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 Does Someone You Love Have Dementia? Within 5 years an estimated 937,000 Canadians will live with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. According to the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada, as many as …