Alzheimer’s disease care and support
As people age, a decline in thinking abilities and memory is expected, but when that decline is much faster than normal, the consequences can be devastating to those people and their loved ones. Such a sharp decline is known as dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease is the most frequent type of dementia in the elderly.*
The Alzheimer Society of B.C. offers a series of telephone workshops, including a session called Life After Diagnosis, that provide help and support to people diagnosed with Alzheimer disease, and to their families.
We’re joined in the studio by Jane Hope, a support and education coordinator for The Alzheimer Society of B.C. and by Mary Jean Vangenne, whose husband Bill was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s two years ago. We also speak with Teri Maynard, program coordinator of the telephone workshop program.
*Source and more information: Douglas Mental Health University Institute
