Maude’s Awards
SPONSORED BY THE RICHARD & MAUDE FERRY FOUNDATION
During this challenging time, we at Maude’s Awards wish to convey our profound appreciation to the individuals and organizations working to keep our communities safe and connected.
From the medical workers on the front lines, the team members at Senior Living and Memory Care facilities, and the families and friends maintaining social distancing, our resolve, unity and innovative spirit have never been more important. To care partners everywhere, we applaud your commitment and ingenuity.
We support and encourage all the innovations that our keeping our loved ones healthy and engaged, and care partners supported. Our sincere thanks to all who have already submitted an application and we look forward to hearing from many more of you with innovations for a Maude’s Award.
Maude’s Awards for Innovation in Alzheimer’s Care is dedicated to enriching the quality of life for persons living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and their care partners, by inspiring innovative practices of care and sharing these practices with the wider dementia care community.
We are pleased to note that we have extended the Maude’s Award submission deadline to May 31, 2020.
Awards information and applications can be found here: https://maudesawards.org/the-awards/
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THANK YOU to those who have already submitted awards applications. Keep them coming!
Maude’s Awards will consist of eight awards – three $25,000 awards to organizations and five $5,000 awards to individuals – for innovations excelling in one of four categories of care (see below). As an individual, you don’t have to be a dementia care professional to qualify – we are interested in how family caregivers and persons with dementia are making life better for themselves and others.
Making Connections
Awarded to the individual or organization that has created meaningful opportunities for persons living with dementia to connect with the people and world around them. Examples: Creative arts programs, inter-generational opportunities, community service or advocacy projects.
Treating by Design
Awarded to the individual or organization that has significantly improved the living spaces and/or mobility of persons living with dementia. Examples include physical environments and impact on quality of life, accessible transportation, and ease/safety of wheelchair transfer.
Cultivating Health
Awarded to the individual or organization that has provided exceptional care or education that supports the long-term physical health of persons living with dementia. Examples: exercise, nutrition and diet, new or more accessible health protocols.
Supporting Care Partners
Awarded to the individual or organization that has provided impactful education, training or support for care partners of persons living with dementia. Examples: adaptive clothing or equipment, respite and/or emotional support, educational tools, ease of access to medical care and social services.
These are awards for achievement, as opposed to grants for future programs. The intent of Maude’s Awards is to reward programs that have demonstrated success. The nominated program must have been active in 2019 or the year prior. If the program is currently active or recurring, it must have completed 1 year of operation, or enough time to demonstrate success.
Applications are now open and the deadline is now May 31!
For more information, visit www.maudesawards.org.