The Intergenerational Care Project

There is a new trend which is combining elder care with child care.  There is a pilot program in Australia called the Intergenerational Care Project. Here is the link: Intergenerational Care Project
I think it sounds like a great idea!  Although, I am guessing it would have its pros and cons.
Would love to hear from my readers!  What are your thoughts?  Is it a good idea?  Or too much work for the carers?  What are the advantages/risks?

Video  I have a lot of thoughts about this idea.  I think it could work out well.  I can only speak about my own experience. I observe that seniors with Alzheimer's really adore little kids. Many dementia patients enjoy dolls (it reminds them of their parenting days). Interacting with little ones in a day care would be nice for them. BUT, I do think that it could be difficult for the staff at the facility.  I wonder if the behavior of Alzheimer's patients would be "better" as they "parent" the little kids in the facility. Perhaps Alzheimer's patients would be more cooperative regarding their own care. I am glad that Australia is trying to find solutions involving the care of Alzheimer's patients.

I do know that MY intergenerational programs are a BIG hit.  We are expanding PUZZLE TIME to 17 states and 5 countries!  The kids and seniors really enjoy the whole process.  Pairing young people and seniors is a winning idea!

Puzzle Time Program at UCLA

There is an incredible movement: The Youth Movement Against Alzheimer's Disease Here is the link: Youth Movement Against Alzheimer's Disease founded by Nihal Satyadev. This young man is tireless. We have no doubt that his actions will have a tremendous positive impact for the Alzheimer's community and the family members who love them!  The Youth Movement Against Alzheimer's Disease is a high school and college Alzheimer's disease advocacy group. He wants to empower youth. WE are the voice of the future. Nihal and his group have advocated for the pilot Care Corp in California. (This program needs to be in every state!) The Care Corp provides respite care (from UCLA students) for Alzheimer's caregivers.  The funding for Care Corp helps caregivers return to the workforce and reduces the financial burden of caregiving.
We are glad that we could provide specialized Alzheimer's jigsaw puzzles to the UCLA students, and training for our Puzzle Time Program.  The UCLA students are solving jigsaw puzzles with patients in the dementia community We are so happy we have reached college students and our program will provide many Alzheimer's sufferers a sense of accomplishment!

Puzzle Time Program in Massachusetts

 In Massachusetts we are working to get the program at the JGS Lifecare https://jgslifecare.org/, Our Global Ambassador for Massachusetts, Eli will be starting the program shortly!  Thank you Eli!

Oregon Puzzle Time Program

We are thrilled to share that our Puzzle Time Program has expanded to St. Andrews Pacifica Senior Living in Portland Oregon!  Our Global Ambassador, Amina, did a great job today!  She brought 3 friends, and introduced the program there! We will post new pictures from Oregon soon!  If you would like to start a program in your state, please email us at kidcaregivers@gmail.com!

Girl, 11, Uses Puzzles To Help The Elderly Combat Alzheimer’s

Here is a short news clip that demonstrates how our Puzzle Time program works!  Looking forward to signing up additional youth volunteers! We are looking for grade school (4-5) middle school, high school and college students. If you would like to introduce the program to your community, state or country, you will be our Global Ambassador! Our volunteers earn community service credit. We are a Points of Light Presidential Volunteer Service Award certifying organization, please email us at kidcaregivers@gmail.com.

Girl, 11, Uses Puzzles To Help The Elderly Combat Alzheimer’s: A young girl from New York is using a toy to combat a complicated disease.

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