Main location
- 914 Market Street, Suite 106Parkersburg, WV
- Mon - Fri • 8-4
- 304-485-6748
Nutrition Site
- 510 Columbia AvenueWilliamstown, WV
- Mon - Fri • 11-12 (For Lunch Only)
- 304-485-6748
Wood County Senior Citizens Association, Inc.’s Family Alzheimer’s In-Home Respite (F.A.I.R.) is a program designed to provide care specifically for individuals with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia. Socialization and stimulation are important for our clients with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. These areas can be easily neglected causing a rapid decline in memory and thought process. Our goal is to offer alternative care that benefit the client so those with this debilitating disease have help in these areas. Our goal is to help those with these types of illnesses as well as the family caregivers who are working full time as their loved one’s health declines.
Our caregivers are trained to offer stimulating activities targeted towards our clients with Alzheimer’s and Dementia through the F.A.I.R. Program. Life quality and connection can be maintained when we give a variety of activities that the individual enjoyed prior to diagnosis. Our experts take behavioral changes into consideration and modify activities as irritability and anxiety show when stimulation becomes too much. WCSC’s activities that are offered enhance the life quality at the present time. Activities include arts and crafts projects, simple painting, gardening, arousing the senses, working on puzzles, watching old family videos, eating familiar foods, taking a short walk, reading favorite books together, cleaning, and organizational tasks. Input from family members is helpful to determine which activities may be most appropriate for the individual. This program also offers respite for the home caregiver.
During the early stages of Alzheimer’s and Dementia, our clients are encouraged to maintain any loved social activities. We gain feedback from our clients and family members as time goes by. As the disease progresses, communication can decline, and our experts and experienced caregivers find alternative means of communication to increase self-esteem, positive mood, and sense of overall well-being. Activities can include looking at photos and artwork or listening to music. Our caregivers have experience with all stages of Alzheimer’s and are compassionate to each case.
