Upcoming Transition into Care and Supporting Someone in Care

Suitable for People living with Dementia/Care partners/Family/Whanau and Healthcare Professionals, who would like to understand the challenges that families are facing when someone needs to transition into care.

Many families struggle with this vexed and complicated phase of the dementia journey. When someone you care about needs to move into residential care it is a completely new chapter for you and the person living with dementia. This is not an easy transition. The caring does not stop but the environment in which the care takes place, and your role, will change.

We’ll discuss the practical issues – when is it time, what do we do, who will help us, do we qualify for a government subsidy, what do levels of care mean, where is the best place?

Then we discuss the emotional challenges of grief, adjustment, changing roles, letting go, losing control, expectations, feeling guilty, building relationships with the care staff in the residential facility and how to approach visiting someone in care.

Presenter Profile:

Winifred Henderson – Senior Dementia Educator, Dementia New Zealand (Northern)

Winifred is a Brain Health & Dementia Consultant/Educator. She has completed a Master of Dementia with distinction, which complements her post graduate qualification in Psychology.

She has had first-hand experience with dementia, supporting her Mum as primary care partner for 8 years, while she was living with Winifred and her husband. This experience ignited her passion and curiosity for the condition.

Winifred is passionate about supporting and educating people with dementia, their primary care partners, family and whanau, as well as healthcare professionals, to make the journey through dementia as smooth as possible.

Winifred is full of optimism and energy, which affects everyone, with whom she gets in contact, leaving them feeling more hopeful and supported for the future.