Alzheimer's & Dementia Care in Winnipeg
Familiar Faces. Familiar Routines. Home.
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.
Our Approach
Person-Centered, Always
We focus on who the person is — their history, preferences, and remaining abilities — not just their diagnosis. Every caregiver reads the care notes and knows your parent by name before they walk in.
Cognitive Engagement
Meaningful activities, conversation, reminiscing, gentle stimulation, and music help maintain function and mood well into later stages.
Safe Environment
We assess the home for fall, wandering, and kitchen safety risks — and help families create a calm, secure space without making it feel like a hospital.
Behavioural Support
Our team is trained to respond to challenging behaviours — agitation, sundowning, refusal of care — with patience, redirection, and compassion, not medication-first reactions.
Family Education & Respite
We teach families practical strategies and provide scheduled respite so primary caregivers can rest, work, and recover without guilt.
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.
Dementia Care in Winnipeg
Dementia care in Winnipeg has a specific set of challenges that generic national home care chains miss. The Alzheimer Society of Manitoba estimates 23,500 Manitobans currently live with dementia — a number projected to double by 2050 — and the provincial health system is stretched thin. Families regularly wait months for Home Care assessments through the WRHA, and when support does come, caregivers rotate frequently and visits are brief.
Our team fills that gap. We build small, consistent caregiver circles around each client — typically 2 to 3 trained caregivers who know the client's story, their favourite music, the name of their first dog, and how they like their tea. That consistency is not a nice-to-have for dementia care; it is the single biggest predictor of reduced agitation, better eating and sleeping, and fewer hospital admissions.
We also coordinate with the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba's Family Support Program, the First Link® referral service, and the Deer Lodge Centre memory clinic when families want additional specialist input. Our Medical Director, Dr. Ian Burron (CCFP (EM), ACBOM), reviews complex behavioural and medication cases — something you will not find at franchise-model home care companies.
Winter safety matters more with dementia
Winnipeg winters add real risk for clients with cognitive decline — disorientation on icy sidewalks, hypothermia after wandering, forgotten stovetops. Our winter care plans include daily safety check-ins, door alarms where appropriate, and caregiver-led outdoor walks when weather allows so clients stay engaged without exposure.
We do not wait for crisis
Every client has a Nursing Director check-in within the first 30 days — and again when behaviour, mood, or functional status shifts. Care plans evolve with the condition so families are not left reacting to every change.
Services We Provide
Why Winnipeg Families Choose Prime Home Health
We're not a franchise. We're not a staffing agency. We're a locally-owned Winnipeg company where registered nurses guide every care plan—with doctor support when medical needs are identified. That's not typical for home health care in Winnipeg. But your family isn't typical either.
Nurse-Led, Doctor-Supported Care
Every care plan is developed by registered nurses and backed by our Medical Director.
Families stay with us. After five years, 98% of our clients remain with Prime.
We've helped over two thousand Winnipeg families navigate this journey.
Elite, Experienced & Fully Insured Caregivers
Every caregiver is background-checked, trained, experienced, and fully insured. We send professionals who chose this work because they care.
Common Questions
Alzheimer's & Dementia Care Across Winnipeg & Manitoba
We provide alzheimer's & dementia care across Winnipeg neighbourhoods and surrounding communities.
