By Ellen Navarro | consultant
We are happy to report that the Center is now open, providing care from 1:00 to 5:00 in the afternoon, Monday through Friday. Thus far, three ladies attend, two of them with established dementia symptoms. Two additional clients were determined to have needs greater than what the Day Center could provide and no longer use the service. At this point, the Honduran Alzheimer’s Association and Manos Amigas (Friendly Hands), which is the name of the non-for-profit organization running the center, are still working on the partnership agreement and determining what purchases need to be made to better support clients. The first acquisitions will most likely be walkers and wheelchairs.
In the upcoming months, we will work on publicizing the existence of the Day Care Center to family doctors, internists and the general public, as the present clients have been referred by specialists. Our goal is to provide care to at least 10 people living with dementia by the end of May. Ideally, the center will begin providing full-time daily care as the number of clients increase. Extended hours and a bigger population means more families will find some relief from caregiving and their family member with dementia more social stimulation.
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