Last Week at Rotary - December 8, 2022

Jen Haak of LifeCircles PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) shared with us their mission and vision - to help people live and age the way they want to. This program targets the 55+ community and draws together several focus areas under one roof: doctors, nurses, OT, PT, and more to deliver a wide range of healthcare alternatives. Jen spoke to Holland Rotary specifically about dementia. 

 

LifeCircles also runs educational programs in the community. For example, they educate police and first responders on how to deal with someone whose symptoms are related to brain change. They help crisis intervention teams with a 40-hour training to recognize and deal with situations. This involves both classroom-style instruction and role-playing to teach soft skills. 

 

Jen went on to give six functions of the frontal lobe of the brain to explain how someone may recognize signs of impairment or dementia in an individual.