Alzheimer Society - Sault Ste Marie and Algoma District

Site: Sault Ste Marie - Main Office

Service: Finding Your Way Program

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Record #: ALG0562 Last Modified: 17 Dec 2018 Last Full Update: 28 Nov 2018
Description & Services
Description (Service) Provides a safety kit to help families create personalized safety plans and help prevent people with dementia from wandering and going missing
 
Safety kit contains: 
  • an identification kit with space for a recent photo and physical description that can be shared with police in an emergency 
  • at home safety steps to help prevent missing incidents from occurring 
  • steps to safeguard a person with dementia, such as using the Alzheimer Society of Canada's MedicAlert - Safely Home program 
  • tips on what to do when a person with dementia goes missing and when reuniting after a wandering incident 
  • the latest information on locating devices
 
This organization is a Registered Charity
Hours Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm 
Evenings and weekends by appointment only
Areas Served Algoma District
Eligibility Persons with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia, their caregivers and families
Application Call for details
Languages English ; French
Fees None
Additional Service Sites
Contact Information
Office Phone 705-942-2195
Fax 705-256-6777
Website www.findingyourwayontario.ca
Social Media Facebook Facebook
Primary Contact Vicky Roy, First Link Care Navigator
Alternate Contact Cathie Randell, First Link Coordinator
Volunteer Coordinator Bea Fioramanti, Resource Developement Coordinator; Email: beafioramanti@alzheimeralgoma.org
Located In Community Sault Ste. Marie
Address 341 Trunk Rd
Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 3S9
 
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Intersection Trunk Rd and Capp Ave
Physical Access Fully Accessible
Other Details
Legal Status (50) Non Profit
Funding Provincial - Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) -- North East Local Health Integrated Network (NELHIN) ; Fundraising ; Donations