Dementia Care
Snowline Dementia Connection
Snowline’s Dementia Connection aims to improve the early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (dementia) with our community partners. We also provide education on disease trajectory, determine immediate needs and improve the quality of life for both the person with dementia and their care partners.
Request for Support
Snowline Dementia Connection supports people with dementia and their families with many dimensions of dementia care:
- Educational Programs: Living Well with Dementia and Dementia Behavioral Symptom Management.
- Caregiver support groups
- Home visits, needs assessments, care coordination
- Respite grants
- Hospital to home transition assistance
- Referral coordination with community resources
- Specialized programs are available for people who live alone, are recently diagnosed, or who have intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD).
- Providing hospital to home transition support in partnership with Marshall Hospital.
- Providing community education to equip El Dorado County social services, faith communities, businesses and medical offices with quality dementia education.
- No dementia diagnosis is necessary for participation in our program.
To register and learn more about our educational and supportive offerings:
Who Qualifies?
People who have a diagnosis of dementia or are at risk of developing dementia in El Dorado County and who are living at home.
All services above are available to people who have a diagnosis of dementia or are at risk of developing dementia in El Dorado County and who are living at home. Referral coordination services and support are offered for those with questions or concerns about memory loss or other symptoms.
Dementia’s Local Impact
In the Western slope of El Dorado County:
- 29% of the population is over the age of 60
- 1% of this population lives alone
- 9% of this population are estimated to live in poverty
- Over the age of 65, the risk of developing dementia doubles every five years
- Alzheimer’s disease is the 5th leading cause of death for adults 65 years and older.
Funding:
This project is offered at no cost to community members and was supported, in part by grant number 90ADPI0090 from the U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201.
Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to freely express their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy
CompanionPets Program
This initiative is being funded by a grant from the El Dorado Hills Area Foundation and individual donors from the community.
Snowline’s CompanionPets Program for patients with dementia of any kind offers therapeutic benefits by providing companionship and emotional support.