If you are concerned about your memory, or are worried about the memory of a family member or friend, please speak with your local health care provider. They may offer you a memory assessment, or refer you to a Memory Clinic.

Other Supports Available . . .

Our team also offers remotely-delivered interventions detailed below that you or your family and friends may benefit from. Participation in research to evaluate these interventions is optional.

Cognitive changes, and aging, can impact ability to get a good night's sleep.
Our team offers a remotely delivered insomnia intervention designed to help older adults with cognitive concerns or dementia increase the quality and quantity of restful sleep.

The intervention is delivered by a PhD in Psychology with assistance from graduate-level Psychology students.

Caregivers of persons with mild cognitive impairment or dementia are also welcome to participate.

Participants are asked to: fill out questionnaires, undergo a brief cognitive assessment, keep a diary of sleeping patterns, and attend a number of treatment sessions delivered virtually/ remotely (via Zoom).

Treatment involves making some changes to sleep patterns. Participation would involve 4-8 sessions, each of which is approximately 60 minutes.

We will ask for consent to use these data for research.

There is no cost for taking part in this treatment.

To get involved, you may self-refer by contacting Dr. Megan O'Connell at 306-966-2496 or 306-966-5925.

Cognitive rehabilitation can be helpful to individuals with and without cognitive impairment in achieving personally meaningful goals.

We are looking for individuals who reside in the province of Saskatchewan who are interested in receiving some individually-tailored, remotely-delivered, and empirically-based intervention rooted in the principles of cognitive rehabilitation.

The intervention is delivered by a PhD in Clinical Psychology with assistance from graduate-level Psychology students.

Caregivers of persons with mild cognitive impairment or dementia are also welcome to participate.

Participants are asked to: fill out questionnaires, undergo a brief cognitive assessment, and attend a number of treatment sessions delivered virtually/ remotely (via Zoom).

Participation would involve 4-12 sessions, each of which is approximately 60 minutes.

We will ask for consent to use these data for research.

There is no cost for taking part in this treatment.

To get involved, you may self-refer by contacting Dr. Megan O'Connell at 306-966-2496 or 306-966-5925

Caregivers experience disruptions to their social networks that lead to feelings of social exclusion. We are designing and evaluating an individual therapy focussed on interpersonal relationships. Please contact megan.oconnell@usask.ca for questions.

We are working with collaborators across the country to design and evaluate a remotely delivered intervention aimed at people who are considering stopping driving and to help people cope with the psychological consequences of stopping driving. Please contact megan.oconnell@usask.ca for questions.

The Dementia Helpline is a service of the Alzheimer Society offering individualized information and support to people affected by dementia. Callers may share their stories, have their feelings validated, and receive free information and resources related to their own situations.

The Alzheimer Society encourages anyone who has questions or concerns about dementia to call the helpline.

Some of the topics callers can learn about are: getting a diagnosis; understanding Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia; how dementia can cause changes in abilities, behaviour and communication that affect an individual’s daily life; multi-step safety plans; individual choice and decision-making; future planning; disease progression; and tips and strategies to help people with dementia and care partners to live well.

Individuals may wish to connect with the Alzheimer Society’s First Link program which offers individualized service including follow-up contacts, at least every 6 months and helps people affected by dementia connect to the services of the Alzheimer Society and other community services.

Contact the Dementia Helpline at 1-877-949-4141 or helpline@alzheimer.sk.ca

 

 

These supports and interventions are being offered as part of ongoing clinical and research services offered by the Rural Dementia Action Research (RaDAR) Team at the University of Saskatchewan. Pandemic planning has meant a shift to almost all services, including those of the RRMC, being offered remotely.