• Mount Sinai Hospital Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Health Complex
  • 60 Murray Street, Suite L1-012 Toronto, ON M5T 3L9
  • Tel: 416-586-4800, ext. 5192   Fax: 416-586-3231
  • The Cyril & Dorothy, Joel & Jill Reitman
  • Centre for Alzheimer's Support and Training

Services
Services include a fully integrated, comprehensive dementia care program that introduces the innovative use of standardized patients - actors trained to simulate real-life situations - so that caregivers, guided by expert clinical coaches, will learn how to deal with common challenging situations. At the same time, the program provides state-of-the-art outpatient services for people with dementia.

The ultimate goal of this program is to enable family caregivers to support their loved ones' ability to successfully age at home as they cope with this chronic and debilitating disease.
 Alzheimer's disease and related dementia pose significant challenges to the well being and health of family caregivers as they struggle with the great emotional and physical stress caused by these diseases of their loved ones.

The Cyril & Dorothy, Joel & Jill Reitman Centre for Alzheimer's Support and Training delivers unique, targeted and tailored skill-building interventions that provide family caregivers with the tools and support to manage the care of loved ones with dementia at home.
Goals of the Program
  • Enhance practical skills for caregivers
  • Improve caregiver's coping and problem-solving skills
  • Improve caregivers' ability to manage difficult emotions
  • Enhance caregivers' confidence in dealing with challenges
  • Reduce caregivers' depression and anxiety
  • Improve caregivers' social interaction and social support
  • Optimize health of the caregiver
  • Provide professional support to the caregiver
Am I eligible for the Program?
As a caregiver, you are eligible for the program if:

  • Your family member has been given a diagnosis of dementia
  • He or she lives at home
  • You provide direct care for them
  • You are willing to participate in hands-on training in a group setting
Outline of the Program
  • Program Focus: Caregivers of people with dementia providing care at home
  • Duration: 12 weeks
  • Weeks 1 and 2: Assess and define the problem
  • Weeks 3 to 6: Group education
  • Weeks 7 to 12: Skills training using simulated situations with professional actors and expert coaching

Support Services:
  • Maintenance of skills and reinforcement sessions
  • Individual interventions, including psychotherapy, as needed
In addition, comprehensive services are available for the person with dementia in the Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic for Old People located in the Centre.
  • Full assessment and treatment
  • Group program for respite and cognitive enhancement (at the same time as the caregiver groups)
How do I enter the Program?
  • In order to enter the program and for further information, please contact Anne-Marie Vico at:
  • The Cyril & Dorothy, Joel & Jill Reitman Centre for Alzheimer's Support and Training
  • Mount Sinai Hospital
  • Joseph and Wolf Lebovic Health Complex
  • 60 Murray Street, Suite L1-012
  • Toronto, ON M5T 3L9
  • Tel: 416-586-4800, ext. 5192   Fax: 416-586-3231



This project is funded in part by the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program