Discussion with The Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County
Dean Henerson - Director of Client Experience, Education and Innovation at The Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County. Dean has over a decade of experience in healthcare working in a variety of acute care hospitals across Ontario and the USA. He is trained as an Occupational Therapist working with multiple interdisciplinary teams to provide high quality patient care and improved outcomes. Dean has now taken his expertise and experience to the community side of healthcare helping to respond to both the changing health needs of Canadians and advances in health technology. Dean has a passion for quality improvement and making a ruckus
Monique Thibault - Dementia Care Coach: Monique has been working at the Dementia Society of Ottawa & Renfrew County since 1999 .Monique provides supportive individual and family counselling to persons with dementia and their caregivers, to support self-management goals and strengthen linkages between providers across the continuum of care
The Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County
· In Ottawa and Renfrew County, 24,000 people have a diagnosis of dementia. This number is expected to double in the next decade. The Dementia Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County was formed by our community, for our community. We have a team of dementia care experts, called Dementia Care Coaches to provide specialized programs, services and resources to people living with dementia, their caregivers and families. So no one faces dementia alone, here, in our community.
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