CURATIVE CONNECTIONS INC

CURATIVE CONNECTIONS HELPS PEOPLE ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS FOR INDEPENDENCE, INCLUDING PEOPLE WITH COGNITIVE AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, PEOPLE WITH NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENTS, OLDER ADULTS, PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA, AND YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE ADULT DAY CARE (INCLUDING DEMENTIA-SPECIFIC SERVICES), EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES, SPECIALIZED LEARNING PROGRAMS, AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. ADULT DAY SERVICES OFFER DAY PROGRAM OPTIONS FOR OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THAT BENEFIT FROM A SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL SETTING TO ENGAGE WITH OTHERS, FIND MEANING AND PURPOSE IN THEIR DAYS, AND CONTINUE TO BE A PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY - WITH THE GOAL OF HELPING PEOPLE MAINTAIN THEIR COMMUNITY LIVING SITUATION THROUGH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. IN 2024 WE SERVED 252 PEOPLE; HOURS OF OPERATIONS: MONDAY - FRIDAY 7AM-5:30PM. ALL PROGRAMS ARE CERTIFIED THROUGH THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. 95% OF THOSE ENROLLED MAINTAINED THEIR LIVING SITUATION IN 2024.TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROVIDED 48,248 DISTINCT TRIPS THROUGH BROWN COUNTY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND VULNERABLE OLDER ADULTS, TRAVELING 551,561 MILES. THE PROGRAM USES 51 VOLUNTEERS AND 29 VEHICLES TO TRANSPORT PEOPLE TO AND FROM A VARIETY OF APPOINTMENTS IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP THEM REMAIN CONNECTED, SAFE AND HEALTHY. 2024 - SERVED 916 PEOPLE.BRAIN REHAB AND WELLNESS OFFERS COGNITIVE TRAINING CLASSES FOR PEOPLE WITH NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENTS AND THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. WE HAVE A TEAM OF BRAIN INJURY CERTIFIED SPECIALISTS AND AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST THAT DELIVER A UNIQUE OFFERING TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE THE ONLY PROVIDER OFFERING THIS KIND OF POST-ACUTE COGNITIVE TRAINING CLASSES. IN 2024 59 INDIVIDUALS ATTENDED CLASSES. 93% OF THOSE IMPROVED OR MAINTAINED THEIR FUNCTIONAL COGNITIVE SKILLS. THIS SERVICE IS AVAILABLE MONDAY - FRIDAY 9AM-3PM.YESTERYEAR VILLAGE, AN INNOVATIVE, CUTTING-EDGE AND PROACTIVE APPROACH TO CARE WAS OPENED IN 2024. YESTERYEAR VILLAGE IS A LEAP FORWARD IN REMINISCENT CARE TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH MEMORY LOSS. THE VILLAGE CONCEPT SIMULATES AN ENVIRONMENT TARGETED AT PARTICIPANTS' YOUNGER YEARS, WHEN THEY WERE 18-30 YEAR OLD. BY OFFERING INVITING, INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES IN A SAFE AND FAMILIAR SPACE PARTICIPANTS CAN NAVIGATE FREELY WHILE REFLECTING ON REMINISCENCE EXPERIENCES IN THE VILLAGE. THIS TYPE OF EXPERIENCE FOSTERS SELF-DIRECTION, ENCOURAGES HANDS-ON INTERACTIONS, AND ENCOURAGES SOCIAL INTERACTION. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THIS MODEL TO BE EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING ANXIETY, CONFUSION AND AGGRESSION WHICH ARE COMMON EMOTIONS FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA.