Dementia: Understanding the Journey

Contact

CONTACT

Pam Shipley
CCA & Dementia: Understanding the Journey Program Manager
Health Association Nova Scotia
2 Dartmouth Road
Bedford, NS B4A 2K7
Phone: 902-832-8526
Fax: 902-832-8505
pam.shipley@healthassociation.ns.ca

Barbara Salkin
CCA & Dementia: Understanding the Journey Admin.
Health Association Nova Scotia
2 Dartmouth Road
Bedford, NS B4A 2K7
Phone: 902-832-8500 x 282
Fax: 902-832-8505
barbara.salkin@healthassociation.ns.ca

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Education makes a difference.

OVER 25 YEARS OF PROVIDING EDUCATION IN DEMENTIA CARE

Dementia: Understanding the Journey recognizes that persons with dementia have the same basic needs for security, shelter, nutrition, and affection as other adults, and have the same rights to have these basic needs met. The challenge for caregivers is to meet these needs, as progressive disease symptoms cause increasing dependence.