{"id":157503,"date":"2023-06-02T10:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T14:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=157503"},"modified":"2023-06-05T12:05:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T16:05:42","slug":"societe-alzheimer-granby-et-region-seeks-to-develop-services-for-the-english-speaking-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/societe-alzheimer-granby-et-region-seeks-to-develop-services-for-the-english-speaking-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Alzheimer Granby et r\u00e9gion seeks to develop services for the English-speaking community"},"content":{"rendered":"

As accessing services in English grows increasingly challenging in Quebec, the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Alzheimer Granby et r\u00e9gion is in the process of developing services for the English-speaking communities of Brome-Missisquoi to ensure that individuals living with a neurocognitive impairment and their caregivers have access to the support they need for a quality of life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After being approached by Brome Lake community members, the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Alzheimer Granby et r\u00e9gion learned that services and programs for English-speaking Brome Lake citizens living with a neurocognitive impairment and their caregivers essentially didn\u2019t exist, but that the need was significant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To help address that need, the group received funding from the F\u00e9d\u00e9ration des M\u00e9decins Sp\u00e9cialistes du Qu\u00e9bec (FMSQ) to launch an English version of its \u201cTogether for Fun!\u201d Program at Manoir Lac-Brome in February 2023, which invites 4-5 couples each consisting of an individual with a cognitive impairment and their caregiver to participate in adaptive recreational activities. The group is now gearing up for a second session of \u201cTogether for Fun!\u201d Program this summer, and it\u2019s working with other partners to identify what new, and existing, services and programs could help fulfill the needs of the anglophone population in Brome Lake and its surrounding areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was brought to our attention that there had already been services for older adults throughout the day centre in Brome Lake, but unfortunately they no longer have those services. We were also informed that there were no services for the English older adults with\u00a0 neurocognitive impairments and that the need was quite elevated,\u201d explained Caroline Hadlock, family and respite advisor at Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Alzheimer Granby et r\u00e9gion. \u201cWith all of that taken into consideration, we decided that the \u201cTogether for Fun!\u201d Program would bring a positive experience to people with a neurocognitive impairment and it also helps to equip the caregivers for what they\u2019re going to be dealing with on a regular basis.\u201d<\/p>\n

After many participants expressed their desire for the program to continue, the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Alzheimer Granby et r\u00e9gion organized a session for this summer, registration is already complete, and they aim to hold another session in fall. With a high demand for \u201cTogether for Fun!\u201d Program, the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Alzheimer Granby et r\u00e9gion wants to ensure that all Brome-Missisquoi citizens living with a neurocognitive impairment and their caregivers have access to whatever services and programs that may help better address their needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are currently working with the advisory committee that was established (for the \u201cTogether for Fun program!\u201d) to evaluate the program \u201cTogether for Fun!\u201d and the needs of the population to develop additional adapted services for the English-speaking community,\u201d noted Hadlock.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Alzheimer Granby et r\u00e9gion already offers a wide range of services and programs to the Brome-Missisquoi and Haut-Yamaska regions, but not all are adapted to serve the English-speaking population.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s various trainings for caregivers and professionals that live in the territory, individual and group respite, we have discussion groups for affected individuals, coffee meetings for caregivers, psycho-social support, the \u201cTogether for Fun!\u201d Program, and we have some other programs on the side as well,\u201d mentioned Hadlock. \u201cIt\u2019s really important to be informed that, at the moment, a lot of our programs are still being developed for the Anglophone population. Not all of them are offered in French and English, but if ever people are interested in the services we will be able to know what the demand is and expand from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hadlock said that there are a variety of reasons as to why it\u2019s important for the English-speaking community to have access to programs like \u201cTogether for Fun!.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition to offering a program adapted to the needs of the affected individuals, the program also enables the individuals to break isolation through the creation of social networks and also to highlight that individuals who have a diagnosis of neurocognitive impairment are people that can enjoy a good quality of life despite the illness. It equally raises awareness of the importance of being caring and inclusive to individuals affected with a neurocognitive impairment and their caregivers because they are amongst us within out society,\u201d she highlighted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With this in mind, Hadlock encourages anyone who has questions to contact the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Alzheimer Granby et r\u00e9gion<\/span><\/a> if they have any questions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe invite any citizen of the community to call the Alzheimer\u2019s Society directly for any questions concerning the disease, for information on services that we offer, and even if anyone just needs some support if they\u2019re living with a person that has a cognitive impairment,\u201d she noted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Listen to the full interview below:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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