A Caregiver’s Resource
Host Institution: Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care
Based on the success of their play intervention program to stimulate and engage day program participants living with dementia, a team of seniors’ care workers at the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care in Scarborough, Ontario is developing educational resources for caregivers in the community.
Too often, caregivers have limited support and resources to engage and stimulate loved ones living with dementia. As a result, many suffer emotional distress and burnout. By extending the success of the Play Intervention for Dementia (PID) program to home settings, this project seeks to provide caregivers with meaningful tools to help their loved ones age in place longer.
If successful, the PID team will leverage their $50,000 award to adapt their project to make it accessible and functional in home settings by developing training sessions for caregivers, course materials and an educational video component.