Our Services
Types of Activities Katy
offers to support Therapy
Katy encourages any type of movement but outdoor activity is where her heart is. She wants your client to be with nature and experience the grounding effects of nature.
Katy will get your client's hands and gears working. Whether it's through crafts, games, or a quick recipe, your client will work their hands and mind as they critically think about what comes next in the sequence.
Katy knows the many benefits of music; encourages movement, enhances memory, helps with speech, lowers anxiety and so much more. All of these benefits will boost your client's confidence and give them another tool to have in their toolbox.
Our Activities
Stay-In Play: Purposeful
and Therapeutic Home
Activities for Persons with Dementia
Purposeful Care for Loved Ones and Their End of Life Journey
Equipping Family and Friends to Care for their Loved Ones
Fun and Creativity with Our Older Friends in Community
Our LifeStyle Activity Specialist
Katy enjoys life to the fullest. She understands life to be full, vibrant and active. As a young child she believes we have curiosity to learn, explore and grow. As we age, we often find we are pegged into a job or a situation that reduces our curiosity. This happens for many reasons. Through working with our older adults, Katy has found her curiosity to be reengaged; and she realizes the sadness when our curiosity is stifled. Through KNC-Movement Matters, Katy engages with our older generation to help them discover curiosity and the joys of their life.
In 2022, Katy was asked to lead games and crafts in a local assisted living community. This is when her passion for the senior population was realized. Her heart was especially drawn to supporting those living with Dementia and Memory Care needs. She began reading and researching everything she could, asking questions, and taking classes. That’s when the idea of KNC-Movement Matters was born.
Today, Katy has several certifications and continues to learn and grow in the areas of recreational and cognitive activities for those living with Dementia and other setbacks by taking continuing education classes. In addition to classes and certifications, Katy is fully insured, offering light physical, home and life skill services to families caring for their loved one. Katy follows Occupational, Physical, and Speech/Language Therapists in their work. As the therapist sets the plan of strength and physical growth, she supports the client through enjoyable activities fit to their needs, to help them rediscover joy in their daily life.
As Katy’s client’s age or become less mobile, she moves forward with her activity training for personal bedside care and movement activities, following the client on their personal journey. Katy serves alongside Hospice serving cares as suggested by the Hospice Team, so the family can continue to be family with less concern of the daily cares. Katy is currently learning and working towards her End of Life Doula certification. Using her Caregiving, Dementia Practitioner and End of Life Doula certifications, her desire is to be a long-term caregiver with your family’s loved ones, serving the family members with areas of rest in the season of care.
Certifications:
Certified Dementia Practitioner • Idaho Health Care Activities Certificate • Montessori Activities for Dementia • First Aid and CPR Certified • Food Handler Permit • Dementia Doll Therapy Certified, Powerful Tools for Caregivers, Ordained Christian Minister
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them”
Ephesians 2:10
Activities Driven Caregiver Support
Learn More from Katy...
Listen in as Katy shares about the services and activities that she provides for older adults. Katy has a passion for helping people with dementia to learn and grow with in their community. She desires to create an environment that gives a caregiver rest and an opportunity for their loved ones to thrive.
Katy Nelson’s enthusiasm for bringing smiles and movement to older adults is contagious. She has a special love for helping those with memory loss. In addition, she offers lots of tips for caregivers–not just how to help their loved ones but reminders to care for their own well-being.
Katy shares her real life experience with parents that have dementia. Through their diagnosis she has discovered that her skills and education can help other families with activities that are therapeutic and fun.
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