Try refreshing your browser, or Rising dementia cases put focus on care partners at Winnipeg conference Back to video We apologize, but this video has failed to load. That reality places mounting pressure not only on health-care systems, but also on families who step in as care partners. Licardo said these sessions were designed to address real-life situations care partners face, and to provide information they can apply immediately. Jessica Harper, First Link senior manager with the Society, said the challenges facing Manitoba care partners are wide-ranging and evolve as the disease progresses. “The more prepared care partners are, the better the outcomes for the person living with dementia,” she said.