program runs for eight weeks and is divided into the following components:

• A certified fitness instructor leads the physical activity session (up to 50 minutes)
• Alzheimer Society of Manitoba staff and volunteers lead the mental stimulation session (up to 50 minutes)
• Participants enjoy a healthful refreshment break while socializing with other participants

For more information, please contact:
Maria Mathews
Minds in Motion® Program Manager
204-943-6622 (in Winnipeg)
1-800-378-6699 (in Manitoba)
MMathews@alzheimer.mb.ca

Kennedy Cognitive Services, Inc.

Kennedy Cognitive Services, Inc.
E.N.R.I.C.H. Program

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Phone: (204) 930-7275

Website: www.kennedycognitive.com

They engage minds and enrich lives! Sessions designed for your loved one.

Can be claimed as a medical service under "tutoring."

They come to you as they are a mobile service.

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Care Trak Systems Inc.

Care Trak Systems Inc.

Care Trak International

1202 Walnut Street

Murphysboro, IL 62966 USA

Phone: 1-800-842-4537 Or 618-687-3505
Fax: 618-687-3539

Website: http://caretrak.com/

From the website:

Our goal at Care Trak is to save lives. Care Trak created telemetry based tracking for people at risk in 1986. Since then our equipment has located thousands of Alzheimer’s wanderers and children with special needs such as Autism, Down syndrome and other conditions and brought them home safely.
Care Trak Systems are telemetry based.  Telemetry is radio waves much like your local broadcast radio station sends a signal to your car or clock radio. Since the radio signal goes through most walls, you have the ability to locate your loved one in a building. The telemetry signal goes through most objects and the sensitivity of Care Trak telemetry creates pinpoint accuracy. You can locate a lost person up to a mile day or night, inside or outside 24/7.

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Rummaging and Hoarding Behaviours

Here's a great article from Cornell University, called: "Best Practices: Working with Individuals with Dementia who Rummage and Hoard"

Website:  http://cornellaging.org/gem/hoa_bes_pra_dem.html?name1=Best+Practices+Hoarding+and+Dementia&type1=2Active

Clutter Image Rating Scales

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Key words:  dementia, Alzheimer's, rummage, rummaging, hoarding, hoard, hide, sort, move, tips

Care Training Resources (Dementia Care)

Care Training Resources (Dementia Care)

From the Alzheimer's Association (www.alz.org)
(USA based)

Being a caregiver doesn't come with an instruction manual, but there are resources available to help.  Online care training and certification, free e-learning workshops, books and DVDs on caregiving.

Website:  http://www.alz.org/care/alzheimers-dementia-care-training-certification.asp#DVDs

Caregivers - Mayo Clinic

Caregivers of aging parents, including those with dementia will find some helpful tips here on the Mayo Clinic website.

Website:  http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caregivers/MY00395

Keywords: caregiving, Alzheimer's, dementia, depression, burden, caregiver stress

Caregiver Guides (Free Book Downloads)

Caregiver Guide:  Tips for Caregivers of People with Alzheimer's Disease
Free Guide:  http://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/publication/caregiver-guide-tips-caregivers-people-alzheimers-disease

Caring for a Person with Alzheimer's Disease - a free 104 page handbook.
Free Handbook:  http://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/publication/caring-person-alzheimers-disease

Caring for Norah (Book)

The book, Caring for Norah: How we struggled with Alzheimer Disease, was written by Norah's husband, Daniel Heinrichs in 1996 and has been revised in 2000.  It is intended for the use of caregivers to persons with Alzheimer's or other related diseases.

4 copies are available at the Winnipeg Library.

There is also an online copy available, for free, here:
http://www.drpincott.com/pdf/CaringForNorah.pdf

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101 Things to Do With a Person With Alzheimer's Disease

There are many things that you can do with someone who has dementia.  Here's a list from the Alzheimer's Association, 1999.

Click here:  http://www.alz.org/living_with_alzheimers_101_activities.asp

Alzheimer Society of Manitoba

10 - 120 Donald Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 4G2
Phone:  204- 943-6622
Toll Free:  1-800-378-6699
Fax: 204-942-5408
Website:  http://www.alzheimer.mb.ca/

Dementia Care and Brain Health.  Resources, literature, support groups, education, advocacy, caregiving, research. 

Click here for a copy of the First Link Referral.

Other search terms: Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimers 

Virtual Hospital Ward Pilot Project

In the news:  

Wishes can come true.

89-year-old Winnipeg resident Terry Miller is able to stay at home longer and have less visits to the hospital thanks to a year-long pilot project, which is a type of virtual hospital ward.  She lives with her husband Dan and requires 24-hour care and support due to mini-strokes and Alzheimer's Disease.  Terry Miller is one of ten chronically ill people who have benefited from this virtual hospital project. See the whole story here:

House Calls Keep Ailing Winnipeg Patients Out of Congested Emergency Rooms

Good news for all who were involved.  Let's hope this program can keep going and help others.

- Angela Gentile