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January 2014

Sharing & Caring for Seniors
Important issues facing seniors, their families & the professionals working with them.
 
 
 Caregiving classes started on January 6, 2014. Great students have already registered and are ready to build a career for "at home" folks who are happy "staying home".  Care-Ed Learning can make that happen for you. Join our instructors as they plan your future together with you!

Jean Mowatt has just been appointed chair of the Education Committee for the NBHSA, New Brunswick Home Support Association. Jean is well suited to chair this committee - she has a strong background in education and has been creating curriculum and training caregivers since 1989. We'll be keeping you up-to-date on important information coming from the education committee as it relates to helping seniors stay at home.

As always, if you have any questions about our foot care management trainingcaregiver training programs or our homecare services, give us a call.

Sharing & Caring,

Jean & Sharon
Jean Porter Mowatt & Sharon O'Brien
Senior Watch
Phone: 506.634.8906
Toll Free: 1.800.561.2463
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Reaching Out...
By Sharon A. O'Brien, SC; RN, PG; BSW, RSW; CG
Executive Vice-President of Policy & Education

Studies show that positive relationships can extend our lives, reduce blood pressure, reduce frequency of migraine headaches, speed up recovery from a stroke and relieve the chronic pain of arthritis.

Who is there for you - no matter what? Who loves you unconditionally, under all circumstances? Who wonders where you are if unable to reach you by phone for an extended period?
Basketball Connections

 




Senior Watch Inc
 supports Saint John's Mill Rats Pro Basketball Team! We can feel the Love!

Here's Sharon O'Brien & Karen Ferguson with Mill Rats player #41, Casey Love.


 Did you know?  


January is Alzheimer's Month
About Alzheimers...
  • In 2011: new cases of dementia reached 111,560 per year 67,680 women & 43,880 men.  
  • By 2031: over 3/4 million Canadians are expected to have Alzheimer Disease and related dementias.    
  • Alzheimer Disease is the most common form of dementia; it accounts for 64 per cent of all dementias.      


     
  • 1 in 13 Canadians over age 65 is affected by Alzheimer Disease and related dementias.

1 in 50 between ages 65-74

1 in 9 between ages 75-84

1 in 3 over age 85  

  • Over 52 per cent of Canadians know someone with Alzheimer Disease.       
  • Almost 25 per cent of Canadians have someone with Alzheimer Disease in their family.   
  • Twice as many women as men have dementia -- researchers are studying the reasons for this.  

      

     *from Alzheimer Society of New Brunswick

Train with us! We offer CPR/First Aid Training

We offer Canadian Red Cross First Aid Training, Emergency First Aid Training, and CPR Level C
(Adult, Infant, Child) every month.

Our next courses: February 22 & 23, 2014 and
March 29 & 30, 2014...Group Rates Available.
Read more...

Register...
Call Karen 634-8906
or
register by email: [email protected]

 

Care Link Advantage: Peace of Mind, Theirs & Yours.
Mother & Daughter There is no place like home. And that is exactly where your loved ones want to continue living. Now you and Care Link Advantage can keep them there.Care Link Advantage Logo

It's easy. And it's proven. Mom loves her home, and her in dependence.  She does not want to move.  Retirement and assisted living facilities can be expensive.  You and your siblings worry about her safety, and you  know you cannot be there for her 24 hours a day. 

Considering a Career as a Caregiver?
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The focus of Care-Ed, the Senior Watch Learning Centre, continues to be the preparation of persons seeking a caregiving career as well as support for family caregivers.

We offer great options for training and gaining experience as a caregiver. Earn your certificate through hands-on practicums, peer-to-peer learning opportunities, classroom lectures and mentoring.
Get Started with your Caregiving Career!  

 

We also offer courses and certification in First Aid and CPR, Back in Motion, Foot Care Management and Foot Care Management Refresher, and Train the Trainer Programs.

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(506) 634-8906 
Call toll free 1-800-561-2463
www.seniorwatch.com
33 Hanover St, Saint John, NB  Canada  E2L 3G1

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