In Home Support
If you have a loved one living at home with dementia we can visit. This is not only companionship but also we will do activities that will stimulate and activate your loved one. The World Health Organisation states that the biggest factor that increases the rate of development of Dementia is social isolation. By having a trained Dementia Specialist come to your home and connect with your loved one and stimulate them can literally slow the progression of this disease.
What we do
We can come in to your home and help in anyway. What we find is that doing normal household chores, but with your loved one is beneficial. We find that adapting chores to what they are capable of, giving them a purpose, and giving them a sense of achievement provides improved wellbeing and challenges them. We also do outings, specific dementia based acitivites and we can even bring a well behaved dog. We can do massage, cleaning and cooking. Contact Memory Box to discuss your current situation and we can come up with a program to help.
Cost
The charge is $80+gst per hour, this includes travel time, all supplies and our time with your loved one. We can also help you apply for the Carer Support payment that can help cover some of this cost.
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