by Joy Birch, Chief Operating Officer, Highview Residences If someone on your holiday shopping list has dementia, here are a few tips on how to find a suitable gift. Early stage gifts If the person is in the early stages …
Someone you know has dementia. Maybe it’s a friend or family member. It’s been a while since you’ve seen them. You’re not sure that it’s a good idea for you to visit. Are they really still the person you knew? …
Two years after building the first residence in the Kitchener-Waterloo region specifically for people with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, Highview Residences has built a second. The new Cedar Creek home, located at 20-C Reichert Drive in Kitchener, officially opened …
When the opportunity to volunteer at Highview Residences came up, Joanne Hammerton saw it as a perfect fit. “My mother had dementia,” she explains. “I was recently retired. I had the time, and I could use my experience.” In addition …
by Joy Birch, Chief Operating Officer, Highview Residences The hope for this article is to provide you with tools, resources and thought-starters to help support your search for a home for your loved one who has dementia. Feedback is welcome! …
The number of Canadians with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias is at an all-time high. While it is hard for a person living with this disease, in many ways it is even harder for family and friends as they journey …
Highview Residences Kitchener is holding the Grand Opening Celebration for our new Cedar Creek House! Join us on Thursday, October 24th from 7:30am to 4:00pm. Please email us at officekw@highviewres.com to RSVP. RSVP for our Grand Opening!
The names have been chosen! This time in Honour of the founding-women of Highview. Highview Kitchener’s Second Home will be named: Cedar Creek House – named after the other Creek that flows into our property. The Cottages within the House …
by Joy Birch, Chief Operating Officer, Highview Residences By the year 2050, an average of 685 individuals will be diagnosed with dementia every day, totalling more than 1.7 million Canadians. With the progression of dementia, the time will come when …
