Younger Onset Dementia (YOD) Supports

There may come a time when a person living with Younger Onset Dementia needs more care than can be provided at home.

Making the decision to move into long-term care can be very difficult. Supported Independent Living accommodation bridges the gap between living independently and long-term care.

Supporting the transition to long-term accommodation

We offer individually designed transition plans to help make moving into long-term accommodation less stressful for the person living with dementia and their family.

Our plans are carefully designed to build the relationship between the person living with dementia, their caregivers and our team. This relationship is based on mutual trust, respect and understanding.

The plan may include a number of occupational visits in our homes, starting with a one hour visit for a cup of tea or coffee. The visits are slowly increased to longer periods, then an overnight stay followed by regular respite visits. Eventually, when the person living with dementia feels settled, they may make the move into long-term accommodation.

The transition program may work for some people and not for others. When the program is successful, however, the person living with dementia settles in smoothly, helping them to feel at home and adapt to living in a new environment.