Dementia Friendly Community Innisfail
The community of Innisfail recognizes the importance of supporting people living with dementia to live well and age in place with more choice and opportunity.
What is a Dementia Friendly Community (DFC)?
A dementia-friendly community focuses on stigma reduction and the inclusion of people with dementia. People educated about dementia know that a person with dementia may sometimes experience the world differently. In a dementia-friendly community, people living with dementia feel supported by community members whether they are at local businesses, the post office, retail outlets, using transportation, or enjoying hobbies in the community.
Programs:
Resources, Presentations, and Media:
Below are a number of resources, video presentations, and media items related to dementia and the Innisfail DFC initiative. Click on the tab below that corresponds with the item you wish to view from the Table of Contents.
Resources
- Innisfail Dementia Friendly Community Brochure
- Innisfail Dementia Friendly Resource Guide
Presentations
- Dementia: Reducing Stigma presented by Alzheimer Society Red Deer & Central Alberta
- The Ageing Brain presented by Dr. Karenn Chan
- Caring for the Care Partner presented by Caregivers Alberta
- The GEMS Model of Dementia presented by Tricia Tetz, Recreational Therapist, PAC Certified Behaviours Consultant
- Communication and Dementia presented by Tricia Tetz, Recreational Therapist, PAC Certified Behaviours Consultant
- Dementia and Everyday Skills presented by Tricia Tetz, Recreational Therapist, PAC Certified Behaviours Consultant
- Sleep and Dementia presented by Tricia Tetz, Recreational Therapist, PAC Certified Behaviours Consultant
- Dementia – Your Reality or Theirs? presented by Tricia Tetz, Recreational Therapist, PAC Certified Behaviours Consultant
- Reactive and Responsive Behaviours in Dementia and Quality of Life presented by Tricia Tetz, Recreational Therapist, PAC Certified Behaviours Consultant
- Care Partner Fair (September 2022): The Caregivers’ Secret to Sanity and Success presented by Phil Callaway
- Care Partner Fair (September 2022): “The Invisible Patient” Wellspring Video Screening ft. Jim and Tracy Button presented by Rebecca Perkins
- Care Partner Fair (September 2022): We are Caregivers Who Care presented by Johanna Lowther
Media
- Innisfail’s Community Partners in Action recognized with a Rhapsody Health-care Heroes Award
- Innisfail Dementia Friendly Community on CTV News
- Innisfail Dementia Friendly Community Montage
Become a Dementia Friendly Business:
Supporting people living with dementia and their care partners enables citizens to continue to be part of the community and to shop locally with your support. Your business, organization or agency can learn to:
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of dementia
- Learn skills on how to approach and communicate with an individual living with dementia
- Learn to manage unforeseen situations
- Develop skills for assisting persons with dementia if lost or mixed up
If your business, organization, or agency are interested in becoming a Dementia Friendly Business, please contact us by clicking here.
Click here to download our PowerPoint training presentation for businesses. This presentation will assist your business in understanding dementia and how you can start making your business dementia friendly. To download the presentation, after opening the link above, click on the download button in the top right corner. You must download the PowerPoint file to your computer to hear the presentation’s audio. Once it is downloaded, open the file from your computer and the audio should automatically start to play. There is no need to complete the surveys at the beginning and end of the presentation at this time.