COWICHAN COMPANION CARE

A division of Peak Brain Health

“When you can’t be there, we are.”

Companion care and memory enrichment are provided foR:

• persons living alone

• in a care home

• at home with a caregiver/loved one

  
  

What is Person-Centered Companionship?

o   Respect for the individual’s values, preferences and expressed needs

o   Emotional support to relieve stress, fear and anxiety

o   Involvement of family and friends

o   Continuity

o   Coordination of care

Companion Services Provided:

• Fun and uplifting time together, with smiles and laughter

• Local outings:

  • Grocery shopping, errands

  • Attend activities, groups, events together

  • Meals in restaurants

  • Appointments

  • Walks

• Light cleaning and cooking together

• Validation, encouragement, empathy and active listening

• Companion services at the bedside during a hospital or nursing home stay to reduce stress, loneliness, and confusion patients may experience

• Involving and liaising with the person living with dementia, their family, and carers, to communicate concerns and explain procedures

• Modeling a person-centered, strengths-based approach to promote a shift in care (from a deficit-based mindset and task-centered care)

• Regular updates to family members and/or carers

Memory Enrichment Services Provided:

• Creative Therapy Programs:

  • Expressive Arts - painting, drawing, poetry, art appreciation, collage, crafting…

  • Music

  • Movement

  • Sensory (5 senses)

• Active thinking: Puzzles, games, reading activities

• Time in nature

• Reminiscence

How person-centered, Cowichan Companion Care benefits persons living with dementia and their carers: