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Alzheimer's & Dementia Care in North End

Alzheimer's & Dementia Care. Nurse-led. Doctor-supported.

Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer's or another dementia at home is rewarding and exhausting in the same breath. As the condition progresses, needs shift — and so must the approach. Our nurse-led team provides person-centered support that honours who your parent is, not just what they've been diagnosed with.

Care planning in North End: North End care can bring foot care, nursing, personal care, transportation, care navigation, or family support into the home while coordinating follow-up with Health Sciences Centre and community health services.

How this service connects to local care

A plan for the person, the home, and the schedule

How the service fits

Alzheimer's & Dementia Care care should translate the clinical plan into a workable home routine, including symptoms to monitor, personal support, medication instructions, mobility, nutrition, appointments, family respite, and when to contact the treating team.

Hospital and appointment handoff

If care follows a stay or appointment at Health Sciences Centre, share the discharge date, written instructions, medication changes, mobility limits, equipment needs, and follow-up schedule. Prime provides discharge planning, hospital-to-home transportation, appointment escorts, nursing, and post-surgery support.

Home and scheduling details

The nurse assessment should review entrances, stairs or elevators, bathroom access, safe transfers, medication storage, caregiver access, parking, and whether overnight support is required. Confirm preferred visit times, appointment dates, family handoffs, language preferences, and whether overnight care means an awake shift or a live-in arrangement.

What's Included

Personal Care: Bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, medication reminders
Companionship: Conversation, puzzles, music, walks, reminiscing
Skilled Nursing: Medication management, chronic condition oversight, wound care if needed
Respite Care: Temporary relief for family caregivers — a few hours or several days
Care Navigation: Coordination with physicians, support with funding applications

What Your Family Gains

Dignity preserved

Your parent is greeted by name, spoken to with respect, and supported in their own routines — not rushed through tasks.

Fewer crisis moments

Consistent caregivers recognise early signs of agitation or illness before they become ER visits.

Family relief

Primary caregivers get structured breaks — a few hours, an overnight, or a weekend — without guilt.

Safer days at home

Wandering risks, stove hazards, and fall points are flagged and addressed in the care plan.

Geographic and facility context for North End, Winnipeg

Nearest hospital

Health Sciences Centre (~4 min), Seven Oaks General (~6 min)

Care facilities nearby

Holy Family Home · Convalescent Home of Winnipeg · Fred Douglas Place

Area character

Historic working-class district north of the CPR tracks — Winnipeg's immigrant-reception neighbourhood with deep Ukrainian, Jewish, Polish, and Indigenous history.

Community context

Aging Ukrainian-Canadian, Polish, and Indigenous senior population; Holy Family Home specifically serves the Polish-Canadian and broader North End community. High need for culturally competent, language-specific care.

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