--001a113ac62821e9fe056505396b Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Liliane D.M. Duquette Date: Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 4:45 PM Subject: RE: FRANCESCO DELLA MORA Phone call today To: Corrina Masson Cc: "dellamora@me.com" Hello Corrina, Due to the weather conditions, I cancelled my trip to Montreal (I live 100 km away). I will see my dad at the end of the day on Tuesday instead. As you may very well imagine, this has been constantly on my mind the past few days. I know we agreed to speak on the phone tomorrow at 11:00 but I wanted to write things down while I think of them. By the way, you say we will discuss =E2=80=98=E2=80=99how it went on the weekend with your father= =E2=80=99=E2=80=99. Connie does not work weekends. Is there a problem with Florence also? I revisited your web site, looking for what you offer as training for caregivers dealing with patients affected by cognitive problems. This is what I found. Memory loss, confusion, difficulty moving and changes in behaviour or personality are common issues with Alzheimer=E2=80=99s patients. Home Care Assistance=E2=80=99s caregivers are specially trained to ensure that your l= oved one receives the care he or she needs to live a better quality of life at home. Our highly trained caregivers have received special training and are fully committed to providing targeted Alzheimer=E2=80=99s care including: Also, *Expert Ongoing Training* At Home Care Assistance we understand that our caregivers are our most valuable assets. This is why we invest continued time and effort into keeping their training and education up to date. We require our caregivers to attend the Home Care Assistance University where they are expertly trained in our proprietary Balanced Care Method, the Cognitive Therapeutics Method, as well as specialized training in Dementia, Alzheimer=E2=80=99s, Parkinson=E2=80=99s, stroke recovery, as well as post-hospitalization care. My dad=E2=80=99s behaviour is not out of the ordinary for someone in his co= ndition. He was not diagnosed with full-fledged Alzheimer but still with some form of dementia that is now part of his life and ours. His world has changed. He does not perceive reality as he used to anymore. It looks like he is becoming more uninhibited. From what I read above, your caregivers should be ready to deal with this type of behaviour. Is Connie? My dad is almost 91 years old. He is fragile. I do not think he is a physical threat to anyone. Can you coach Connie some more? I will certainly broach the subject with my dad on Tuesday, but I will not push it. Connie should still be there when I get there. If she tells me there was a problem during the day, it will be easier for me to talk to him about it. Otherwise, he might not remember he =E2=80=98misbehaved=E2=80=99 = and it could turn out to be counterproductive. He might be ashamed, become anxious and worry even more about his dementia.