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Recreation therapist Julie DeWit noticed a necessity in Oxford County, so she began her personal enterprise, Joyful Moments, in Tillsonburg.
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Joyful Moments, which started in late November, is a service designed to assist anybody with a persistent sickness which may have boundaries doing leisure and recreation actions.
It’s not only for seniors, she famous, though quite a lot of her expertise has been working with seniors.
“I’ll go to them wherever they’re – in-home, retirement dwelling, long-term care dwelling or hospital, wherever they is perhaps,” stated DeWit, “and I’ll present significant actions for them that perhaps they used to do, however they’ll’t do now. I’ll adapt the actions to their skills now.”
She has helped a consumer who was within the early onset of dementia doing puzzles. And quite a lot of reminiscing.
“It was loads more durable for her to do them as a result of her cognitive means was taking place. She was additionally an avid baker. She made cookies for folks, so I used to be going to do her recipes along with her so she might nonetheless have that goal in her life.
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“I took her out to Tim Hortons for espresso simply to get her somewhat room. She simply liked that.”
In her respite enterprise, DeWit focuses on 5 domains of life in recreation remedy.
“The cognitive, social, bodily, emotional and religious, and I imagine once we do these items in recreation remedy it enhances their high quality of life and helps preserve their well being.”
Her providers profit purchasers however in addition they may be useful to caregivers giving them break for one or two hours per week.
“It’s loads for them (caregivers). I’ve labored with quite a lot of caregivers who had been stressed. Earlier than this, I used to be a recreation therapist at VON (Victoria Order of Nurses), for about seven years and… I used to be the grownup day program coordinator right here for Ingersoll-Tillsonburg. And earlier than that I labored in nursing houses.
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“I ran a caregiver assist group each month. It was nice. I had completely different subjects and so they chatted amongst themselves for various suggestions and techniques that they may use with their family members with dementia or bodily disabilities.”
DeWit has expertise working with Alzheimer’s and stroke purchasers in addition to these with Parkinson’s, mind accidents, developmental delays, and autism.
“I’ve had this (enterprise) in thoughts for a very long time as a result of some folks received’t go away dwelling or go to a day program. I like the grownup day program at VON however I believed, ‘what if I began one thing the place I am going to their home’ the place they’re comfy?”
Her schooling features a B.A. from Wilfrid Laurier College (Brantford campus), and a diploma from Canadore School in recreation remedy.
“I believe there’s a rising variety of seniors – and dementia – and I believe ‘rec remedy’ at house is extra of a brand new idea for folks. Proper now I’m engaged on making a brochure. I simply really feel like I have to get my identify on the market extra.”
Her charges and extra info can be found on her web site (joyfulmoments.ca).
She plans to serve purchasers throughout Oxford County and the western areas of Norfolk County.
