McGill Cares: Hygiene and dementia

Lucy Barylak, MSW, is a social gerontology consultant for the CIUSSS-West-Central Montreal and a graduate of the McGill University School of Social Work, where she is also a liaison supervisor. Ms. Barylak has developed evidence-based training for seniors and caregivers, and she lectures in the field of social gerontology and knowledge transfer.  She facilitates “Dear Lucy,” an online show about caregiving funded by the WellMed Foundation in the U.S.  She founded and, for many years, managed the Caregiver Support Centre at the CLSC Rene-Cassin, a multi-service respite centre for family and informal caregivers. Ms. Barylak received the Queen’s Jubilee Award for her role in developing a national coalition to support caregivers across Canada.  Lucy will discuss why people living with dementia might refuse personal daily care and provide some tips for what caregivers can do when faced with those situations.  ____________________________________________________  McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.   McGill Cares is an initiative of the McGill Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/dementia.  This page also contains a link to trusted resources specific to dementia.           If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at [email protected].