
New pilot program coming to Prince George Hospice
PRINCE GEORGE – January is Alzheimers Awareness Month in British Columbia, and as the month comes to an end the Prince George Hospice Palliative Care Society announced a new initiative to further support those with Alzheimers or dementia, as Alzheimers is a subcategory of dementia. The Society is participating in the University of British Columbia’s NAV-CARE Compassionate Dementia Inclusive Community Initiative, a pilot project aimed at further supporting those impacted by dementia. This is not the Society’s first time involved with NAC-CARE, but this time the focus is solely on dementia.
“About five years ago we did NAV-CARE where we introduced volunteers into the home to help people that maybe have a chronic illness or end of life. Now, what they’re doing is they’re focused primarily on dementia and supporting people going through that journey. We have been privileged to be asked to support this pilot program,” said the Hospice Society’s Executive Director Donna Flood.