Reaching out to Rural Communities
Updates about the work our Dementia Community Coordinator is doing for the Dementia Supports in Rural Saskatchewan project.
“Jackie's presenting style and overall warm presence made the event so comfortable - the sharing and questions from the group showed they felt heard and safe to ask… clearly the Alzheimer's Society only looks to help and serve with the high standard you have helping our area.”
- Attendee, ABC’s of Dementia presentation from the Dementia Supports in Rural Saskatchewan project area
Being able to connect with people in-person again has been positive for our organization’s mission – helping people learn more and live well with dementia - and the Dementia Supports in Rural Saskatchewan project.
Our Dementia Community Coordinator, Jackie, recently travelled to Melville and Norquay to deliver our ABC’s of Dementia – Warning signs presentation and, on Thursday, September 29th, she’ll be in Kamsack hosting another one.
Click here for more details on the Kamsack event on September 29!
Earlier this month, the St. Patrick’s Catholic Women’s League from the St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Church in Sturgis invited Jackie out to share our Dementia Friendly Communities presentation with them. They were very interested to learn about the small changes they could make to make their church and programming more accessible and welcoming for people affected by dementia and asked lots of questions about risk factors for the people they serve.
Liz Jacobsen, a reporter from the Preeceville Progress, attended the Sturgis presentation and highlighted the event on page two of their September 15th issue: Preeceville Progress 2022-09-15 by Preeceville Progress - Issuu
If you would like to learn more about how your business or community organization can become more dementia friendly, please contact:
Jackie Hofstrand
Dementia Community Coordinator
Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan
(306) 783-6606
jhofstrand@alzheimer.sk.ca
Join us Thursday, September 29th in Kamsack for our ABC’s of Dementia – Warning Signs presentation:
6:30 - 7:30 pm (local time)
Kamsack Legion
324 2nd St.
No registration is required – this event is open to the public.
This presentation is offered as part of the Dementia Supports in Rural Saskatchewan project. Dementia Supports in Rural Saskatchewan is led by the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU) at the University of Regina and is funded by the Government of Canada.
